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This is where you can find out about all the amazing things going on in the Online Community. It's where you'll find news about events and awareness months; ways to get involved with Macmillan and up-to-date campaigning news from Macmillan HQ.

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Need advice writing your will? Get help from Macmillan this August

Posted 2 days ago

by Ellen B - Macmillan

This August, we’re offering you the chance to write your will for free so you can make a difference to the lives and causes that are most important to you. Macmillan is here to help you this August, offering free advice to those who need it. Working with highly-regarded will writing partners, there are several different ways you can get started: ...
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Update from the Community Team

Posted 9 days ago

by Ellen B - Macmillan

At the beginning of July, we did some work on the community to maintain the site and fix some of the ongoing issues the Online Community has been having. This work has changed some of the way the community looks, but the same features are there for members and readers. We aware that there have been some technical issues since we did this work and...
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Our website is changing on Thursday (planned community downtime)

Posted 1 month ago

by Jess - Macmillan

We want to let you know that the Online Community will be offline on Thursday 5th July from 5am until the early afternoon. We'll do our best to get it up and running again as soon as possible. The Online Community will have a new look and feel, but all the same features you use will still be there. Please note the community blog section will be offline...
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Guest post: My metastatic prostate cancer aka the alien inside

Posted 1 month ago

by Jaz - Macmillan

Eamonn is 63, married to Anne, with two grown-up daughters (Victoria and Charlotte). He retired from his IT sales and consultancy role in January 2017 after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer . In his spare time, Eamonn enjoys walking and skiing. He also runs his own blog, You're Not Putting That Up There . The alien inside. Says it all...
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Father's Day 2018: 'My dad is my best friend, he gets me the most'

Posted 2 months ago

by Jaz - Macmillan

Sunday 17th June 2018 is Father's Day, a time to celebrate and thank the dads in our lives. To mark it, Laura has written about how thankful she is to her dad for caring for her mum through her breast cancer diagnosis. Laura, 34, lost her mum, Yvette, to breast cancer in 2009. Inspired by her mum's kindness and positive outlook on life, Laura...
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