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

  Mr U 4 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 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 2 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

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• One Life Live It

  Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer

  Irishgirl16 3 days ago
• Silly

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• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 4 days ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  RedTree26 4 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

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• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

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Latest blog posts

• Wittering away...

  wittering away

  Counting down to 3am for meds.  The next few days are when I feel more emotionally wobbly. It is a pattern so now I am prepared for it. First couple of times I was scared it was an impending bout of depression which could knock me down for weeks...

  Rowan8a3264 7 days ago
• My mum 86yrs

  My mum

  My mum is recently diagnosed with lung and liver cancer we are all devastated it is also in her lymph nodes, she has lost appetite barley eating her mobility is not great,  she is very chatty joking and she insists talking abou the cancer she ha...

  Julie17 7 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  Clock watching until 3am since 2.10am  then I can take metacloperide and codeine got 10 mins. I have slept well just in batches and awake in  the early hours.  Been browsing t shirts and bras. That's got through to three, relief is...

  Rowan8a3264 8 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 527: Am I being a wuss or being too slow on the uptake?

  Post 527: Am I being a wuss or being too slow on the uptake? On the day that England score 7 in a nations cup match I can’t put my finger on what to do for my back. The day started ok and with the cat fed and my purple hoodie on for good meas...

  Mr U 8 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 526: Sisters and Bruver visit and we laugh.

  Post 526: Sisters and Bruver visit and we laugh. So the air this morning was filled with spicy bathroom shower smells while I lounged on in bed, awake and happy to be lazy for now. In a while I needed a shower myself but that could wait, I was in th...

  Mr U 8 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering away

  One minute 22 seconds is how long the call took, scan shows nothing new, everything remains the same, this is as much as we can hope. Carry on with the Chemo. Such a huge relief. