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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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 3 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 10 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 16 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 18 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 18 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 20 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 25 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Life Insurance

  Life Insurance

  Hello All: I was diagnosed last Oct with low grade non hodgkins lymphoma. My current life policy to protect our mortgage ends 2024 and current insurer said they cannot renew :-(. I only need cover for 9 years until mortgage ends. Has anyone experienc...

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

  Starting treatment again

  I have a couple of appointments in my diary. On Monday, I go to see the oncologist to get the results of the various tests they did to make sure I am healthy enough to go on Pembrolizumab, and hopefully to sign consent forms. On Friday 26th May, I am...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago
• Don't worry about your lump she said...

  Breast Cancer 7 – Chemo-Eve

  Tomorrow is the first day of the next stage – Day 1 of Chemo.   Still no results from the tests following my CT. The void of waiting and the unknown is still there, but I am hoping that no news is good news. Everything is crossed.   U...

  SweetiePie over 3 years ago
• Maria meets C

  Results Day 02/05/2023

  Today was my post-operation appointment with Dr B in the breast surgery clinic. I thought I would share my experience with you all. After my lumpectomy, I wasn't feeling too anxious, and my recovery went quite smoothly. I was pleasantly surprised...

  Guida over 3 years ago
• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  Returning skin cancer

  Had skin cancer removed from nose 7 months ago  been back to doctors it’s back again , appointment booked back In hospital in 1 week . Not looking forward to it ,hopefully won’t lose my nose 

  Gazza67 over 3 years ago
• Amys battle

  Day 1

  on wednesday May 3rd Amy woke to find a ambulance at her door, her blood test the previous day had come back that she needed to get to hospital ASAP, littl did we know that things would turn out the way they have,  She was seen in A&E and im...

  mumofamy over 3 years ago
• Amys battle

  Day 1

  on wednesday May 3rd Amy woke to find a ambulance at her door, her blood test the previous day had come back that she needed to get to hospital ASAP, littl did we know that things would turn out the way they have,  She was seen in A&E and im...

  mumofamy over 3 years ago
• Spinning out of control!

  So it starts!

  I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer 15/12/2022  after having my first mammogram 16/11/2022. I received a call back letter which I was told was normal sometimes after your first mammogram so I wasn’t overly worried. I attended t...

  Doris71 over 3 years ago
• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  5 weeks pre op been to onocology

  Well been a long two weeks,  had its ups but quite a few downs, back on slow release morphine but touch wood seems that his pain is more controlled. Been to see his lovely oncologist today and one of his macmillan nurse. And we all agreed to wai...

  Deb62 over 3 years ago
• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  3rd type of cancer but still fighting it

  I had bowel cancer 27 yrs ago and finished up with a colostomy for life, I then developed Skin Cancer which was removed, 2 yrs ago i was diagnosed with Prostate cancer had RT and HT and my PSA dropped to 0.03 after 6 months check it had risen to 0.88...

  Former Member over 3 years ago