Tori passed away on November 1, 2021
from Metastatic Breast Cancer
Links and resources, including those that have published Tori's articles and blog posts outside of this site, may not be active or up to date.
The effort to collect both what is currently available and what is not will be an ongoing one. The long term goal is to eventually have as much as possible to be accessible through this site, directly.
Thank you for your patience.
Advocacy
Current
Positions
Metastatic Millennial YouTube Channel - Creator
Living Beyond Breast Cancer – Hear My Voice Advocate & HMV 2019 Program Mentor
Ohio Partners of Cancer Control (ODH) – Co-Chair, Patient Centered Services
Susan G. Komen - Public Policy Advisory Board - Member
Susan G. Komen - MBC Patient Advisory Committee - Member
Komen Advocates In Science - Member
Stefanie Speilman Breast Cancer Scientific Patient Advisory Committee - Member
American Association of Cancer Research - Member
Ohio MBC Day of Action (Annual) - Training Coordinator and Event Partner
More For MBC (Eli Lilly) – MBC Patient Consultant and MBC Advocacy Ambassador
Health Union – AdvancedBreastCancer.net Contributing Writer
Awards
Recipient - Eliza Adams Thriver of the Year Award -
Sept 13, 2020 - Komen Greater NYC
Finalist - Healthcare Collaborator - 9th Annual WEGO Health Awards (2020)
Nominated - Patient Leader Hero - 9th Annual WEGO Health Awards (2020)
Nominated - Best in Show: Youtube - 9th Annual WEGO Health Awards (2020)
Nominated - Advocating for Another - 9th Annual WEGO Health Awards (2020)
First Recipient and Award Dedicated in Name - Tori Geib Courage in Action Award - Oct 23, 2019 - Komen Columbus (Ohio MBC Day of Action)
Proclamation Recipient (On Behalf of Komen Columbus) - May 13, 2019 - Race for the Cure (Video begin at :50 min) (Columbus City Council, OH)
Proclamation Recipient – September 18, 2018 – Metastatic Breast Cancer Action Weeks – State of Ohio (Proclaimed by Governor John Kasich and Lt. Governor Mary Taylor)
Proclamation Recipient – Metastatic Breast Cancer Action Weeks – September 18, 2018 – Franklin County Commissioners (Franklin County, Ohio) (First Recipient on the Video Link)
Proclamation Recipient (Along with Cancer Support Community) – October 10, 2017 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Franklin County Commissioners (Franklin County, Ohio) (10:24 on the Video Link)
Advocacy
Education & Trainings
Komen Virtual Advocacy Summit - Issue Briefing Webinar (National) - Training Leader – August 12, 2020
Alamo Advocate Program at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation: Participated December 10-14, 2019
Komen Ohio Legislative Advocacy Training - Training Leader – October 23, 2019
Scientist<->Survivor Program - American Association for Cancer Research: Completed April 2019
Komen Ohio Legislative Advocacy Training – March 27, 2019
Hear My Voice – Living Beyond Breast Cancer: Completed October 2017
Previous
Positions
Department of Defense: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs’ (CDMRP), Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - Consumer Advocate (2019 & 2020)
Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance - Co-Chair, Patient/Advocate Advisory Group (PAAG)
Komen Columbus 2019 Race for the Cure - Honorary Chair
Ohio Metsquerade – Chair and Founder of the Ohio Metsquerade Gala
OSU Practitioner MBC Clinical Trial/PICORI Grant Proposal - Patient Consultant
TheUnderbelly.org – Social Networking, Press, and Media Director; Contributing Writer
Cancer Support Community – Columbus – Patient Advocate
Cancer Support Community – Group Founder and Leader for Young Adults Peer Support Group
Legislative
Komen Advocacy Summit - Patient Advocate / Training Day Speaker (Sept 1, 2020)
Introduction of Pre Exisiting Condition Protection Bill - Patient Advocate - October 23, 2019
Ohio MBC Day of Action; Ohio Statehouse – Training Coordinator and Event Partner (October 23, 2019)
Komen Public Policy & Advocacy (Vimeo Channel) - September 12, 2019 - Tori’s Story
Ohio Senate Finance Committee - Patient Advocate / Spoke on behalf of Patients for funding the Ohio BCCP program -- I am first on the video link (May 28, 2019)
Komen Advocacy Summit - Patient Advocate / Keynote Speaker (May 1-3, 2019)
Ohio MBC Day of Action; Ohio Statehouse – Training Coordinator and Event Partner (September 26, 2018)
