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Posted at: 10/20/2009 7:17 PM Medical Edge: Team Winter(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Many men diagnosed with prostate cancer win the battle and are cured. Unfortunately some do not, and that was the case for one 40-year-old father. But out of his death, came inspiration. It’s a story of a little girl who lost her dad to prostate cancer. And she turned an event that was extremely tragic into something hopeful. At age 10 she participates in triathlons to raise money for prostate cancer research. Winter Vinecki is running in honor of a man she loves, her father, Michael, who at the age of forty, died from an aggressive form of cancer. "Our dad had prostate cancer," says Winter. "He was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer known as Sarcomatoid Prostate Cancer," says Mayo Clinic Doctor Jeffrey Karnes. Dr. Jeffrey Karnes says instead of retreating from this tragic news, winter and her mom dawn faced it head on. Before Michael died they organized Team Winter. They compete in triathlons to raise awareness and money for prostate cancer research. "Winter is an exceptional young lady. When she puts her mind to it, nothing can stop her," says Dawn Winter. At age 10 she's swimming, biking and running to inspire people to support the cause. “She had a phenomenal swim, she hung tight on the bike and she just burned up some asphalt on the run," Winter says. And what keeps Winter going during the grueling miles of a triathlon, are the memories of her dad. Who spoke these words about winter before he died… "I'm absolutely proud of what winter's doing for myself and for everybody with prostate cancer." says Winter Team Winter; crossing the finish line for her father and for life.
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