Only 4 Words

On this very special episode, we interview breast cancer survivor Michelle Gilbreath on the 21st anniversary of her mastecomy. Her story will inspire you and give you hope. Michelle has a history of cancer in her family, so find out how she found her lump and what happened after. This is a not to be missed episode!

Join Karen and Melanie for a very special interview with cancer survivor Trish Claridge. You will be inspired by her amazing story of overcoming the odds. This is an episode that is not to be missed.

Join Karen and Melanie as they talk about what they are thanksful for and so much more. We are off next week for Thanksgiving, but we want to take a moment to tell you how grateful we are for you. Thank you for all of your support. We truly appreciate it. We will return in December with all new episodes, interviews and topics. Have a story to share? A topic to suggest? Email us at questions@only4w...

Join Karen and Melanie as they dive into another fascinating discussion on a new dense tissue mammogram, whether or not dairy causes cancer, the upcoming Cancer Day at the Capital and how you can get involved in your own area.

Join Karen and Melanie as Melanie shares about a Metastatic Breast Cancer conference she attended. Doctors spoke about financial, emotional and physical aspects of Metastatic Breast Cancer and gave resources, insights and valuable clinical information. Here are the resources shared on the podcast: Financial:  info@centsprogram.org familyreach.orgtriagecancer.org  Emotional:  Imerman Angels Welcome...

Updates from Melanie! Join Karen and Melanie as Melanie dives into her latest scans and talks about what is coming up for her. They will also share some statistics for the last episode of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Join Karen and Melanie for another special episode for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Karen shares about a very special trip celebrating her" Take Back Your Day" and both Karen and Melanie share some statistics and updates for Breast Cancer. Like and follow @only4wordspodcast. Email us at questions@only4words.com Resources: breastcancer.org cancer.org BCRF.org

Join Karen and Melanie as they talk about second opinions, newly approved government funding for research and so much more. Like and follow us @only4wordspodcast Email us at questions@only4words.com

Join Karen and Melanie as they talk about Breast Cancer Awareness Month and what it means to them. If you would like to know more: cancer.org Karen's Relay For Life fundraising link: https://bit.ly/405fp7R Melanie's Relay for Life fundraising link: https://bit.ly/3YkEKJB

Join Karen and Melanie in a great fireside chat with Cynthia Brown who owns Fleshworks Tattoo Studio with her husband Travis. On Mondays, Fleshworks Tattoo Studio does Mastectomy coverups for free. We also chat with Cynthia about some of the other things they do to give back to the community and so much more. This is a podcast you don't want to miss. fleshworkstattoostudio.com fleshworks@msn.com f...

Join Karen and Melanie as Melanie talks about her "Take Back Your Day." Take Back Your Day is a national campagin from the American Cancer Society. As cancer patients every day is impactful, but some are more impactful than others. This is encouraging people to take those negative days and turn them into a positive. We want to hear from you. Take a picture and tag us @only4wordspodcast a...

Join Karen and Melanie as Melanie gives us updates on her treatment, shaves her head, and talks about what it's like to be bald again. Like and follow us @only4wordspodcast. We so appreciate your support.

Join Melanie and Karen as they answer your biggest questions and address the questions that they each get asked the most.

Melanie gives updates after starting the new chemo treatment as well as talks with Karen about clinical trails and clarifies some things discussed in previous episodes about clinical trials. They also discuss a conversation with their Oncologist that Melanie had discussing the BRCA gene and whether that determines mastectomies. This is a great episode, especially if you have been following us for...

Melanie gave an update in May about where her progression is and in this episode talks frankly about the newest updates and treatments she is undergoing. If you have been following her story from the beginning of the podcast you will want to listen to this episode.

Melanie gives the resources she talked about in all of the previous episodes in this series. To get the entire list, email us at questions@only4words.com. Email us with questions for Kyle or any questions about this series. Like us and follow us @only4words. Please pass this information on to any friends or family that might benefit from it.

The one with Kyle. Join Melanie and Karen as the talk to Melanie's husband about the clinical trials they are participating in and get his take on it from the partners perspective. Kyle has a great insight. Come hang out with us for a little while. We'd love your feedback. Like and follow us @only4wordspodcast. Email us at questions@only4words,com.

Join Melanie and Karen as Melanie continues the discussion with what she learned in the Intimacy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis Clinical Trials. This episode tackles negative thinking and Melanie gives tips and techniques that they learned in session with the therapist. Next episode, Melanie invites her husband Kyle onto the podcast to give his perspective.

Join Melanie as she dives into the 2nd episode in our series on Clinical Trials: Intimacy after Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Melanie and Karen discuss Communication as it relates to intimacy after breast cancer and Melanie offers some tips and ways to reframe thoughts. Join us next time for episode 3 in the series.

Melanie discusses with Karen a new clinical trial that she is participating in that tackles issues of intimacy after a breast cancer diagnosis. This is the first of several parts in a series. Next podcast Melanie will talk about furthering intimacy through communication. Resources that we talked about on the podcast were: Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book Places to learn more about clinical trials:...

Karen and Melanie interview Tracy Marquis who does Electro Lymphatic Therapy. She helps us to understand the lymphatic system and how lymph nodes work. Tracy can be found at: feelthetransformation.net 360-870-7923 tracy@feelthetransformation.net

For those that have been following Melanie's journey, this is an update and we talk a little bit about progression, weight loss and a few other things. Thanks for your support. Like us and follow us @only4wordspodcast.

Brenna is an Oncology Aesthetician and talks with Karen and Melanie about her training and services she offers. This is a fascinating topic and we are so glad that these resources are available to people going through treatment. You can find Brenna at orchardhousespa@gmail.com orchardhousespa.com @orchardhousespa haleandhush.com

Join Karen and Melanie as they interview breast cancer survivor Alexa Johnson. Her story is raw and vulnerable and it will touch you. So grab your tissues and listen to her heartfelt story. We gave shoutouts during the podcast to Amy at The MayDay Foundation. Her foundation helps people with bills while they are dealing with treatment. Incredible organization. She can be found at maydayfoundation....

Karen and Melanie interview breast cancer survivor Andrea Wallace. She tells her story of survival and hope. Shoutout to Travis at Fleshworks Tattoo in Olympia. Travis does mastectomy cover tattoos on Mondays for free. They can be found @fleshworks.tattoostudio.