Franklin County Commissioners - Patient Advocate (First on the Video Link) (September 18, 2018)
Ohio Senate Finance Committee Cancer Caucus – Patient Advocate (April 10, 2018)
Franklin County Commissioners - Patient Advocate (10:24 on the Video Link) (October 10, 2017)
Misc
Profiles &
Features
Dr. Joe Explains - Metastatic Breast Cancer Feature (Est 2019)
James Cancer Hospital - Patient Feature (Est. 2019)
Media & Public Speaking
Articles
&
Blogs
** Original Post Listed, Syndication of articles are not always listed below
AdvancedBreastCancer.net – Do Patient Advocates Need A Special Type of Support? (Nov 2, 2020)
Yahoo! News - 'Am I going to be here in 2 years?': 34-year-old living with stage IV breast cancer grapples with treatment amid pandemic. Web; (Oct 13, 2020)
OSU James Cancer Hospital Blog - Patient Finds Purpose Advocating for Others With Metastatic Breast Cancer. Web; (Oct 7, 2020)
InStyle Magazine - What It’s Like to Battle Breast Cancer in the Middle of a Pandemic. Web; (Oct 5, 2020)
AdvancedBreastCancer.net – Are Food Trends Sabotaging Your Med Usage? (Sept 9, 2020)
Time Magazine - As Coronavirus Continues to Spread in the U.S., the Clinical Trials Cancer Patients Rely on Are Disappearing; Print and Web; (July 23, 2020)
Clear Health Costs - Coronavirus (Covid-19) and cancer: For cancer patients, pandemic brings new hurdles in and out of treatment ; Web; (July 16, 2020)
AdvancedBreastCancer.net – When Your Bucket List Gets Kicked By COVID-19 (June 15, 2020)
AdvancedBreastCancer.net – Can Modesty Still Exist in a World With MBC? (June 11, 2020)
Al Jazeera - AJ Impact- Cancer patients battle sky-high drug costs amid pandemic; Web; (May 20, 2020)
Columbus Dispatch - Cancer patients can donate extra medicines to Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital; Web and Print; (February 9, 2020)
Everyday Health - What Is Resilience? Your Guide to Facing Life's Challenges, Adversities, and Crises; Web Only; (October 23, 2019)
Everyday Health - How I Live With Metastatic Breast Cancer; Web Only; (August 15, 2019)
Telemundo - Médicos ignoraron su dolor de espalda y era cáncer terminal; Web Only (August 6, 2019)
Columbus Dispatch - Komen Columbus Race more inclusive to terminal cancer patients this year; Web and Print (May 17, 2019)
Columbus Dispatch - The Pink Paper; Print Only; (May 2019)
The James - Cancer Patient Calls for Less ‘Battle Language’ and More Focus on Palliative Care; Web Only; (May 9, 2019)
Columbus CEO Magazine - Komen Columbus Race chair for 2019 has terminal breast cancer, but isn’t giving up – and neither is her doctor; Web and Print; May Issue (May 1, 2019)
The Washington Post - A rising trend in cancer care targets physical, existential threats patients confront; Web & Print (May 6, 2019)
Health.com - 6 Ways to Thrive After an MBC Diagnosis (April 22, 2019)
Yahoo! Lifestyle - Doctors blamed this woman's back pain on 'depression' — but it was actually stage 4 cancer (March 13, 2019)
Health.com - Doctors Kept Dismissing My Back Pain—Until I Was Finally Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer (March 11, 2019)
AdvancedBreastCancer.net – The Loan That Keeps On Taking (March 1, 2019)
AdvancedBreastCancer.net – Living Like An Outlier (February 1, 2019)
All Recipes Magazine – Editorial “Cook to Watch” Oct/ Nov Issue; Print (October 9, 2018)
Living Beyond Breast Cancer: Blog - Book Review: From Hell to Happiness: How to Heal When Your Loved One is Terminal; (August 3, 2018)
The Bellefontaine Examiner – Pounding The Pavement (October 18, 2017)
TheUnderbelly.org- Featured (December 12, 2016)
TheUnderbelly.org – October Instagram Takeover – October 10, 2017
TheUnderbelly.org – MBC Spotlight (November 14, 2016)
TheUnderbelly.org – Hungry Bellies Recipe Series
TheUnderbelly.org – Multiple Blogs and Reviews
TV, Video
&
Podcasts/Radio
Torrid (IGTV) - "Join The Fight"; IGTV. (October 30, 2020)
Susan G Komen (IGTV) - A Day In The Life: Brain Radiation; IGTV (October 14, 2020 )
Susan G Komen Real Pink Podcast - Mental Health Impact of Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Tori Geib (September 7, 2020)
CBS 10TV (Columbus News) - Komen Columbus Virtual Race for the Cure Feature (Live Broadcast Only) (August 1, 2020)
Spectrum News - New Program Increases Access to Cancer Medication (**Name Misspelled in Article) (February 5, 2020)
