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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 14 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 15 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 18 hours ago
• Community News

  This is a place where you can read about everything that's happening on Macmillan's Community. From guest stories, to sharing awareness months, here is where you'll hear about all of the latest from Macmillan's Community.

  Emma - Online Community Team 1 day ago
• time for a cuppa....

  hugs 2 days ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  RedTree26 2 days ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 3 days ago
• My Mengioma Brain Tumour Story

  GaryG298207 4 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

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• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

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Latest blog posts

• Living with Desdemona

  Post-Chemo – Waiting for Desdemona – Watchfully!

  ‘Watchful Waiting’, it sounds like a fairly innocuous phrase, but I am discovering hidden layers, predominantly driven by my own psychological nuances. Firstly, there’s ‘waiting’, there’s no doubt that ‘waiti...

  Desdemona 14 hours ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 559: One day’s rather like another.

  Post 559: One day’s rather like another. With the clock ticking the same as yesterday it was another day that doesn’t seem to matter in the big scheme of life, nothing happened for good or bad, but I’d say that’s not so bad. ...

  Mr U 15 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  A more difficult wait for meds today. It is a frustrating time, starting to feel relatively better which is reassuring but am not at the stage when I can do much more.So most of my steps are to the loo and back, with the odd trip to the kitchen. It&#...

  Rowan8a3264 18 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  A few years Jeff brought a small patch of woodland, which are part of a  bigger patchwork of woodland which is very protected. It's a place of special significance  to him and us. Long covid took the woods from me and that shared future...

  Rowan8a3264 22 hours ago
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  Community News

  Part 1: Neurodivergence and Cancer - Caring Through Uncertainty

  This is the first of a two part blog series exploring what it is like to be an autistic carer, advocate and daughter for someone living with cancer. We are incredibly grateful to the author for her honest and encouraging writing and this blog helps us to understand the unique challenges faced by those affected by cancer and living with neurodivergence.

  When we talk about cancer, we often talk about the person who has received the diagnosis. We talk about their treatment, appointments, side effects...

  Emma - Online Community Team 1 day ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering away

  Today I am having little periods of time when everything chimes in right, right time of day, enough rest, all meds online, head not too foggy. I have been able to eat cheese and onion croquettes which I really fancied and they tasted amazing. Feels g...

  Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 558: Binge watching the tv but signs are good for Mrs U.

  Post 558: Binge watching the tv but signs are good for Mrs U. Another day and not much to report except that my Darling has passed the worst of the cold and is improving. Not enough to be worrying about going out and about yet but looking brighter a...

  Mr U 1 day ago
• time for a cuppa....

  Here we go....

  Hi, it feels pretty weird to write onto a blog, who will read it, who will relate, who will flick past it.... but in the end I guess that doesn't really matter too much, although I am the ultimate people pleaser, but I'm doing this for myself...

  hugs 2 days ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  All clear

  Dad had his second ent checkup yesterday ...god I felt sick with anxiety waiting for the call from mum ,wondering if it would be good or bad news....it was good!!! Dad was ok nothing to report and they'll see him again after Christmas....So now w...

  RedTree26 2 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 557: I was amused that my counsellor & my mind was in tune.

  Post 557: I was amused that my counsellor & my mind was in tune. I quietly left house this morning leaving her in bed asleep. There was no need to wake her especially as it was fairly early  start at the hospice and I had no need to bother ...

  Mr U 2 days ago