Catherine Gigante-Brown

I know it’s not a politically correct one, but I’ve got a confession to make: earth-friendly hotels stink. There, I said it.

I realized my father was from a generation that never said those three little words. He was saying he loved me without them. But I didn't realize it then.

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

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?

Although I tried to convince myself that I wasn't racist, if the truth were told, I didn't like Muslims. Especially after 9/11.

Makeup and I have always had a love/hate relationship: I love it; it hates me.

8. Educate, don’t fixate.

I’m boycotting you until you start recognizing breast cancer survivors like me by carrying mastectomy bras.

Were you going to run into that cute guy John Williams on the way home? Would you see Anne Marie by the lockers and sort out what to do for the weekend? It was hit-or-miss, and that was the beauty of it. The breath-holding chance of it all. Now, our kids’ friends are as close as a keyboard stroke away. It’s too easy.

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