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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">Wittering away...</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2025-11-10T06:04:50Z</updated><entry><title>wittering away</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-151041097" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-151041097</id><published>2026-10-12T03:10:54Z</published><updated>2026-10-12T03:10:54Z</updated><content type="html">A lovely trip to the beach yesterday, favourite parking spot right close to my favourite bench, front row view. Plenty to see, wild life, people and happy dogs.
Went to supermarket afterwards, I don&amp;#39;t usually go in but there were bits and bobs th...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-151041097"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723600&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>wittering away</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-255208567" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-255208567</id><published>2026-10-11T00:56:22Z</published><updated>2026-10-11T00:56:22Z</updated><content type="html">Not long to wait until I can take the metacloperide. I am sitting kind of comfy, unless I cough, given COPD, Covid damage to lungs and the cancer, a cough is part of the course.
I have a history of depression, it can get severe. Since I moved to Scot...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-255208567"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723598&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>wittering on</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-on-1926183852" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-on-1926183852</id><published>2026-10-08T02:31:59Z</published><updated>2026-10-08T02:31:59Z</updated><content type="html">Woke up really early hours, 01.15 after some unsettled sleep before that. Physically felt horrible and then&amp;nbsp; boom an emotional burst. I felt intensely sad and grief struck. I am through the burst which lasted a good hour, then tapered down&amp;nbsp;...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-on-1926183852"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723588&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>wittering away</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-2118098430" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-2118098430</id><published>2026-10-06T00:44:52Z</published><updated>2026-10-06T00:44:52Z</updated><content type="html">I have slept a lot and now at 01.50 I feel like I am up for a while. Waiting for three o clock meds but I don&amp;#39;t have the brain fog just now so am going to enjoy that for a bit.&amp;nbsp;
I have been listening to lots of cosy mysteries.
I loved readin...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-2118098430"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723580&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>wittering away</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-2047125718" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-2047125718</id><published>2026-10-05T01:21:10Z</published><updated>2026-10-05T01:21:10Z</updated><content type="html">Counting down to 3am for meds.&amp;nbsp;
The next few days are when I feel more emotionally wobbly. It is a pattern so now I am prepared for it. First couple of times I was scared it was an impending bout of depression which could knock me down for weeks...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away-2047125718"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723575&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>wittering on</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-on" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-on</id><published>2026-10-04T01:43:32Z</published><updated>2026-10-04T01:43:32Z</updated><content type="html">Clock watching until 3am since 2.10am&amp;nbsp; then I can take metacloperide and codeine got 10 mins. I have slept well just in batches and awake in&amp;nbsp; the early hours.&amp;nbsp;
Been browsing t shirts and bras. That&amp;#39;s got through to three, relief is...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-on"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723573&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>wittering away</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away</id><published>2026-10-02T23:24:14Z</published><updated>2026-10-02T23:24:14Z</updated><content type="html">One minute 22 seconds is how long the call took, scan shows nothing new, everything remains the same, this is as much as we can hope. Carry on with the Chemo. Such a huge relief. Of course we are happy but mainly relieved and also worn out. It can be...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/wittering-away"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723570&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Medical cannabis on prescription</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/cannabis" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/cannabis</id><published>2026-08-08T01:15:21Z</published><updated>2026-08-08T01:15:21Z</updated><content type="html">We have tried everything to get&amp;nbsp; on top of my persistent, grinding nausea and I am happy with the treatment I have with the NHS team and my GP. It does get relatively better over a cycle but is always there, part of life.&amp;nbsp;
This is a complem...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/cannabis"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723418&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Today ,I overheard... Don't get excited ,it is  not ground breaking or juicy gossip</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/today-i-overheard-don-t-get-excited-it-is-not-ground-breaking-or-juicy-gossip" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/today-i-overheard-don-t-get-excited-it-is-not-ground-breaking-or-juicy-gossip</id><published>2026-08-07T23:52:51Z</published><updated>2026-08-07T23:52:51Z</updated><content type="html">Today I over heard...
About nursing gradings on Chemo. New form filling procedure, manager used to it for them and they have to do it for themselves and some haven&amp;#39;t so are not up to date. A lazy district nurse, the back story of the family exper...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/today-i-overheard-don-t-get-excited-it-is-not-ground-breaking-or-juicy-gossip"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723417&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry><entry><title>a first post to blog, hopefully</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/a-first-post-to-blog-hopefully" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/a-first-post-to-blog-hopefully</id><published>2025-11-10T06:04:50Z</published><updated>2025-11-10T06:04:50Z</updated><content type="html">I have incurable cancer. I also have had long covid for two and half years which has been a real robber.I would be interested in anyone else&amp;#39;s experience of both, if you would like.I am thinking this blog could be a useful outlet for me.The long ...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wittering-away/posts/a-first-post-to-blog-hopefully"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=722796&amp;AppID=42821&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Rowan8a3264</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/fac5b30b4051400c86eda47f4c0de7fe</uri></author></entry></feed>