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

  Mr U 2 hours ago
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  Tess123 5 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

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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.

  Megan- Online Community Team 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 12 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 13 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 14 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. `

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• Pete's cancer blog

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Latest blog posts

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

  Post 302: ENT consult and bloods before driving home.

  Post 302: ENT consult and bloods before driving home. I haven’t driven the car since before the infamous Xmas-day back flip, due to not being fit enough to and my Darling picking up the slack, driving me everywhere. There was a time in our li...

  Mr U 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 301: A bright start to a gentle Friday avoiding pothole-pox.

  Post 301: A bright start to a gentle Friday avoiding pothole-pox. Six o’clock I got up. Ahead of us was a busy morning if we were to be back for my Darling’s normal Friday schedule. I had overdone the early start because I had every rig...

  Mr U 6 months ago
• I have a Cancer

  I have A Cancer - 13

  The voice had a distinct accent.  She sounded young, and self-assured without being cocky.  It turned out she worked for the NHS, in the north of the country but was originally from Northern Ireland.  We spoke for over an hour about al...

  Soglio 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 300: Sleeping well and more self advocacy.

  Post 300: Sleeping well and more self advocacy. With all the hopes pinned on a good check-up at the GP, with another new doctor, my gut is still telling me that all is ok and I’m good to go, good to fly. So an early blood test followed by the...

  Mr U 6 months ago
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  Community News

  Discover the Travel Insurance forum

  If you’re planning a holiday and you have a cancer diagnosis, you’ll need specialist travel insurance that covers your situation. Learn more about our Travel insurance forum here.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 6 months ago
• Fighting a liver cancer diagnosis

  Fighting a melanoma on my liver

  For the last six weeks I have been largely silent on social media whether on Facebook, my blog or on X,Blue Sky or Linked In. The reason is I am now at 78 facing the biggest battle of my life and I don't know the outcome. Th...

  Former Member 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 299: I’m getting excited for the holiday.

  Post 299: I’m getting excited for the holiday. This will be short but it’s all good news. My hobby hasn’t taken off yet but I did make myself a nice cup of decaf today. 4 tbs of grinds, 3 cups of water, 90°C, 3 mins standing = ...

  Mr U 6 months ago
• Radical Prostectomy

  My Experience , First 2 weeks

  Kept a wee kind of blog my op and the last two weeks , may help some others  Tuesday 27th Dreading tomorrow , hopefully get it done , get the all clear and get back some normality.   Went to Costco and got some stuff but mind already ...

  Radio67 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 298: Like a well oiled plan.

  Post 298: Like a well oiled plan. What could go wrong? Well, now you come to mention it, loads, but I’m taking the side of the lucky guy and all is peachy-keen. A quick chat with the hospice was all it was. Neither caller nor I were ready fo...

  Mr U 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 297: Self advocacy rules my life.

  Post 297: Self advocacy rules my life. The good news is that I’ve got a bright head full of complex thoughts (except for the simple but stubborn words that hide inside the cerebral jelly my brain is turning into) and apart from my frozen shoul...

  Mr U 6 months ago