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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.

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• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

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• Warm your teaspoon

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Latest blog posts

• Mummy’s poorly, let’s get her better

  “Active treatment” finished, I should be celebrating…but just feel odd?

  On Tuesday this week I had my twentieth radiotherapy session after 18 chemotherapy treatments, a lumpectomy and then 20 radiotherapy sessions I was done with “active cancer treatment”. My radiotherapy centre had a bell and I rang it. I wa...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
• Well, I didn’t expect that!

  The 2 week wait. Ha!

  My consultation tomorrow is looming but my appointment isn’t until 15:45. Thank goodness I will have a shopping delivery and my granddaughters to distract me while I wait …. no doubt for more Tales of The Unexpected.  So back to my ...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
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  Community News

  How Reflexology helped me - Charlie's story part II

  In today’s Community News Blog, we’re hearing from the lovely Charlie. Charlie began to share some of her experiences with us back in February, where she kindly put together some videos to show the Community how they can use simple reflexology techniques to help them. Charlie is a Clinical Reflexologist and was diagnosed with breast cancer in January this year. She’s been using some reflexology techniques to help her cope with the side effects of treatment. Today she’s sharing some tips...

  Ellen - Macmillan over 5 years ago
• Well, I didn’t expect that!

  Update so far before next step of the journey

  I must finish recording the journey so far as tomorrow is a huge day and I’m dreading it. It’s just fear of the unknown and lack of control, I realise that. Hopefully the positivity can start tomorrow and I’ll be able to focus on th...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
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  One Life Live It

  Pre op assessment excitement

  I'm totally exaggerating about the excitement part, though SailGP last weekend (see photo) was indeed pretty exciting. Anyway, I digress…. The pre op assessment that was due to last 60-90 mins took all of 30!  They took my height and weig...

  Irishgirl16 over 5 years ago
• Well, I didn’t expect that!

  A delayed update

  I haven’t been on here for a while as I’ve been trying to keep things as normal as possible but I’m back today with nervous belly. Why? Because tomorrow is Wednesday and the day after that is the day of my consultation. I haven&rsqu...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
• Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!

  Getting ready for chemotherapy

  So I’m having a lumpectomy on the 10th August (that’s if my BP comes down ) and then 6 weeks later, so around 21st September I’ll start chemo. Ive begun thinking about and exploring people’s experiences regarding chemo and fi...

  Jacala over 5 years ago
• It's Gone Tits Up

  Three, is the magic number

  Thank god it’s only 3 because Friday 3 was two more than I could handle. Friday was eventful to say the least. Woke up and didn’t feel absolutely rotten which was a nice start to the day. I got my butt in the shower and decided to walk on...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
• Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!

  My new cancer word of the week - TCHP - but without the P

  Last week I found out my fate. An appointment with my lovely consultant to find out the results of my MRI happened on another Wednesday. My mum came with me again (as my partner is struggling with sciatica and he himself is probably going to end up w...

  Jacala over 5 years ago
• Enthusiastic to a cellular level

  The beginning of the Emotionally Needy Gardener

  On 17 July 2020, I was a couple of weeks in to my first round of chemo. I was blogging everyday on Facebook, still feeling not to bad, still had hair! I had a massively overgrown garden - combo of chemo and suregery and breaking my arm the previous y...

  Former Member over 5 years ago