Dr. Leo Moore on surviving death, staying sexually fit & ending the stigma around HIV
2 into his left chest. But when that happened, his heart rate stopped, going from 89 beats per minute to 0, and sending Moore into cardiac arrest for nine minutes and 29 seconds.
When he first woke up, Moore thought the procedure went smoothly. Suffice to say, he was surprised to find out his time on earth nearly ended.
He remembers sitting in his hospital bed and watching news coverage about Lisa Marie Presley, who died of cardiac arrest right around the time he went under.
Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.If not for a miracle, Moore would’ve suffered the same fate.“My friends have said in the past, ‘Leo, you were already relentless, but this is taking you to the next level,'” he said. “So much of the things I wanted to accomplish, and the impact I wanted to make in this life, I’m much more focused on it.
