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

  Mr U 6 hours ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 5 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 5 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD

  W J 7 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.

  Megan- Online Community Team 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 11 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 13 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 13 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 14 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 19 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Living with Desdemona

  Chemo Impact, Week Three: Desdemona Back in Check

  I’m currently awaiting a blood test before my appointment with my oncologist; time to assess where I am before the next bout of chemotherapy. The anti-biotics did their thing and the cold / flu I’d contracted has almost gone. I’ll n...

  Desdemona 2 months ago
• One Step At A Time

  Chapter 17 — The Price of the Cheat Code

  Nobody told me it would feel like someone was slicing my penis in half. That's not the kind of thing that appears in the immunotherapy leaflets. The leaflets talk about fatigue and flu-like symptoms. They mention, in passing, that some patients ...

  Phild26 2 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 410: Red Letter Day +

  Post 410: Red Letter Day + There are a few days in your life that would require a sledgehammer to remove them from your memory; some good and some bad, but few are as memorable as today. It’s my Darling and my anniversary. Thirty-six years si...

  Mr U 3 months ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  Turned A Corner

  Things are finally starting to improve....Dad's scar is virtually invisible ,the surgeon has done an amazing job and you really cannot see a scar at all .It's healed so well, and the little infection looks to have cleared up after a course of...

  RedTree26 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 409: Pinch punch the first of the month.

  Post 409: Pinch punch the first of the month. Where’s the year going? June is here with summer in tow, and it would be nice to have a long hot summer. But already the water companies are sending out information of how to save water and with t...

  Mr U 3 months ago
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  Community News

  Our Community Champions - "the 'glue' that binds us all together!"

  Volunteers Week takes place from 1st to 7th June 2026. This blog celebrates the dedication, commitment, and valued contributions that our wonderful Online Community Champions make to the Community each and every day. 

  Who are our Online Community Champions?

  Over the past year, our Community Champions have contributed more than 13,242 posts, reflecting the ongoing kindness, encouragement, and support they provide to other members every day.

  A huge thank you to:
   chris2012 , rily , src60 , Thehighlander , lat...

  Wayne - Online Community Team 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 408: What’s the Story, Rory?

  Post 408: What’s the Story, Rory? Who’s Rory anyway? I certainly don’t know. Perhaps he’s the guy who counts the words on a page. I started the day well and this writing lark is getting better, although the pen will give out...

  Mr U 3 months ago
• How did we get here?

  Where it began

  Four years ago we actually were having the happiest time of our lives. We’d survived Covid and finally gotten to go on the much postponed holiday to Orlando that we’d eagerly been saving for for 3 years. Coming back the worst we thought w...

  Amypug 3 months ago
• My Epic Battle Against Hodgkin's Lymphoma

  Well...I wasn't expecting that

  The last couple of months have been an absolute blur; as I write this, I will be starting my third cycle of escalated BECOPDac chemotherapy. Now I have some time to reflect on what has happened; let's start at the beginning.  Since around Septem...

  ROSOLotty 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 407: The Storm has mostly blown over us…

  Post 407: The Storm has mostly blown over us… My Darling blew the biggest storm forever over the Easter eggs for our eldest and his wife yesterday. A proper storm in an egg cup; and in front of my dear Big Sis. Today, I’ll keep my answ...

  Mr U 3 months ago