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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">chai&amp;#39;s blog </title><subtitle type="html">chai&amp;#39;s blog </subtitle><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2009-03-08T19:03:41Z</updated><entry><title>A Big Thank You!!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/posts/a-big-thank-you" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/posts/a-big-thank-you</id><published>2009-05-14T22:31:30Z</published><updated>2009-05-14T22:31:30Z</updated><content type="html">To everyone who left a message on my &amp;#39;Dubious&amp;#39; blog weeks ago!  Don&amp;#39;t know what to say now!
I left a reply tonight but I&amp;#39;ll post this as well.

Lots of love &amp;amp; hugs&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=225577&amp;AppID=20202&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="colorectal" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/archive/tags/colorectal" /></entry><entry><title>Scrapheap</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/posts/scrapheap" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/posts/scrapheap</id><published>2009-03-24T10:48:14Z</published><updated>2009-03-24T10:48:14Z</updated><content type="html">Does anyone feel the way I do? 

 I recently made enquiries to go back to work after having cancer.  I&amp;#39;d put it off as long as I could.  I came back in floods of tears.  I feel I have been written off.  Cast aside, reject, faulty, out of order. I may as well have the plague.  Avoid me at all cost.
I knew it was going to be difficult but, after facing up to &amp;#39;life after cancer&amp;#39; I feel like I have been hit with the iron hand in the velvet glove.   
I&amp;#39;ve been full of optimism since recovering, I&amp;#39; ve been given another chance.  I never felt bitter that I got it,  but at this very moment I wonder why I was ever born?  More to the point where do I go from here?  I feel completely dependant upon everyone.
I&amp;#39;m in my 30&amp;#39;s!  I can talk, see &amp;amp; hear &amp;amp; have the use of both my arms &amp;amp; legs.  Will no-one employ me because of my condition?
I&amp;#39;ve never had such a giant obstacle in my path.  How do I deal with this?

Any thoughts?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=225574&amp;AppID=20202&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="colorectal" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/archive/tags/colorectal" /></entry><entry><title>Dubious????</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/posts/dubious" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/posts/dubious</id><published>2009-03-11T15:52:43Z</published><updated>2009-03-11T15:52:43Z</updated><content type="html">With regard to info on imposters.  I must admit to being new to the chat room scene.  I&amp;#39;m almost afraid to use it.  I constantly dip into it whilst perusing the site, to see who&amp;#39;s chatting.  I quite often feel that I&amp;#39;m interupting peoples conversations with my fingertips!  I don&amp;#39;t know enough people yet to make any judgements about it, but I do feel it is an important communication tool.  It would be a shame for people to stop using it.
I find this website utterly irresistable, I cannot stop myself from indulging in it on a daily basis.  I only joined last week but I&amp;#39;m totally hooked! 
I&amp;#39;ve been really moved by every1&amp;#39;s stories.  It&amp;#39;s very intimate.

Lots of love &amp;amp; respect to every1.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=225567&amp;AppID=20202&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="colorectal" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/archive/tags/colorectal" /></entry><entry><title>?Sunbathing? - HNPCC</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/posts/sunbathing-hnpcc" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/posts/sunbathing-hnpcc</id><published>2009-03-08T18:03:41Z</published><updated>2009-03-08T18:03:41Z</updated><content type="html">I &amp;#39;ve been reading up on my faulty gene  ie HNPCC/Lynch Syndrome

It predisposes me to cancer in a few different body areas, I&amp;#39;ve already had it in my bowel but, I have read that it also can increase the risk to my skin.

I&amp;#39;m rather partial to a bikini and have even been known to go &amp;#39;au natrel&amp;#39; in hotter climates.
Does any1 know if I should give this pastime up for my health??&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=225564&amp;AppID=20202&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="Syndrome" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/archive/tags/Syndrome" /><category term="colorectal" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/archive/tags/colorectal" /><category term="Skin cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chai/archive/tags/Skin%2bcancer" /></entry></feed>