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

  Mr U 57 minutes 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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 15 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

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  Community News

  Supporting each other through dying, loss and bereavement: Linda’s story

  As part of Macmillan’s Digital Storytelling Project, Linda has created a video to share her experience supporting her mum through end of life and how she coped with loss and bereavement. Linda shares her experience setting up a charity to support people who are dying and their loved ones.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  Laparoscopy results in and seen oncologist

  So we have the results T2N1M0 all being well as other medical problems it should be operable. Discussed plan with oncologist is FLOT 4 sessions over 8 weeks. Then after scans etc should be operation then another round of FLOT. so we can already forge...

  Deb62 over 3 years ago
• Chemo Diary

  12) Pre Paclitaxel check

  Am hunkering down for Paclitaxel which I am dreading somewhat!  Google has a lot to answer for and I know I should step away but I can’t help myself sometimes!!   Anyway consultant reassured me as much as anyone can that he is optimis...

  Meanegg over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Coping with the last celebrations with your loved one

  A carer's experience on coping with the idea that this could be the last Christmas or last holiday season with her husband, who has been diagnosed with incurable cancer.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• Carried on Eagles' Wings

  Docetaxel-Phesgo – She was pretty spot on

  Another cycle ticked off, the fourth of seven, so we’re more than halfway through chemo! #5 tomorrow morning. For #4 I switched to a new cocktail of chemo and targeted therapy drugs and I’d been a bit apprehensive about possible adverse s...

  Amy123 over 3 years ago
• ZPN

  HPV vaccine

  Today I learnt that if you have the HPV vaccine, I might not be on this journey.

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• SEX, CANCER and ME

  No sex drive

  Hi everyone  I need help ! My boyfriend is on hormone therapy for prostate cancer since his 2nd injection his sex drive is ZERO. So much so that we don't have any sexual contact at all. He isn't even that interested in kissing.  I k...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• October 13th 2022

  Time away

  We have just come back from a few days away and it was lovely, we turned the phones off and walked along the beach, laughed, ate and just spent quality time together which is what we both needed. I have noticed hubby is in more pain in his chest and ...

  Confused2022 over 3 years ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Nothing to see here

  Given my recent luck, it’s quite unusual for an investigation to result in there being nothing to be concerned about. Today was my first appointment in the diabetes and endocrinology department for the follow up on my adrenal incidentaloma. It ...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Winter Picture Festival - Let's get creating and sharing!

  Share your creativity, crafts and festive spirit as part of the Online Community's Winter Picture Festival.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago