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Blog Post: Macmillan and Carers Week 10 – 16 June

Posted by Laura Su - admin
Posted 8 days ago

Carers Week kicks off today with thousands of events taking place across the UK to celebrate carers. If you look after someone with cancer, you might not think of yourself as a carer. You may say ‘ I’m just being their partner, daughter or friend ’. But, the support you provide...
Blog Post: Have you tried the mobile Online Community?

Posted by Izzy - Macmillan
Posted 25 days ago

If you’re in hospital, or having chemotherapy, you won’t be able to get to a computer, and yet you might be more in need of support than ever. Did you know that you can get support on the go with a version of the Online Community specially designed to work well on smart phones and tablets...
Blog Post: Strength in style web chat - Friday 16th March

Posted by Melissa - admin
Posted over 1 year ago

Are you suffering from hair loss due to your treatment? Are you worried about losing your hair? Do you need advice on the best type of wigs to wear? Or simply want to ask more questions about how your hair may grow back or change? We launched the Strength in Style programme with TONI&GUY, which...
Blog Post: Cancer Talk Week webchat: Transcript

Posted by Melissa - admin
Posted over 1 year ago

For our Cancer Talk Week webchat, we were joined by Sue Parkes from Relate to answer all your questions on how cancer has affected your relationships with friends, family and partners. If you’d like to read up on this topic, we have lots of information in our Relationships and Communications section...
Blog Post: Cancer Talk Week – Telling your friends

Posted by Melissa - admin
Posted over 1 year ago

You and your friends have been through thick and thin together, and have talked about everything from the trivial to the deeply personal. However, in a time where we have more Facebook friends and Twitter followers than family members, it’s shocking to see that nearly two out of three people...
Blog Post: Cancer Talk Week - Talking to your family

Posted by Melissa - admin
Posted over 1 year ago

Being diagnosed with cancer is a tough experience. But for those going through it, telling the family can be a challenge in itself. Maybe you’re worried about how your family will react to your diagnosis, or you feel you don’t want to bring distress or worry to those you’re...
Blog Post: It's good to talk...

Posted by Melissa - admin
Posted over 1 year ago

For this year’s Cancer Talk Week , we’ll be hosting a live webchat next Thursday(26 th Jan) at 12pm with Relate councillor Sue Parkes, who’ll be on hand to answer any questions you have about how cancer has affected your relationship with your partner, your friends or your family...
Blog Post: Low sodium and potassium

Posted by ValS
Posted over 2 years ago

Hi folks, I haven't blogged for several months now, but I keep an eye on how all my Mac friends are getting on. But now I'm hoping for some information - my elderly mother-in-law has low sodium and potassium levels (not cancer-related, as far as we know, but she has other medical problems...
Blog Post: 1st ramble....

Posted by Butterfly13
Posted over 2 years ago

firstly, its my dad that has the cancer,, he is the one suffering but i wanted or rather needed to write this blog as i am sure i am not the only daughter or family member feeling useless. i feel selfish at times because i get so caught up in sadness about my dads illness then i shout at myself for...
Blog Post: World Cancer Day

Posted by RebeccaC - Macmillan
Posted over 2 years ago

Hello everyone, Today is World Cancer Day. We are here to help you. For 100 years Macmillan Cancer Support has been easing the UK burden of cancer and we hope to achieve even greater things in future. I thought I'd use today to remind you all of the ways in which Macmillan can help you. ...

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