Sharon Monsky

Sharon Monsky (Born: October 23, 1953, Died: May 11, 2002)

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October 23 - 1953 - May 11 - 2002

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• Founder of the Scleroderma Research Foundation

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, she was an Olympics figure skating contender, winning the Senior Ladies Gold Medal Compulsory Skating Award in 1965.

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Omaha, Nebraska - Olympics - Figure skating

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Monsky received a BA in Economics at Pitzer College, where she also met her future husband Mark Scher. She later received her MBA from Stanford University in 1980, while living in San Diego working on the Pacific Stock Exchange.

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BA - Economics - Pitzer College - MBA - Stanford University - San Diego - Pacific Stock Exchange

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In 1982, while working as a management consultant for McKinsey & Co. Inc., Monsky was diagnosed with the disease scleroderma and was told she had only 2 years to live.

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Management consultant - Scleroderma

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Monsky, in reaction to the lack of awareness of the disease in the medical community, went on to found the Scleroderma Research Foundation in 1986, an organization dedicated to finding a cure.

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In 1996, Monsky appeared in the ABC TV movie For Hope in 1996, alongside her friend Dana Delany.

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ABC - For Hope - Dana Delany

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After living 18 years beyond the original prognosis, Monsky died at 48 years of age, due to complications resulting from the disease.

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"I'm in the business of finding a cure for scleroderma...and the best thing of all is that I'm in the business to go out of business."

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