
10/10/2025
Good Morning, From Here, October 10, Friday
Yesterday I sat down with Brian Peters aka Mama T**s, over mango smoothies at the Vallarta Factory. I wanted to find out how he was feeling and his plans for the near future, given his recent stage three cancer diagnosis. Friends have set up a GoFundMe for Brian's uninsured medical bills, which could easily reach 300,000 USD. We won't even discuss what that would cost in the US.
Brian laid out the bare bones of his upcoming treatments, almost all of which would take place in Guadalajara, so no friends or family to help there. Surgery is scheduled for the first week of November to remove Brian's prostate and nearby lymph nodes.
He spoke candidly about his sexuality, which is hugely important in his life; as it should be at only 46. His doctors tell him he might be sexually active after the surgery; he won't live six more months without it.
The overwhelming shock of all of this information had both of us in tears on and off for the short 90 minutes we had together over smoothies. His career as Mama T**s is in a holding pattern. Still, he hopes to get into rehearsals with Diego Guerrero before his surgery and unveil his new show, ironically titled "Side Effects May Vary," in January at The Palm Cabaret, where he has sold out almost every single show for a decade.
He will have to take pills to remove all the testosterone from his body. Not only will he have to undergo menopause, which no woman would wish on their worst enemy, but he will have to pay six thousand dollars a month for that pleasure. And, the doctors are projecting that for Brian's next three years.
It's a bleak prognosis, and Brian has gone from sad to angry, but twice in our conversation, he came up with two situations that gay men in Vallarta can find themselves in, and Brian said he wanted to help eliminate both of them by educating the public.
First would be to change the medical system to routinely do a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test before males are 50, long before they turn 50. Brian is sure if he had had a test in his early forties, we wouldn't have had our conversation about impending surgery yesterday.
And the other involves random pick-ups in bars and how to protect yourself somewhat, so that doesn't lead to danger or death.
So, there stands Brian right next to Hope. He is afraid he will lose his voice with all the chemical changes. The ramifications of that alone are daunting, his life's work hanging in the balance..
It's hard for him to ask for help; he also knows that if he doesn't ask, he will die. So, if you have ever watched Mama T**s in action, laughed at her jokes, been moved to tears with her beautiful voice, please help keep this dynamo of an entertainer on her sparkly tippy toes for at least another 46 years. You can donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mama-tits-fight-prostate-cancer
Have a lovely weekend. Fill it full of gratitude for your healthy, beautiful life, From Here.
Marcia Blondin Editor VallartaMirror.com