THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, THE
TREES OF HOPE CAMPAIGN, WE'RE
PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HELP MAKE LIVES BRIGHTER.
THE SET IS DECKED OUT IN TEAL
ORNAMENTS AND RIBBONS TO
CELEBRATE THE MINNESOTA OVARIAN
CANCER ALINES.
IT'S A SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN
WHO ARE CARING FOR OR GRIEVING
THE LOSS OF AN OVARIAN CANCER
PATIENT.
ANGELA DAVIS INTRODUCES US TO
THE MEN OF MOCA.
Reporter: THEY SHARE MORE
THAN THEIR FIRST NAME.
WE'RE IN A CLUB NO ONE WANTS
TO BE PART OF.
Reporter: OVARIAN CANCER
TOOK THE LIVES OF THEIR LIVES.
THEY ARE THE COPE FORDS --
COFOUNDERS OF MEN OF MOCA.
JOHN LOST HIS WIFE OF JOY IN
2014.
WHEN SHE GOT HER DIAGNOSIS THE
DISEASE WAS ALREADY IN STAGE
FOUR BUT JOY LIVED FOR 13 1/2
YEARS.
THIS WAS AFTER SHE PASSED
THAT I REALIZED I NEED TO REACH
OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE.
Reporter: JOHN LOST HIS WIFE
LAURA IN 2012.
SHE DIED THREE YEARS AFTER HER
DIAGNOSIS.
WHAT WE HAD TO LEARN WAS
PEOPLE WANT TO HELP.
LET THEM.
DUDES ARE DUDES.
IT'S VERY WESTERN, JOHN WAYNE.
THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL.
Reporter: JOHN AND JOHN, MEN
OF MOCA CREATE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR MEN TO LEARN BY TALKING.
TO SAY HEY, MY WIFE WAS
DIAGNOSED AND I DON'T HAVE A
CLUE.
THE GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH
IT BEFORE CAN MAYBE SHARE WHAT
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH, WHAT
THEY'VE DONE.
Reporter: ANGELA DAVIS, WCCO
4 NEWS.
THE MEN OF MOCA ARE PLANNING
A CAREGIVER'S CONFERENCE IN
JANUARY TO PROVIDE TRAINING.
THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON A
KICKOFF SOCIAL EVENT AT ONE OF
THE PREWAR RIS IN THE TWIN
CITIES F YOU'D LIKE OR
INFORMATION, GO TO
WCCO.COM/ACCOMPLISHMN AND THIS
IS WHAT I LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT
MOCA.
THEY DO SO MUCH TO HELP WOMEN
WHO ARE BATTLING OVARIAN CANCER
BUT ALSO THEIR LOVED ONES.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS THE
ENTIRE FAMILY EVEN SOMETIMES
AFTER YOU LOSE THE BATTLE.
WE'LL START RAISING MONEY
FOR THEM IN 15 MINUTES.
