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• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 22 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 1 day 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.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 1 day ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 7 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD

  W J 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 14 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 15 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 16 days ago
• Warm your teaspoon

  Mrs of husband with bowel cancer - T3 N1 - chemo to be followed by radio then anterior bowel - depending what they find. Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine being the prescribed drugs. `

  Sierraoscar 17 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 22 days ago

Latest blog posts

• One year in on Immunotherapy

  One year in on Immunotherapy

  I was diagnosed with Stage 4 RCC in December 2023 - Started treatment 28 Feb 2024 on Ipi / Niv. Was quite sick, not eating , weak,lethargic etc etc. After the 4 cycles of the combo was due to switch to Niv only - however my liver reacted and i was di...

  Cardcrafter over 1 year ago
• Welcome home

  Hopes and fears

  I'm continuing this blog - which no one other than I read - in the spirit of authenticity and the hope that anyone reading might gain some comfort in not being alone in their feelings. Reality hit with a great big bang in the last few days. The a...

  Lizig over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  "I saw that I wasn’t alone": The power of peer support when caring for a loved one with cancer

  March is Brain Cancer Awareness Month. We want to take this opportunity to highlight our Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Tumour forum and Brain cancer forum. These are safe spaces for people affected by brain cancer, to find emotional support, discuss treatment and share experiences

  In this blog, we hear from Chris (Branoc), who joined the Online Community shortly after his wife was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. He later became a Community Champion, supporting other members affected by brain...

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  ‘Cancer can’t take my sense of humour’- Brian's story

  Brian is one of our Community Champions who was diagnosed with prostate cancer three years ago. Humour has always been a big part of his family life and in this blog, shares how laughter helped him through his prostate cancer diagnosis. "It's been a hard three years but it's been made much easier by laughing."

  Megan- Online Community Team over 1 year ago
• Life's adventures

  Waiting

   02.03.25 This has been the most difficult week yet. Rod was admitted to the oncology ward for rehydration and to have a stent fitted. That was on Monday and he's still there today, Sunday. He was put on blood infusions because his counts we...

  LozzaT over 1 year ago
• Welcome home

  Another busy week

  I can't believe another week has gone by. in rereading last weeks post so much has been answered or resolved.  My husband now has an appointment with the oncologist next week. It had been scheduled for the following week but was brought...

  Lizig over 1 year ago
• My Hodgkin's story

  Small pleasures now, irrelevant routines before

  I've met a few people with cancer over the years. One thing I have sort of realised over the years is how many of these people appreciate the small moments of life and value the day-to-day in a different way compared to the rest of the...

  swift_dc over 1 year ago
• Life's adventures

  Pleasure, pain

  The cancer is spreading and growing at an incredible rate. Difficult to believe that, in one month, we've driven to the Alps and back for a skiing holiday, had an overnight theatre break and have flown to Krakow for a city break; then we got the ...

  LozzaT over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  Dating and cancer- Mason's story

  In 2022, Mason received a diagnosis of an aggressive brain tumour. Mason's dating style has changed as a result of this life-changing event, and he now places a higher priority on developing trust with possible partners and values deeper relationships than ever before.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 1 year ago
• Welcome home

  Settling in

  What a strange few days. We knew it would be disorienting and somewhat unreal to be without a home of our own. The idea was to land, get settled, do the admin stuff about moving back to uk and then start talking to mortgage brokers and other financia...

  Lizig over 1 year ago