Catherine Gigante-Brown

At first, I felt like an abandoned ten-year-old, dropped off at a remote summer camp—with the extra added attraction of no cell phone reception or Wi-Fi. I thought the hardest part of the weekend was going to be picking out a robe. Boy, was I wrong!

Why, when I'm cool with being a salt-and-pepper chick, does it so clearly unnerve others?

I go for checkups when I’m supposed to: every three months to the oncologist and every six months to the breast surgeon. I go to SHARE support group meetings to bolster myself. I try to get enough sleep, despite the occasional night spent wide-eyed with dread.

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

Even though there’s no shortage of condoms in the Netherlands, it’s easier if you have your own birth control. Even if your trip isn’t a booty call, you never know! And if desire hits, you’ll be ready with your favorite type of BC and brand.

The santero sent us off with a shopping list of ite

All bets were off after 9/11. In a twisted way, it proved to me that worry was fruitless. No one ever saw the terrorist attacks coming.

Food can be more than nourishing; it can be healing.

"Remember, this isn’t just happening to you, it’s happening to moms everywhere. It’s not your fault — "

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