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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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  • Navigating life after losing a loved one

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

     “Navigating life after losing a loved one” written over a yellow sunrise in the mountains.

    Having recently lost her grandmother, Marie got in touch with myself and the team to share some tips and advice that helped her cope with the loss. Off the back of this, she agreed to put a blog together in the hope that it might be a source of support to users of the site who've perhaps lost a loved one to cancer. 

    Losing someone you love inevitably means reframing your life in some respects. When you’re grieving…