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• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  W J 4 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 8 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 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.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 3 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 15 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 17 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 17 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 18 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 24 days ago

Latest blog posts

• A reflection on my journey - before the lump was a cancer

  Mizzle: before the diagnosis

  We had chosen the colour. Or perhaps the colour had chosen us. Greyish, greenish, it was not our usual choice. But these were not normal times for us either. We needed a clean slate in the kitchen – so we chose the colour of slate; a leaden sk...

  Deb G over 2 years ago
• Kidney Not

  Embarrassing Bodies

  In November 2023 I started to itch “down there”.  It was occasional, not daily, but quite intense.  I acknowledged it and wondered whether it would reach a threshold requiring action.  Hope not! My end-of-November treatment...

  Mmum over 2 years ago
• 

  Community News

  National Love Your Pets Day - Sharing the comfort of pets with a Community invitation and interactive game

  It's National Pet's Day and we're highlighting the benefit that pets have in our lives, especially for those affected by cancer. We'd love you to share photos or stories of your pets in the Online Community's 'Animals are family too' forum.

  Steph - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Tuesday 20th February day 6 post 4th EC

  After feeling so tired and icky, I took an amitriptyline before bed, lastnight. I actually didn't get up until 8.45 today  .  Seeing the weather was lovely and no rain forecast, we got on a big bus and had a trip out to out local city.&nbsp...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Fire!

  Advance apologies, some of you will already have realised the downward trajectory of this essay…Well, I have got bottom cancer. On Valentines Day I completed 5 weeks of chemo-radiotherapy. Actually, it started as chem-radiotherapy and followin...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  20th feb 24 headache and low energy

  Well it’s half way through my limousine 6 weeks, where I am meant to be at my low. I’ve got headaches but not on my tumour side. I’ve been really up and down in the energy. And super tired. Sleep has been broken and a few aches. Bir...

  W J over 2 years ago
• Cancer With Aunty Jan

  TNBC: Weeks 1-3, the first cycle

  Follow my blog at cancerwithauntyjan.wordpress.com Mon 27th November 2023. Its Treatment Eve. Tomorrow is Day One of my therapies to make me better. I’ve been meaning to start this record ever since I had the lump in my breast confirmed as an ...

  Bore da over 2 years ago
• Cancer With Aunty Jan

  TNBC The Prequel

  From Finding the Lump to starting treatment: Those first 2 months-a whirlwind of confusion Thursday 7th September 2023 Just another day. An ordinary day in an ordinary week. Maybe not such and ordinary week as I had just started a phased return afte...

  Bore da over 2 years ago
• The tonsils have to go!

  Bulletproof….I wish I was

  Friday’s zap saw me to the halfway stage of radiotherapy!!!  A big milestone and now means I’m closer to the end of therapy than I am to the start!! Got to admit this week has been hard going! The loss of taste combined with my thro...

  Coxey over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Monday 19th February 5 days post 4th EC Chemo

  My early night was a waste as still awake at 11pm. I was awake again by 4.30am. Felt icky this morning, the district nurse changed everything today, but didn't get here until lunch time.  I have been feeling cold and very belchy today, and n...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago