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Mental Health Awareness Week, kindness and blogging in the Community...

Posted 6 days ago

by Steph - Macmillan

It’s Mental Health Awareness this week in the UK and the theme this year is ‘being kind’. Today we’re exploring different ways of using shared experience in the Community to help protect your mental health, plus as a kindness to other members. Read the full thread here. Find the full discussion here. We regularly see the benefit of members...
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I don't know what to say

Posted 10 days ago

by Eliza - Macmillan

Knowing the right thing to say can be really hard, and it’s something that everyone struggles with sometimes. Many times, you might say nothing at all in case you say the ‘wrong thing’, or accidentally hurt someone’s feelings. Sometimes, you might feel hurt because of something someone said, even though they didn’t mean anything unkind. While we can...
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Keeping safe in the sun.

Posted 12 days ago

by Steph - Macmillan

May 6 th -12 th was Sun Awareness week in the UK and as many of us are self-isolating, furloughing or working from home, it’s a good time to remind ourselves to stay safe in the sun. Although it’s unlikely any of us living in the UK will come into contact with foreign climates over the next few months, many will end up spending more time outside....
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Cancer & Me 35 years on – vol 1 – To begin at the beginning

Posted 17 days ago

by Rachel - Macmillan

With my German Shepherd puppy before my cancer appeared. Today on our Community News blog we are sharing with you the first volume of our new series called ‘Cancer & me 35 years on’ . In this series, Willo, known on the Community as patsyann85 , tells us about her experience of being diagnosed with Anal cancer in 1986 while living in Zambia. We will...
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'Treasure every moment daily, move on with head held high, breast cancer has been overcome, it’s now with joy I cry.' - My journey through breast cancer in verse and word' - Vol 4

Posted 24 days ago

by Rachel - Macmillan

Today here on the Community News we wanted to share with you the final volume of our series ‘My journey through breast cancer in verse and word’ by Amanda-Jayne. Amanda-Jayne was diagnosed with Breast cancer in June 2019 and used poetry and journaling to diarise her experience throughout. Amanda-Jayne has very kindly sent through her poetry and writing...
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