Kathy Giusti, Time 100 Most Influential

Kathy Giusti is the reason my sister, Stephanie Masquelier, is in remission from her Multiple Myeloma for almost three years.  This brave, brilliant resilient woman would not accept a death sentence and instead turned her considerable talents toward raising money for research and influencing the powers that be to pay attention.  Thank you Kathy.....Sibyl

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RYAN PFLUGER FOR TIME

What if you were told, at 37, you had three years to live? Kathy Giusti, diagnosed with multiple myeloma, decided to make memories for her 18-month-old daughter Nicole so she'd know she had a mom. But at the same time, marshaling her determination and knowledge of the world of pharma (she was the former head of Searle's worldwide arthritis franchise), she created the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Today, 165 million research dollars, four new approved drugs and 13 years later, Kathy is in remission but still pressing scientists and the FDA to work together efficiently. Now Nicole and her brother David not only know they have a mom; they know she's a hero.

Couric is the anchor of CBS Evening News

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