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• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 17 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 1 day ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
• Looking after Mr. B

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• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 4 days ago
• My BCG Therapy

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• Pedalling through this journey

  Former Member 6 days 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.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 9 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 9 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Wittering away...

  wittering away

  Yesterday was a slog for the most part. pain levels are reduced but still quite high at times and being comfy sitting up was harder over the day. Was very fatigued which does nothing for posture. Paracetamol does little to nothing for my everyday pai...

  Rowan8a3264 12 days ago
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  Community News

  Macmillan HOPE Programme: Support for living with and beyond cancer

  Macmillan HOPE Programme is a six-session course designed to help people living with cancer manage the emotional and practical challenges they face.

  Wayne - Online Community Team 12 days ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  Artificial Intelligence

  Reading through that letter yet again, I wondered about the mysterious organisation the coordinator coordinated. It seemed important to work that out in order to understand this puzzling speed of events. I found this quite irritating. My morning rout...

  dolphin99 13 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 543: The story went down well but I forgot to say…

  Post 543: The story went down well but I forgot to say… Oh boy yesterday I struggled to think straight and by the time my pal arrived at my door at 8:15 I was being quizzed about the weekend in a very friendly way and realised I had forgotten...

  Mr U 13 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  Due to sleeping through a med slot last night but not too late to take when I woke up for a pit stop earlier on, so the wait was a better one this morning. Pain levels are variable. Something good has happened though, it means that for stretches of t...

  Rowan8a3264 13 days ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  The First Diagnosis

  After my appointment with the second nurse I continued with my usual everyday bits and pieces. My forthcoming outpatients appointment was always in the back of my mind, but that wasn't going to happen for a while and life needed to get back to no...

  dolphin99 13 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 542: I need some sleep, please let me sleep.

  Post 542: I need some sleep, please let me sleep. Part of the problem with sleep deprivation is having too much on your mind and not wanting to sleep. I think that’s where I am and I’ll be able to deal with that myself, it’s a self...

  Mr U 14 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering away

  I am enjoying this for now because I am aware that things can change again Getting up out of bed  for the second time this morning, ready for the pain and the intense pain didn't come, there is not a complete absence of it but it is like nig...

  Rowan8a3264 14 days ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  The Second Nurse

  I've always found cottage hospitals fascinating. So much history and such an important part of the local community. I guess there aren't too many of them around nowadays. It's like walking into a museum. They're a world away from thei...

  dolphin99 14 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 541: A dreaded visit is the very opposite, feel the love.

  Post 541: A dreaded visit is the very opposite, feel the love. All day I sat and ate while my Darling worked, and the shower later on was preceded by a legendary weigh-in that puts me into startling new territory. 12st 5lbs of raw British Meat ha ha...

  Mr U 14 days ago