Community News

These news items are generated and published by Macmillan's Online Community Team. In this section you’ll find some posts written by the Online Community team in partnership with our Cancer Information Development team. We also feature personal stories from our members.

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  • Coping with bereavement

    It can be a difficult thing to process losing a loved one, realising that your loved one may not have long left. Here's how some of the Online Community members express their thought and feeling around bereavement.
  • A period of change

    The words 'Period of change' written in purple over a photo of Green, orange and red leaves hanging on a string

    This month we start to see the changes from Summer to Autumn. We know this happens every year but unexpected changes like a new symptom, side effect or waiting for test results, can bring a lot of uncertainty and make us feel uneasy.

    We often discuss change on the Community. How we see change depends on who we are and our current situation. It may be forced upon us or something we are expecting, but either way we have…

  • Accessing the Online Community – Help with account creation and log-in problems

    Signing up for an Online Community account usually takes less than 10 minutes. Unfortunately, things on the internet sometimes go wrong. If you’ve encountered a problem while creating an account, or if you get stuck when trying to sign-in, this troubleshooting blog is for you.