This Is Woman's Work with Nicole Kalil Survival Is Woman’s Work with Kathy Giusti | 391
Mar 2, 2026
Kathy Giusti, two-time cancer survivor and founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, shares a raw take on survival. She talks about daily life after a terminal diagnosis. She contrasts fighting with running a marathon. She explains becoming CEO of your healthcare and using social media wisely for medical information.
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Diagnosis At The Peak Of Life
- Kathy Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at 37 and told she had three years to live.
- She went from prepping for death to researching treatments and considering a stem cell transplant with her identical twin, which became a foothold for hope.
Cancer Feels Like Both Fight And Marathon
- Survival language matters because cancer can feel like a short fight or a long marathon depending on treatment options and disease trajectory.
- Kathy explains the shift: diagnosis and acute treatment feel like a fight, long-term management feels like a marathon with ongoing relapse anxiety.
Be The CEO Of Your Healthcare
- Act as the CEO of your health by using portals, pulling medical records, and asking for peer-reviewed sources when researching online.
- Kathy advises asking specialists for opinions, citing journals, and identifying reputable disease organizations before trusting social posts.
