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

  Mr U 3 hours ago
• Pedalling through this journey

  Fati 16 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 19 hours ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 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.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 3 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 3 days ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Lemsip 9 days ago
• Peter's Blog

  A blog about bowel cancer at a young age

  HawkeyeBrown 10 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 11 days ago
• Kidney Not

  Mmum 12 days ago

Latest blog posts

• October 13th 2022

  Not getting easier

  Still feels so raw and miss hubby constantly. I still eel like he is going to walk through the door I will be going back to work soon which I am looking forward to, but working on a hospital ward will be hard. I need to get back in to a routine the...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• My Triple Negative Cancer Journey

  Return of Triple Negative Breast cancer

  About a week after my CT and Bone scans I got a phone call from my breast care nurse to say my scans were clear but they noticed a change in my scar tissue on my left breast from when I had surgery in March 2021 so they wanted me to have an ultrasoun...

  Daisy53 over 3 years ago
• Being a brother..

  One month in

  It has been nearly a month since my big sis was told she is terminal.  The almost unbearable pain I am feeling has crippled me in a few ways. A week ago I walked out of work and went on sick leave, partly because I wasn't coping and partly b...

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

  Immunotherapy adverse event

  I have now had 3 doses of pembrolizumab and 9 of NAB-Paclitaxel. We went away for the weekend and had a number of treats, including spending Sunday afternoon at the London athletics event. We weren’t directly in the sun, I was fairly well cover...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago
• K66 cancer ride

  CPEX

  Good morning, it’s silly o clock as usual.  I’ve been living on 2-3 hours sleep.  I used to be able to sleep 2 hours wake for a bit then get another 2-3 hours.  The last two weeks, there is no repeat sleep. I did the CPEX y...

  K66 over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Crafting, mindfulness and coping with cancer: Helen’s story

  "Instead of my upcoming life being dull, grey and full of worry, I am able to turn it into a life which is full of colour." Helen, who was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2021, shares how knitting and crochet help her cope with worries and racing thoughts.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• K66 cancer ride

  No sleep

  Well…. this is crazy.  I’m not scared of the cancer although it’s scary.  I’ve had health problems for over 20 years.  I’m used to being in pain and having insomnia but this is a whole new level of exhaus...

  K66 over 3 years ago
• October 13th 2022

  Lonely

  I’m a few weeks into being a widow and struggling I just feel lost and lonely. I always did everything with hubby and now he isn’t here I’m not sure where I fit in. Our daughter and son in law have been amazing but they won’t ...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• K66 cancer ride

  Sleep

  It’s silly o clock Sunday morning… 2 weeks ago this insane ride began.  On the 9th I had CT by the Wednesday I had appointment with the consultant.  I was already at the hospital for a GYN appointment that day.  Lung cance...

  K66 over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Finding comfort in Community: Catching up with our Emotional support forum

  The online Community is here to navigate difficult emotions together. No matter the emotions you are dealing with, you are not alone. This blog highlights some of the profound discussions that have taken place within our Emotional support forum.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 3 years ago