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• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 7 hours ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 8 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 11 hours ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 12 hours ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 1 day ago
• My BCG Therapy

  Aurelius 1 day ago
• Pedalling through this journey

  Former Member 3 days ago
• Community News

  This is a place where you can read about everything that's happening on Macmillan's Community. From guest stories, to sharing awareness months, here is where you'll hear about all of the latest from Macmillan's Community.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 6 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 6 days ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Lemsip 12 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  Stress levels down. I am good to go for my Chemo appointment  tomorrow which is the main thing. It was a ruddy awful wait. I got through everything with Mandy so that is also a relief.  At this point I am fairly good at not worrying about t...

  Rowan8a3264 7 hours ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  The Fourth GP

  By the end of January 2026 my four months on Solaraze had proved ineffective and I therefore phoned the surgery and requested the promised Efudix. I left my call until late morning so that the receptionist could hear me. She mentioned the third GP ha...

  dolphin99 8 hours ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  The Third GP

  By this point it was October 2025 and as I waited in the surgery for my dermatology review with the third GP I reflected on our previous encounter almost a year earlier. On that occasion, I'd requested an appointment to discuss my colorectal heal...

  dolphin99 10 hours ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 552: Plenty of laughter at the laughing fish.

  Post 552: Plenty of laughter at the laughing fish. A long day today had me running around from parlour to work to pub and all were successful and enjoyable. First up and I was showered and fed before heading into the town centre to fight the roadwo...

  Mr U 11 hours ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Bad Days and Better Days

  The Saturday before last was a Better Day.  Mr B’s carer arrived at 09:15 so he was up, dressed and ready to go out by 10:15. We drove into the nearby village, had toast and coffee for breakfast in a little bar, then wheeled the shopping t...

  Miranda t 12 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  It was wonderful to be at the beach yesterday, there was the lovely view and the rain held off .The flask was lovely and a bonus, we got to pet a couple of friendly dogs and pass the time of day with their human. Did me the world of good. I also got ...

  Rowan8a3264 19 hours ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Seven Years Clear

  January 25, 2026 Friday January 23rd marked my seven year anniversary, I celebrated with a beer and ……………losing a front tooth…..bugger bugger bugger!!!!!!!!!!! I have …or I did have … a crown on...

  Beesuit 1 day ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  The end

  May 3, 2024 A postscript is text added at the end of a book or other document, in this case the blog. It’s so long that by the time you finish it, you’re too exhausted to read the postscript so I’ve put it at the beginning. Tim...

  Beesuit 1 day ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  What's the difference?

  January 23, 2024 What’s the Difference Between this   And This… Venison Steak, Parsnip Puree Broccoli (excuse the presentation ) and a huge helping of Tiramisu Answer……….Five Years Today is five years...

  Beesuit 1 day ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  A recovery update

  September 22, 2023  I haven’t posted for a while. Life is good and I’m just getting on with it. Yesterday Today was an especially good day Five years ago, bar one week, I stood in Mr Kittur's man’s office at The Morriston H...

  Beesuit 1 day ago