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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 14 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 23 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

• Summer 22

  Here we go again

  Chemo has a cycle. I have the chemo, feel generally ok for a few days (ignoring feeling queasy all the time), then tiredness, exhaustion, aches and everything else kicks in. Eventually it all clears and I have about a week of feeling normal, before i...

  Cross stitcher over 3 years ago
• Chemo Diary

  15) 2nd Paclitaxel

  I had my second paclitaxel yesterday and so far so good.  I mentioned my sore fingers & toes at my review with Dr the day before cycle 2  (my toes started to feel a little numb towards the find of the first cycle) and she arranged ...

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

  2022 Year in Review

  Given it’s the time of year when people produce lists of favourite films, TV shows etc, I thought I would create a list review of my cancer treatment. In the time honoured way of starting with the one I least liked, and moving onto the one I mo...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Showing your support over the festive season

  With the festive season often being a time of giving, we are sharing some guidance for how you can give support online, or in person at this time of year. Recently there have been discussions about different Christmas gift ideas for someone with cancer, and what to say in a greeting card. We thought we would share a few ideas from these discussions as a guide to help you show support to someone living with cancer this Christmas. Of course, these ideas can be used for other celebrations too. 

  Finding...

  Megan- Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• My personal journey

  My first few weeks

  I had a big painful lump for a few weeks, and finally plucked up the carriage to see a doctor. Had a mammogram at a local hospital a week later, then had a follow up appointment, After seeing the Dr, as there was a lump that he didn’t like the ...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• There is comfort in fruit jellies and sparkling water

  5 day event monitor

  I had a 5 day event recorder fitted today. Tis a bit weird where it's sitting, clashes with my seat belt. It's very clever got poppers on the pads so you take the machine off to have a shower. Now t navigate the works Christmas party outfit t...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Talking about body image after cancer treatment and improving your self esteem

  Members of the Community share their experience of changed appearance following cancer treatment, such as hair loss, changes to skin and nails, scars and other changes to your body following surgery. Find out how the Community has supported them and find further support through Macmillan Cancer Support, Boots and 'Feel Good, Look Better'

  Steph - Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Microwave Ablation of liver lesion

  I had the final step of my current treatment plan yesterday - a liver biopsy followed by microwave ablation of the lesion.  The consultant interventional radiologist who was going to do the operation wanted me to be in hospital as an in patient ...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago
• My Way of Coping with Cancer, Kids and Life

  My Resolve

  I started the year very positively looking forward to the imminent arrival of my new baby and I’m finishing it differently to how I expected. There has been a lot to deal with. The birth of my son, my diagnosis, the development of my prognosis,...

  WontBeBeaten over 3 years ago
• My Way of Coping with Cancer, Kids and Life

  Ongoing Treatment

  So following chemotherapy, my scans showed that the tumours both in the breast and liver had shrunk. Surgery still wasn’t a given and would technically make no difference to my prognosis. So, I was asked what my preference would be. Having give...

  WontBeBeaten over 3 years ago