“A lot of people have a misconception about artists, that they’re invincible, you know, they’re on a different plateau. But I’m just a human being,” he said. “I’m a normal person just like everybody else. I just may have a different job. But I have kids, wife. I bleed, I went through cancer.”
Taboo is Native American and Mexican and feels that people in those communities need to hear more about cancer prevention and diet, plus they shouldn’t be afraid to seek medical care when they suffer from persistent pain. “I’m speaking to every demographic, I’m speaking to every age,” Gomez said. With “cancer there’s no prejudice. There’s no age limit. It can happen to anybody.”
Testicular cancer affects young men, the median age for people that are diagnosed is 33 years, but half of those that are affected are between 20 and 34 years old. Early diagnosis is extremely important and in general the prognosis for testicular cancer is excellent, approximately 97%, according to the American Cancer Society.
“I went through a very intense chemotherapy that lasted for 12 weeks,” Gomez said. “As soon as I was done, I wanted to tell the world, but it wasn’t the right time.” A close friend, David Lara, a man he’s known since he was a teenager in high school, advised Gomez to wait. “I didn’t want to just Instagram or tweet it out,” he said. “I needed to chill before I presented my story to the world.”
