New to the Online Community - some help in getting started

Hello CarolMc 

Thank you for commenting on the blog.

I am sorry that you have been through lung cancer. It's really positive that you're looking to spend some time abroad with family and it's absolutely not a trivial issue at all. I hope we can help you find the support that you're looking for.

We have a dedicated travel insurance forum here on the Online Community. You can click on the link to go straight to the forum. I have already joined you to the forum so you'll be able to ask a question right away if you'd like to. 

At the top of the travel insurance forum, you will see a thread called 'member's recommended travel insurance' which you can have a look through.

If you'd like to ask your own question, the video and instructions above will help you get started. Please do let us know if you'd like any further help.

You might also want to have a read through our blog about travel insurance where you will find links to further guidance:

• Cancer and buying travel insurance (Macmillan.org.uk information page)
  
  
• MoneyHelper’s directory of specialist travel insurers (external organisation)
  
  
• BIBA’s directory of travel insurers (external organisation)
  
  
• Finding travel insurance (blog post written by a Macmillan money adviser)

I hope this is helpful, please do let us know if you need any further support.

Hello, I'm new here. Two weeks ago, or was it 3? Seems like forever, my husband was diagnosed with squamous non small cell cancer in the top of his right lung. 

I'm devastated. He's 72 and I'm 68. I'm angry too. We're both stopped smoking 6 years ago and I feel angry about it. How do I know when he needs comfort and when he needs to be alone. 

Tbh I don't know what I'm asking, I just want to tell the world that my husband has been diagnosed. 

Sorry.

Debbie

Hi I need help finding the Glioblastoma forums please

My husband is now on his 4th cancer. The first was a brain tumour in 2015, throat cancer leading to his voicebox being removed in 2016, colon cancer leading to a colostomy bag in 2018 and in 2025 new tumours found. He had a short run of chemo that was so strong it nearly killed him and he's been terrible since. Started in Nov and we literally missed xmas because of the terrible side effects. In Feb he got ill with a stoma infection in hospital 2 weeks, out for 4 days and back in hospital for 7 weeks with pneumonia. He almost didn't survive. We had no care plan to come out with and struggled. After 5 days he was back in our local hospital with more pneumonia symptoms, and out for 4 days and back in again with a gall bladder infection. He is exhausted and has sleep depravation, post hospital syndrome ( almost constantly asleep, jerky movements and drops things, confusion). I have found the travelling, visiting, being his advocate for doctors and nurses and now 24 hours caring draining. Although other services off practical help like shopping cleaning, someone to manage medication etc, I don't find I need that. What I do need is to be able to go out for a bit to get away, meet a friend for coffee or lunch, have a hair appointment etc and have someone be in the house with him so I am not worrying. Has anybody found a service that can do this for them. I am based in Salford. 

Hi new on here

Right side colon resection october 22. Bowel issues since.discovered right side can give more problems with urgency.we are not given dietary advice but discovered many colon operations make you gluten intolerant.This weekend very bloated tummy could this be bile malabsorption .ringing gp tomorrow