Kathy Giusti did.

Twenty five years ago she was given just three years to live. She, along with the help of others, created the Multiple Myoloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and has raised over $500 million to help others and herself extend their lives in the face of this diagnosis.

She has been named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people in the world. Talk about receiving bad news and turning it around.

You don’t have to do something this grand but what could you do that would help others facing what you are facing? Difficult questions for sure.