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

  Mr U 14 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 1 day 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 1 day ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 7 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD

  W J 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 14 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 15 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 16 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 17 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 22 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Ninamary blog

  So frightened

  I don't where to begin. But I had cancer 17 yrs ago. Major negligence was left with pain and treated incorrectly. Put upnwith pain for all these years, lost my husband (had an affair) my career, my home, now just been told today I have stage 4......

  Ninamary over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 33: It Could Be Worse.

  Post 33: It Could Be Worse. It’s a very scary thing when the person who cares for you—the love of your life—starts to look unwell. Yesterday was meant to be my first walk outside since the pulmonary embolism. My Darling had just r...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Thoughts and musings on living with cancer from Brighton Biker

  4 - Fighting the good fight: the body as a battlefield

  Our bodies are amazing. Some estimates suggest that a million times each day our immune systems destroy mutated cells which might otherwise have become cancerous. A million times! That equates to over 11 times every second. It's no surprise that som...

  BrightonBiker over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  International Nurses Day: Reflections from the Online Community

  International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated each year on 12 May, marking the birthday of Florence Nightingale. It’s a chance to honour the incredible work nurses do every day to support and care for others.
  
  In the Online Community, many members have shared how much nurses have helped during some of their most difficult times. Today, we’re sharing a few of those messages, along with ways you can speak with a nurse yourself.

  “I spoke to a Macmillan nurse this morning who was very reassuring...

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 32: Music is the key.

  Post 32: Music is the key. I’m trying to be glad all over, but the drugs don’t work. Right now, I find myself listening to Idioteque by Radiohead, drifting into its haunting chaos. Music is my only true prescription. What soothes my ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 31: Full of fluff & thought.

  Post 31: Full of fluff & thought. Full of Fluff I’m my own blogger, I say what I see Some of My Darling, some about me Not many readers, but some know it’s there It’s a personal journey—of how and of where There, is a ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 30: Still mostly in the dark.

  Post 30: Still mostly in the dark. Vital statistics: Temp: 36.4 perfect  BP: 136/87/50  Mood: rising  Anything else: Flatulence Activated Release Technique (FART)  ⸻ “Mr U is cancelled” is becoming a soundbite ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Welcome home

  Inching towards treatment

  Last week, having finally had the last of the required tests (biopsy, PET) we finally had the meeting to present treatment options. Well, sort of. Evidently the biopsy had failed to capture any cancerous cells and will need redoing. This was particul...

  Lizig over 1 year ago
• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  Second 12 Week Review

  It's 200 days today since I finished chemotherapy and last week I had my second 12 week post chemo review. I'm delighted to say all blood test results were normal, and in particular my PSA remains undetectable.  The only significant chemo side e...

  excavator over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 29: Mr U (Unlucky).

  Post 29: Mr U (Unlucky). Vital statistics: Temp: still normal BP: 125/82/57 Hair: needs a wash Mood: a little tearful Anything else: feeling netizen love  ️ I will indulge myself in this first instance and tell you how I’ve now rea...

  Mr U over 1 year ago