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Blogging can be a great way to journal your experiences and share with others. Why not create your own cancer journey blog, or have a read of other blogs created by our members?

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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.
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  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 17 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Bummer....!
    Sunny Leith's Birthday Card

    ***HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ***

     

    ***ANN***

     

     

    We’ve got the T shirts printed

    The drinks are on ice

    The goat has been sacrificed

    And the Proclaimers are booked

    So let the party begin...

    And here is a card from all of us...

    Happy Birthday my dear!  Did you think I was joking when I said us Swedes love a birthday? And you said you’d wait for your surprise... well here it is!  Enjoy! Sorry I am so rubbish at ICT stuff I had loads of pictures of cakes and ballons...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • CLL NEWBIE
    Normal?
    Looking at how I think about having CLL these days I seem to be thinking differently? I appear no longer concerned about the procedure of giving a little blood for routine testing, I even never seem to give a second thought about what the disease may be doing. Whether my counts may have altered dramatically from the last time. I know it's  slowly marching (creeping up), but don't seem to be phased. The day to day symptoms that were new are now just a part of me, having adjusted my routine I seem...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Cancer bits and pieces
    At leasts its not PCV!!

    Lets start wiv the good stuff. The Barts thing is looking hopeful, they want mor info abowt me, so fingas crossed it will work owt an they will lov me and they will want to tayk me ther and giv me gamma gamma treetment.

    On to ova news... I desided to hav chemo, my onc finks it has a gud chance of working. He is using a diff combo of drugs, carmustine and procarbazine. So carmustine on day 1 thru an IV and the procarb is tablets wich i tayk on day 1 - 14 and then i get a lital rest for a few days...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • nanny.b
    Daves onc appointment after ultra sound...

    Thought I had better update you all,......................... been so wrapped up with unsuccessful curtain making and catching up on others blogs I had forgotten to let you know about the outcome of Daves appointment.

    As you know his ultra sound showed no cancer YEAH!!  So we went back to see consultant on Tuesday 2nd Aug to find out what else was found, if anything. It turns out that he has three stitches left inside his neck.....they have been zapped by the RT so have not dissolved..........could...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • My Lovely Wife Julie
    3 weeks post Julie

    tonight I have been crying for the last 2 hours and can't stop.  I'll never hear her voice again or hold her hand, smell her or feel her warmth.

    tonight I feel lower than I thought possible

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Bummer....!
    Phew, in every sense of the word!
    Ok, so got lots of info, and on balance, pretty darn good really.... It's a long one though so prepare....and interval snacks are provided.
    Of course, if you are Little My, just getting there is going to be an ordeal....
    So, if you remember, my car has the orange, not red light on it and I think a hole in the exhaust but told its ok to get me the 90 mile round trip. ... (you just know what’s coming don’t you...!?)
    So, whilst driving along the motorway, there is a knock on the door...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • lynda b
    will no longer look on here

    they are deleting my vulval support groups so i will no longer be on here ! anyone with any need to talk plkease email me. Good luck to you all kind regards lynda

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • gemini27
    i need someone to talk to that understands how i feel

    Hi all, i`m new on here not reall sure its where i wanna b as it makes this all to real intead of a bad dream. I feel alone in my thoughtseveryone always asks how my hubby is but never how am i, well i am finding it hard too..My hubby was diognosed with GMB4 in feb 2010 when he was admitted to hospital with a stroke, after having all the tests n scan they discovered a mass in his brain, he had a biopsy where it was dicovered that it was malignant tumour, he then had surgery involving debulking of...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • CMLL patients expereince
    Strugle

    I have been taking Glivec for 3months now, thought it was going smoothly, then this month my body was going crasy, I had rash every where, itching in all my body could not sleep. My body was burning with heat and then suddenly it slows down then goes again and again.. My hands starts to have some spots then get redish and then rash rash,,, Do not know what to expect.

     

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Bummer....!
    Gibbering wreck!
    Toothbrush here again. I’m afraid Little My is a bit of a gibbering wreck tonight and incapable of writing anything. She wasn't going to write anything, but then asked me to send a brief report on her behalf....
    So, to start, here is a rendition of this afternoon’s visit:
    Knock knock on Little My’s door....
    There is a man in a shiny pin striped suit with very shiny shoes and an Italian handcrafted leather briefcase...
    Oh Hello, You look familiar... Do I know you?
    Yes...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
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