Catherine Gigante-Brown

When David was about 12, he told me that he wanted to take the train to school alone. My gut reaction was, “No way in hell!” I mean, we live in a safe neighborhood and all, but David has ADHD and was easily distracted. What if he missed his stop? What if someone messed with him?

You realize pretty soon that everything other than cancer — i.e. missing a train, being late to your dentist appointment — is no biggie compared to the suck factor of chemo.

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Being a little bit chubby is better than being a lot dead.

A new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on mammograms ensures more women will die of breast cancer.

"Bring over a meal—and leave. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, from soup to nuts. And coffee. Plenty of coffee."

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After I got over the initial devastation, I pulled myself up by my big-girl panties and got on with it. Chemo was no picnic—but it was do-able.

“It’s almost as though this niche was patiently waiting for us to find it.”

The office cubicle is indeed a strange bird. Here's how to survive life in a box without driving you—or your office mates—crazy.