Today is the start of Carers Week. In this blog, our editor Emma talks the different types of support available to you if you are looking after someone with cancer.
Living with cancer is not easy. But caring for someone with cancer can be a big challenge too – both practically and emotionally.
If you give unpaid support to someone who could not manage without your help, you may be a carer. This could be your family…
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Content Developer Azmina explores how sleep affects our mental well-being and gives 10 practical tips for managing sleep problems.
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 18 to 24 May 2020. This year, the theme is how sleep or a lack of it can affect how we feel and our mental health.
Many people affected by cancer can have trouble sleeping. This is called insomnia and may…
Many people with myeloma are now living longer and better lives with treatment. There may be long periods when the cancer is under control and you are living your day-to-day life. But there can still be ways that myeloma can affect you, whether physically, financially or emotionally. Below, our Information Development Nurse Rebecca lists some things that might help.
Physical effects
You may have symptoms, such as fatigue…
It's Deaf Awareness Week, so today we're taking a look at how being deaf can affect your cancer experience, what Macmillan are doing to help, and some helpful tips on communicating with someone deaf.
And if you're wondering why we've used "D/deaf" in our blog's title, it's not a typo! It's because we want to reach out to everyone affected by hearing loss, whether they identify with Deaf culture and are part of…
It's National Allotments Week! National Allotments Week was developed as a way to raise awareness of allotments and the role they play in helping people to live healthier lifestyles. In this blog, content developer Richard talks about some of the benefits of having an allotment when you have cancer.
Although I don’t have an allotment, I have fond childhood memories of pottering around on my dad’s. We’d spend many hours…
