Join Karen and Melanie as they highlight some of their favorite things they have found during their breast cancer journey. Some have even been highlighted in previous podcast episodes.

They also talk books and the escape they can bring during treatment and beyond.

Orchard House Spa

orchardhousespa.com

The Busted Tank

bustedtank.com

Fleshworks Tatoo Studio

fleshworkstattoostudio.com

Color Street

colorstreet.com

Knitted Knockers

knittedknockers.org

Judy's Intimate Apparel

judysintimateapparel.com

Pink Lift

@pinklift

The MayDay Foundation

maydayfoundation.org

Book resources we talked about on this episode

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book

90 Church

Sisters Of Fortune

Verity

The Drowning Woman

Montana Sky

Before We Were Yours

Join Karen and Melanie as they chat with fellow Relayer and breast cancer survivor Corinn Wohl. Find out about discovering a lump, mastectomy, the BRCA gene mutation, her daughter's brave decision and how she ended up passionate about volunteering for Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society.

Join Karen and Melanie as they look at new research on metastatic cancer, new warnings on alcohol and talk about the Rutgers Clinical Trial that is still going on. Melanie talks about her latest scans and gives an update also.

Metastatic: Advanced, spread beyond original locationOften Stage 4, but Stage 4 has other factors(size, treatment options)Can’t be “cured”

American Cancer Society is investing $31.3 million nationwide dedicated to metastatic breast cancer research.
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/diet-physical-activity/alcohol-use-and-cancer.html#:~:text=with%20the%20fetus.-,What%20does%20the%20American%20Cancer%20Society%20recommend%3F,best%20not%20to%20drink%20alcohol. Alcohol and Cancer RiskRutgers Research of the Genetics of Breast Cancer

bcstudy.rugcc.org

Join Karen and Melanie as they chat with Cheri Larsen, board member for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Snohomish Washington.

Cheri has a wonderful story and we loved chatting with her about her passion.

To find out more about a Making Strides Walk in your area, go to www.makingstrideswalk.org or email Cheri at cheriann376@gmail.com.

The C-Suite Center for Hope was also referenced during the podcast. Contact them at:

425-626-5141

conact@c-suitehope.org

www.c-suitehope.org

Join Karen and Melanie as Melanie shares about her Day at the Capital. She shares about meeting with Legislators, their Aides and what she learned.

Every state has a Day at the Capital like Washington State does, and volunteers from American Cancer Society and many other organizations attend so that they can talk to Legislators first hand and give them their experiences. American Cancer Society's branch is called Cancer Action Network. Check out www.fightcancer.org to find out more.

Karen and Melanie are heading to the Capital for Cancer Day at the Capital. We are talking to our legislaters about biomarker testing and health equity for cancer patients.

HB 1062 Biomarker testing coverage.

Next episode Karen and Melanie will report back with who they talked to and what happened during their day at the capital.

Last week, we talked about celebrities that have had breast cancer and some of the things they chose to do and not to do as they were going through treatment and surgery.

This week, we are looking at TV Characters and how Breast Cancer is played out on some tv shows. Both Melanie and I found characters that we resonated with, both were portrayed very differently. We only touch on this and list only a fraction of characters who have had breast cancer. Email us with a character that resonated with you when their story was told on tv.

questions@only4words.com

This is the first of 2 episode about breast cancer and pop culture. We all know a celebrity that has had a very public battle with breast cancer. Celebrities have reach and they have a platform. We look at a few in this episode.

Join us next week when we talk about our favorite tv shows and how they have handled the subject of breast cancer.

We would love to hear your thoughts on topics you would like to see in upcoming episodes. Email us at questions@only4words.com. Do you have a story to tell? Email us and you could appear on a future episode.