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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 1 hour 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.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 3 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 7 hours ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 5 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD

  W J 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 12 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 14 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. `

  Sierraoscar 15 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 20 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Still enjoying life with cancer

  Radiotherapy round 3 ahoy!

  Having been a bit apprehensive about starting radiotherapy this week I seem to have got through the first two sessions without a problem. I know that the doses will accumulate over the next 3 sessions on my adrenal gland and that my symptoms may chan...

  Slartybartfast 7 months ago
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  Community News

  What Community members wished they had known before surgery

  Members share personal experiences, the questions they asked, practical tips, and some reassuring messages. This blog features conversations about a range of different surgeries that may be relevant to you.

  Megan- Online Community Team 7 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Hospital visit yesterday

  We went to the hospital for my weekly clinic visits yesterday.  Started off with the dressings nurse in the MaxFac clinic.  My dressings have to be changed twice a week, the hospital does it once and then the district nurse comes round for ...

  Margaret853 7 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 271: Not strong enough.

  Post 271: Not strong enough. There was time enough not that long ago When clocks and diaries were far too slow Years trickled by like custard rivers Sweet yet sour but eventually delivers Everything new and part of gods plan Where hopes were born as...

  Mr U 7 months ago
• I have a Cancer

  I have a Cancer - 7

  My dealings were much more straight forward. It was a repeat of the procedure two weeks previous, though with a different student nurse asking the questions much more concisely. I was able to listen to some classical music, this time. I was back at w...

  Soglio 7 months ago
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  Community News

  New Dates for 2026 - Local Cancer Community Meet-ups

  Check out the new 2026 dates for our Local Cancer Community Meet-ups. If you're in Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester, Prestatyn, Preston, Rochester, or Watford... read on!

  Matthew - Online Community Team 7 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 270: Dozing the day away.

  Post 270: Dozing the day away. As much as I’d like to stay alert once I’ve woken up, I just can’t. When it comes down to it I’m not much use around the house or garden — in fact  I’m not much use at all. Whe...

  Mr U 7 months ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD

  Better

  Bad belly has gone and had results for my chemo. Blood works were out again. Iron level was low. Platelets were above a hundred but that’s no good for chemo. 49 th birthday was qu t happy birthday me. Goto wait 6 weeks again now before next b...

  W J 7 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 269: Too tired to sleep.

  Post 269: Too tired to sleep. Bad Bloods. A walk into town To read a good book And fill out those forms I’m actually too tired Too tired to think straight Too tired to get up Too tired to write blogs I’m just way too tired I’ll ...

  Mr U 7 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  New feeding tube today

  I got a new feeding tube today.  I suspected it may be on the way after the nurse mentioned a possible fungal infection last week, and I had to get the swabs done.  I'd not had any control over my feeding when I was in intensive ca...

  Margaret853 7 months ago