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• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

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• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

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• 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.

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Latest blog posts

• Chemo Diary

  12) Pre Paclitaxel check

  Am hunkering down for Paclitaxel which I am dreading somewhat!  Google has a lot to answer for and I know I should step away but I can’t help myself sometimes!!   Anyway consultant reassured me as much as anyone can that he is optimis...

  Meanegg over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Coping with the last celebrations with your loved one

  A carer's experience on coping with the idea that this could be the last Christmas or last holiday season with her husband, who has been diagnosed with incurable cancer.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• Carried on Eagles' Wings

  Docetaxel-Phesgo – She was pretty spot on

  Another cycle ticked off, the fourth of seven, so we’re more than halfway through chemo! #5 tomorrow morning. For #4 I switched to a new cocktail of chemo and targeted therapy drugs and I’d been a bit apprehensive about possible adverse s...

  Amy123 over 3 years ago
• ZPN

  HPV vaccine

  Today I learnt that if you have the HPV vaccine, I might not be on this journey.

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• SEX, CANCER and ME

  No sex drive

  Hi everyone  I need help ! My boyfriend is on hormone therapy for prostate cancer since his 2nd injection his sex drive is ZERO. So much so that we don't have any sexual contact at all. He isn't even that interested in kissing.  I k...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• October 13th 2022

  Time away

  We have just come back from a few days away and it was lovely, we turned the phones off and walked along the beach, laughed, ate and just spent quality time together which is what we both needed. I have noticed hubby is in more pain in his chest and ...

  Confused2022 over 3 years ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Nothing to see here

  Given my recent luck, it’s quite unusual for an investigation to result in there being nothing to be concerned about. Today was my first appointment in the diabetes and endocrinology department for the follow up on my adrenal incidentaloma. It ...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Winter Picture Festival - Let's get creating and sharing!

  Share your creativity, crafts and festive spirit as part of the Online Community's Winter Picture Festival.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• There is comfort in fruit jellies and sparkling water

  Telling the family

  Last night I ventured into telling my girls, both adults & my Mum. One by phone as they live a fair way away from us,one face to face...both at the same time. And my Mum I walked down to see a bit later. It's still odd to say out loud, now I&...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Radiotherapy after effects

  I am grateful that the protocol for breast cancer is now 5 days of treatment - I know people who had 15 days of treatment relatively recently, and people who had 5 or 6 weeks further back in time. Modern linear accelerators are able to deliver h...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago