{{Short description|American chef and patient advocate (1986–2021)}} {{Infobox person | name = Tori Geib | image = Tori Geib1.png | birth_name = Victoria Kathryn Geib | birth_date = {{birth date|1986|03|02}} | birth_place = Marion, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|01|1986|03|02}} | death_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | death_cause = Metastatic breast cancer | alma_mater = Columbus State Community College<br>Mount Vernon Nazarene University | occupation = Chef, patient advocate }}
'''Victoria Kathryn Geib''' (March 2, 1986 – November 1, 2021) was an American chef and cancer patient advocate. She worked as a hospital catering chef before her metastatic breast cancer diagnosis in 2016. Geib advocated for legislative changes against fail first requirements leading to the signing into law of Ohio Senate Bill 252 in December 2020.
== Life == Geib was born on March 2, 1986, in Marion, Ohio, to Victor Madison and Bonnie Sue (Adams) Geib. She had a sister, Sarah Elizabeth Geib.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-11-05|title=Obituary: Victoria Kathryn 'Tori' Geib|url=https://www.examiner.org/victoria-kathryn-tori-geib/|access-date=2021-11-09|language=en-US}}</ref> Geib graduated from Columbus State Community College and Mount Vernon Nazarene University.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Filby|first=Max|title=Tori Geib, advocate to end 'fail-first' cancer drug treatment policies, dies at 35|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/healthcare/2021/11/09/tori-geib-bellefontaine-ohio-advocate-changes-metastatic-cancer-treatment-dies/6339195001/|access-date=2021-11-09|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en-US}}</ref> She worked as a hospital catering chef and competed in Ohio cooking competitions.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Forde|first=Kaelyn|date=September 28, 2021|title=Breast Cancer Is Still Going Undiagnosed Because of the Pandemic|url=https://www.instyle.com/beauty/health-fitness/breast-cancer-coping-during-pandemic|access-date=2021-11-09|website=InStyle|language=en}}</ref> Due to her cancer diagnosis, Geib had to quit her job two years after school.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Richards|first=Sarah Elizabeth|date=May 6, 2019|title=A rising trend in cancer care targets physical, existential threats patients confront|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-rising-trend-in-cancer-care-targets-physical-existential-threats-patients-confront/2019/05/03/3ed67ef6-5bc5-11e9-a00e-050dc7b82693_story.html|access-date=2021-11-09|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
The week of her birthday in 2016, Geib of Bellefontaine, Ohio,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Dunham|first=Nate|date=December 7, 2016|title=Local woman fights terminal illness while raising awareness (Audio included)|url=https://www.peakofohio.com/news/details.cfm?id=231337|access-date=2021-11-09|website=Peak of Ohio}}</ref> was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.<ref name=":1" /> Eight months later, she was told the condition was terminal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wicker|first=Valencia|date=October 17, 2019|title=Don't call me a "survivor": Metastatic breast cancer patient works to change narrative|url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/dont-call-me-survivor-metastatic-breast-cancer-patient-works-change-narrative-2019-oct/530-8fb61c7f-6055-430c-818c-c20aa6ab2244|access-date=2021-11-09|website=10 WBNS|language=en-US}}</ref> She was a patient at The James Cancer Hospital. She used social media and established a blog, Metastatic Millennial, to share information about her fight against cancer.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In 2019, she was the honorary chair of the Columbus Susan G. Komen for the Cure.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dunham|first=Nate|date=January 23, 2019|title=Local woman named honorary chair for Columbus Race for the Cure (Audio included)|url=https://www.peakofohio.com/news/details.cfm?id=278376|access-date=2021-11-09|website=Peak of Ohio}}</ref> She advocated for the Ohio General Assembly to make legislative changes against fail first requirements. State senators Bob Hackett and Hearcel Craig sponsored Senate Bill 252 which was signed by Governor Mike DeWine on December 21, 2020. It prohibits fail first insurance policies for stage 4 metastatic cancer patients.<ref name=":1" />
Geib died on November 1, 2021, at Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio.<ref name=":0" />
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