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

  Mr U 9 hours ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 6 days ago
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  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 21 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Recovery is a full time job.

  H and I both started of the day feeling quite overwhelmed with everything and not coping well.  There is so much to do, especially for him as I can't speak yet and I've pretty much lost all my hearing.  So he has to deal with phone ...

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

  Post 263: Blue badge blues.

  Post 263: Blue badge blues. Is you’re clutch a little too tight Or is it hard to find the flipin’ bite Perhaps it’s now very old news Or else you’ve got the blue badge blues My poorly pelvis is now creaking more Than the fro...

  Mr U 7 months ago
• Creating a short film about the experience post Teenage cancer

  Making a short film.

  I have had a few years to reflect on my experience with cancer now and thought I was more over it than I am. I started researching in November, a lot of it was looking at side effects that I experienced or potential issues down the line I face as som...

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

  Post 262: A non-talkathon.

  Post 262: A non-talkathon My emotions melt into a Netflix show All my pills tied in a nice neat bow It feels like it’s just another day But there’s little to do and less to say I ring the .gov to see where’s my form But half an ho...

  Mr U 7 months ago
• My Journey

  In the beginning, cancer in Jersey

  I'm going to give the background and will try to be as open and honest as I can. I am not going to name individuals where I think we have got it wrong but will identify departments. If I do not identify problems, then nothing will change. I will also...

  Breakfast 7 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Home from hospital

  A quick update.  Finally made it home 5 weeks later.  Very tired, will write more about it all over the next few days when I'm not so exhausted.  

  Margaret853 7 months ago
• I have a Cancer

  I have a Cancer - 6

  I was nervous about our flight to holiday.  It was only 2hours, but I did not know how my bowels would behave. The drive to the airport, of 1 ½ hours, was smooth and easy, despite leaving at 4.30 am.  The roads were clear, and th...

  Soglio 7 months ago
• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  Fourth 12 Week Review

  Telephone call from my CNS this morning, all blood test results good and my PSA remains undetectable.  The only chemo side effects remaining are sore fingers which looks like being permanent. Otherwise I continue to have the expected side effect...

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

  Post 261: Emotions rise over nothing.

  Post 261: Emotions rise over nothing. ——— On a day where nothing matters And no rain to fall down my gutters Why is it a hopeless situation My participation in administration Three score and ten plus one for luck Begging for help ...

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

  Post 260: It’s -4 out so I’ll stay in bed.

  Post 260: It’s -4 out so I’ll stay in bed. My Darling has been at work three hours already and the day is yet to dawn, but with the temperature down to stupidly cold I’ll stay in bed just now. I slept through the night, which is a...

  Mr U 7 months ago