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Team Torina

  • In loving memory of Torina J. Cook. Wage Hope at PurpleStride. The walk to end pancreatic cancer.

    In loving memory of Torina J. Cook. Wage Hope at PurpleStride. The walk to end pancreatic cancer.

Team Torina

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Raised: $120

Goal: $1,000

Welcome to our team fundraising page!

My name is Torina Cook and I live I Huntersville NC .  Currently, I am a Levine Cancer Institute patient with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.  I'm 62 years old and after seeing doctors from July 2017 to December 2017 (I have proof...medical documentation). On January 11, 2018 an emergency room doctor was looking for an infection in my stomach after a ct scan....instead he found a tumor on my pancreas. 

I have a husband of 31 years...3 adult children and I'm fighting for my life to one day see my baby girl (22) get married and have her first baby. Thanks to the Lord. I was able to see my daughter graduate cum lauded from North Carolina A&T state university in May.  I just was released from cmc main with complications from chemo. My chemotherapy  is aggressive and began in Feb. 2018.  I begin radiation therapy on Monday. As long as I can..I want to be an advocate for pancreatic cancer research and awareness.   I have volunteered to lead a team (team Torina,) for the November 17th pancan walk at Romare Bearden Park.  Since November is pancreatic cancer month.. I would love to share my story.  Aretha Franklin's death bought awareness to this dreadful cancer.   If I can even help one person to get an accurate diagnosis to their medical concerns...it will be worth it.  This is private..but God still has a plan for me and I'm still fighting!

 

Torina went home to be with the Lord after her aggressive battle ended February 10, 2019. Her family and friends want you to know and remember the beautiful person and spirit that she was to everyone. 



Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all major cancers, at just 9%. This deadly disease has stolen our best and our brightest, but it can’t take away our determination. 

Our team has stepped up to Wage Hope at PurpleStride, the walk to end pancreatic cancer. Will you help us rewrite the future of this disease by making a donation today?

Every dollar that you donate ensures that the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network can continue working to create better outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients and their families. By donating to our team, you are supporting vital efforts to double pancreatic cancer survival by 2020. 

Purple ribbons aren’t enough. Please join us in the fight today. 

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About PanCAN PurpleStride

Local action. Nationwide impact. This is PanCAN PurpleStride, the ultimate walk to end pancreatic cancer.

On Saturday, April 27, 2024, at nearly 60 events across the country, pancreatic cancer survivors, families, caregivers, researchers and supporters will join together and walk to honor everyone affected by the disease.

PurpleStride is PanCAN's signature community celebration, raising money to fight pancreatic cancer on all fronts — through research, clinical initiatives, patient services, advocacy and nationwide volunteer support. Learn more.

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