WOSU (Columbus Radio) - Ohio State James Cancer Hospital Launches State's First Drug Repository (February 4, 2020)
ABC6 (Columbus News) - New legislation aim to protect 2 million Ohioans under Affordable Care Act (October 23, 2019)
CBS 10TV (Columbus News) - Don't call me a "survivor": Metastatic breast cancer patient works to change narrative; (October 17, 2019)
Komen Public Policy & Advocacy (Vimeo Channel) - (September 12, 2019) - Tori’s Story
ABC6 (Columbus News) - Living with cancer at young age, Komen chair hopes to inspire other patients (May 20, 2019)
NBC4 (Columbus News) - Warrior Express helps breast cancer patients, survivors complete Race for the Cure (May 18, 2019)
NBC4 (Columbus News) - Honorary chair for Koman Race for the Cure talks about her battle with metastatic breast cancer (May 17, 2019)
Ohio Statehouse Newsroom (NBC) - Technical error causes scare for breast cancer patient, OH Dept. of Medicaid apologizes (May 17, 2019)
Boxer Show (WCOL Radio) - Radio Interview About Metastatic Breast Cancer and Race for the Cure (May 17, 2019)
Daytime Columbus (ABC) - Komen Columbus Race for the Cure: Meet this Year's Honorary Chair (May 10, 2019)
Good Day Columbus (NBC4) – “Komen Columbus season kicks off with Ribbons and Rosé “ (March 1, 2019)
WPKO (Peak of Ohio News) – Local woman named honorary chair for Columbus Race for the Cure (January 23, 2019)
NBC 4 (Columbus News) – Registration open for 2019 race for the cure (January 9, 2019)
Eli Lilly More For MBC Digital Campaign Filming – AKT Studios (NYC) (October 13, 2018)
GMA Day – How to do the 'Thriver' yoga routine for metastatic breast cancer awareness (October 11, 2018)
Good Morning America – Lilly is raising awareness about metastatic breast cancer (October 11, 2018)
Good Day Columbus – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October 5, 2018)
NBC 4 (Columbus News) – Advocates push lawmakers to help make life better for cancer survivors (September 26, 2018)
Living Beyond Breast Cancer – Twitter Chat: Single and Ready to Mingle: Dating and Breast Cancer (June 20, 2018)
Franklin County Commissioners Meeting – Public Speaking (Time on Video: 10:29) (October 10, 2017)
Hope Hollow – Columbus, Ohio – Patient and Programing Advocacy Video (2017)
Our American Stories – One Amazing 30-Year-Old vs. Metastatic Breast Cancer And Bureaucracies (June 29, 2017)
Peak of Ohio – Local woman fights terminal illness while raising awareness (December 7, 2016)
Public
Speaking
Limited Brands Meeting (Virtual) - October 2020 - Guest Patient Speaker (on Behalf of Komen Columbus)
Eisai Meeting (Virtual) - October 2020 - Guest Patient Speaker
Living Well with Advanced Breast Cancer (OSU James Care) (Virtual) - October 24, 2020 - Panel Speaker
Komen Greater NYC MBC Conference (Virtual) - October 3, 2020 - Panel Speaker
Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure (Virtual) - September 13, 2020 - Importance of MBC Research and Advocacy (Live)
Ohio State's Update from the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - February 1, 2020 - Speaker (Patient Advocacy Review of SABCS)
Eastern TN MBC Conference - November 8, 2019 - Keynote Speaker
Susan G Komen Twitter Chat - October 14, 2019 - #MBCBCChat (Twitter @SusanGKomen)
Living Well With Advanced Breast Cancer Conference - October 12, 2019 - Keynote Speaker
Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium - May 4, 2019 - Round Table Speaker
Komen Advocacy Summit - May 3, 2019 - Keynote Speaker
MetUp – April 6, 2019 - Die In - Keynote Speaker
Komen NE Ohio: Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference – March 9, 2019 – Patient Panel Speaker
Komen Columbus: Ribbons and Rose – March 1, 2019 – Keynote Speaker
Ohio Senate and House of Representatives: Cancer Caucus – September 26, 2018 - Ohio MBC Day of Action – Presenting Speaker
Ohio Metsquerade – September 22, 2018 – Event Chair and Coordinator
Living Well with Advanced Breast Cancer (OSU James Care) - September 15, 2018 – Advocacy Break Out Session - Guest Speaker
Hope Hollow – June 24, 2018 - “A Garden Party” – Guest Speaker
Living Beyond Breast Cancer Twitter Chat - June 20, 2018 - Single and Ready to Mingle: Dating and Breast Cancer
Upcoming
Events
Good Housekeeping Magazine - Coming soon! 2020
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