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  Rowan8a3264 9 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

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• Looking after Mr. B

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  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 1 day ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 2 days ago
• One Step At A Time

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• Living with Desdemona

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• time for a cuppa....

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Latest blog posts

• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  Plans going awry again. We are all quite peeved off with it.  More family plans, this time Jeff's plans. He was going to the kids, had plans with them all including doing a bit of a flat project. It's been a while since he has seen Kit t...

  Rowan8a3264 9 hours ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 564: The five Christmas cakes are baked, yahoo!

  Post 564: The five Christmas cakes are baked, yahoo! I was tidying up the kitchen and lining the cake tin for the fifth and last cake when I happened to get a rib pain around and about my left nipple. I can’t really tell you what I did to make...

  Mr U 12 hours ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Sometimes everything goes to plan!

  Up early this morning to get to the hospital for 08:15. Mr B went straight in for his blood test then we went to the hospital cafe for breakfast. After we’d filled up on toast and coffee it was back to the oncology suite to wait for the blood r...

  Miranda t 1 day ago
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  Community News

  Travel insurance after a cancer diagnosis: an expert answers your questions (video)

  Thinking of taking a holiday this winter? Fiona, an expert at Lighthouse Travel Insurance, answers your top travel insurance questions in this handy video.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 1 day ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 563: Cake baking underway which means it’s nearly time…

  Post 563: Cake baking underway which means it’s nearly time… …to buy presents and  finalise who going to be sitting at our kitchen table to be stuffed at our Christmas Dinner. Big Sis and Bro-in-law have agreed to  co...

  Mr U 1 day ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  What a turn around, yesterday was one little setback after another, it was so dispiriting, was glad to go to bed at the end of it. Today everything fell into place, good timing for meds and energy, we got to the beach, I wheeled and Jeff walked along...

  Rowan8a3264 2 days ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  The Pathologist

  My son came with me when I saw the surgeon who delivered the news from the pathologist. It was an all clear. The cancer had been removed with good margins around and beneath both lesions. No need for follow up. I'd had a lucky escape. Those micro...

  dolphin99 2 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 562: A week inside but I’m still alive, My Darling feels better I’m always her debtor.

  Post 562: A week inside but I’m still alive, My Darling feels better I’m always her debtor. I’m feeling like inside I’m falling to bits. There were times recently that I felt great and seemed to be able to do things I haven&r...

  Mr U 2 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Sleepless!

  Woke up at 04:00 and can’t get back to sleep. It happens now and then and it’s annoying. Have eaten a banana and had a cup of “sleepy” tea and am waiting for it to take effect. At least tomorrow is Sunday and there’s no ...

  Miranda t 2 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 561: We’re off to bed at 4am after binging Police Interceptors.

  Post 561: We’re off to bed at 4am after binging Police Interceptors. Is five episodes of Police Interceptors an acceptable way to end a lovey night after getting home from my Big Sis and Brother-in-law’s home where we enjoyed a big chick...

  Mr U 3 days ago