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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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 6 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 16 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 1 day ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 10 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 17 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 18 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 19 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

• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  Day 16 pre operation

  Hubby back home, more tablets antibiotics and antisickness, feed peg tube area has stopped leaking hopefully can get some rest and a steady road to recovery,  feed tube should be taken out on his follow up appointment on 27th and also results of...

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

  Day 13 pre op back in hospital

  Hi  It's a long road but unfortunately he came home but now readmitted last night . As lower abdomen pain. When tried to stand  just collapsed so could not walk. So 999  got him there Back on antibiotics just waiting to find out ct...

  Deb62 over 3 years ago
• Don't worry about your lump she said...

  Breast Cancer 2: Lumpectomy Prep - but not as you know it...

  As the days ticked by towards my lumpectomy and lymph node clearance – I found it wasn’t the procedure that was bothering me … increasingly it was the general anaesthetic. I’ve had several general anaesthetics in my life &nda...

  SweetiePie over 3 years ago
• Cml carer

  Caring has its ups and downs

  Just dipping my toe into the blog. I have been caring for a friend/partner in my home for 6 months after he was in hospital for six months following a collapse and discovery of lung and spinal cancer. He cannot walk. Is in a hospital bed downstairs w...

  DGS over 3 years ago
• Adjuvant chemo

  Adjuvant oral chem

  I would like to share any thoughts and experiences with oral chemo treatment using xeloda pills I have just started second cycle of nine and would like to talk to anyone on how they are getting on with the treatment 

  Erios over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Coping with the news you have incurable cancer

  Jenna is one of our Information and Support Advisors on Macmillan’s Support Line. She is here to talk you through ways to understand and cope with your emotions around receiving an incurable cancer diagnosis.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• Don't worry about your lump she said...

  My Diagnosis Whirlwind...

  When I first went to the GP after accidentally finding a weird hard lump that I wasn't even sure was in my boob - her response was, 'don't worry we refer everyone as a matter of course - I've never felt a lump like yours - I'm sure you've got nothing...

  SweetiePie over 3 years ago
• Carried on Eagles' Wings

  How it all began - Prologue Part 2

  The day after seeing my GP I went back to work. It was a Friday, 1st July. Mid-morning I received a telephone call from the hospital to invite me to attend the Breast Unit on 15 July, in exactly two weeks’ time.We had booked to go on holid...

  Amy123 over 3 years ago
• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  Day 11 pre op

  Well I'm pleased to say he's home, still very breathless could not sleep on bed so slept sat up on sofa last night. Very aching but now being controlled by oral meds. One step at a time but fingers crossed all keeps progressing,  eating ...

  Deb62 over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Help to Overcome Problems Effectively. Accessing the HOPE course through Macmillan – Wellspring’s story.

  Read a Community member's experience of attending the HOPE course. HOPE, which stands for ‘Help to Overcome Problems Effectively’, is a course developed by Coventry University and Macmillan Cancer Support to help people who have had or have cancer to get on with their lives.

  Steph - Online Community Team over 3 years ago