Her father died, her son was in rehab - again - for drug addiction, and she underwent a double mastectomy for breast cancer.
Cataldi, 58, left her longtime post as head of The Calverton School in Calvert County and headed to Italy to try to make sense of it all. She has relatives there, and thought the change of scenery might help in the recuperative process.
Five years later, Cataldi has done a lot of healing, her oldest son, Jeff Bratton, is sober, and she's sharing her story with the public in hopes of helping others. She worked for three years...
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