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

  Mr U 15 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

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  Community News

  Have you had your green medicine?

  It’s Gardens and Health Week from 3rd to 11th May 2025. To celebrate this, we are sharing information about Macmillan’s partner, The National Garden Scheme, and how you can get some green medicine during Gardens and Health week.

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

  Post 28: Guilt, Gratitude, and a Growling Cat.

  Post 28: Guilt, Gratitude, and a Growling Cat. Vital statistics: Temp: BP: Hair: I got it cut today  Mood: a little better Anything else: feeling very guilty Getting up for an appointment is always good for the soul. No lazing about&mda...

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

  Post 27: Chemo; my nemesis.

  Post 27: Chemo; my nemesis. Vital statistics: Temp: 36.4  BP: 128/81/52  Resting Heart Rate: 41 bpm  Mood: lowering Anything else: the sky is crying  Before I watch another episode of the latest drama I’m currently bi...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• LindaA25 Cancer

  The Emotional Rollercoaster of a Cancer Diagnosis: From Numbness to Strength

  By Linda A The day I was diagnosed with cancer, I didn’t cry. I didn’t scream. I didn’t even react the way I thought I would. I felt… nothing. Just numb. It was like my mind protected me from the full weight of the news by sh...

  LindaA25 over 1 year ago
• LindaA24 Cancer

  What I Learned About Myself While Fighting Cancer

  By Linda A There are moments in life that split everything into “before” and “after.” For me, cancer was one of those moments. I don’t say that dramatically—I say it because everything changed. My body, my routine...

  LindaA24 over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  Meet Kirsty Part 2, diagnosed with breast cancer alongside an existing health condition

  Last month, we introduced you to Kirsty here to share her story about coping with a breast cancer diagnosis alongside other long-term health issues. Kirsty described living under the shadow of acute Ulcerative Colitis for 21 years before finding a lump in her breast last April. In Kirsty's story, she describes with candid honesty and humour how she dealt with tests for cancer whilst managing relationships with her loved ones. In this second part of two blogs telling Kirsty's story, we will continue to share Kirsty's experience as she told it to us.

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

  Post 26: Catzilla.

  Post 26: Catzilla. Vital statistics: Temp: 36.0  BP: 127/80/55  Mood: Calm and reflective Anything else? Stroopwafels? I’m enjoying the second day of administrative freedom from my medical upheavals. But when I skim the forums, I...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• My journey with Mr Peahead

  The introduction of Mr Peahead

  Mr Peahead was identified in January 2025 following a colonoscopy after experiencing rectal bleeding and subsequently having a positive FIT test. This intruder is aptly named as when they were taking a biopsy of the tumour there was a solitary pea le...

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

  Post 25: My Darling.

  Post 25: My Darling. As I wander through the maze of worry on the forum, I realise I’m the luckiest man alive. I still feel ill-equipped to reply to many of my fellow travellers—lacking experience and expertise—but I empathise and...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Still enjoying life with cancer

  Diagnosis of metastatic melanoma

  It took a while to get to this point. 16 years ago I had a mole removed from my left eyebrow after I sensed some irritation and it began flaking. My GP sent me to get it removed. My wife took a phone call a month later from the hospital to say that I...

  Slartybartfast over 1 year ago