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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 14 hours 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 16 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 20 hours ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 6 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD

  W J 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 13 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 14 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 15 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 16 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 21 days ago

Latest blog posts

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  What the UTUC!

  Kicking the Leaves......

  This is a follow on post from my blog entry "Never Quit Quitting" Yesterday I bought myself a new pair of Timberland boots.  It was a personal treat to make me feel good and something I needed for the change of seasons.  I justifi...

  Toulouse4ff1cd 9 months ago
• Wittering away...

  a first post to blog, hopefully

  I have incurable cancer. I also have had long covid for two and half years which has been a real robber.I would be interested in anyone else's experience of both, if you would like.I am thinking this blog could be a useful outlet for me.The long ...

  Rowan8a3264 9 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 205: Which way will we go.

  Post 205: Which way will we go. I’d like to be beside the sea. When I was young we all had fun, But that is gone and now have none — To be again, without the pain. ——— I can feel the escalating issues becoming my main...

  Mr U 9 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 204: Why is there so much pain.

  Post 204: Why is there so much pain. All the pills work sometimes. Most of the pain comes and goes. New problems for the list — never gone, they just stay. ——— My Darling lit a candle for Kev at Carlisle Cathedral. There&rs...

  Mr U 9 months ago
• Welcome home

  Update after 10 cycles of Folfiri for metastatic bowel cancer (on liver)

  It's been a while since my last post. During that time we've settled into our new home and new hospital. We are now just 10 minutes from the general hospital which is a great relief in case of emergencies. (We had the dreaded HEAT scare a cou...

  Lizig 9 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Kindle books

  One of the most important preparations for my forthcoming treatment is filling up my Kindle with plenty of books to read.  Reading was the main thing that kept me sane during my first cancer journey in 2013.  I read over 100 books that year...

  Margaret853 9 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 203: All good things come to an end.

  Post 203: All good things come to an end. With the key in the door and the meows at my feet from Mr Vicious — who sounded very hungry — I stepped into our home after a mini break away from the trauma and administration of life as a patie...

  Mr U 9 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Feeding tube news.

  I have now heard that the operation to put my feeding tube in will be on Monday 24th Nov.  Back in 2013 I had the PEG feeding tube.  This time I am having a RIG.  Sounds very similar, main difference is that the insertion procedur...

  Margaret853 9 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Busy phone day

  Today was the first day this week when neither of us had phone or hospital appointments booked.  So we decided to make the most of it.  H went out to catch up with friends at a social group this morning.  Actually it used to be my week...

  Margaret853 9 months ago
• (Cancer) Garden journey day by day

  Counting, counting

  When I started this blog, the theme has been counting: counting down the days and chemo cycles, all mirrored by what is going on in the garden. It's been a while since I last posted, as this time, I've been captivated by the falling leaves, w...

  WalkerGirl 9 months ago