Twins face cancer and a race to grow a family
Karen Andrews, associate general counsel for Sports Illustrated, and Kathy Giusti, founder of a cancer program, are identical twins whose lives converged on Kathy's diagnosis of multiple myeloma at age 36. The sisters along with their husbands pursue treatment, donor options, and new gene therapies while balancing family plans and public awareness of the disease.
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Long Beach Island
University of Vermont
Karen
Sports Illustrated
John
Greenwich
Kathy
Paul Giusti
Harvard Business School
Chicago
Searle Pharmaceutical
Karen Andrews
J.J
Giusti
Andrews
United States
Woman's fight against myeloma births healthy son and starts research foundation
Kathy Giusti, diagnosed with multiple myeloma, endured a crisis during pregnancy but gave birth to eight-pound David last May. The Giustis moved to New Canaan and founded the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation in 1996, aligning with the New York Community Trust and securing advisors from Dana Farber, Cedars-Sinai, Mayo Clinic, and Northwestern.
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Kathy
Kathy Giusti
David
Searle
Giustis
New Canaan
Coley
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
Karen
Foundation
New York Community Trust
Ken Anderson
Dana Farber
Brian Durie
Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
Philip R. Greipp
Mayo Clinic
Steve Rosen
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
Northwestern University
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Paul
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Nicole
Barbara Blasso
Grey Healthcare
New York
Bill
Stamford
Fred Hutchinson
Northwest
Katy
Louise Lancaster-Keim
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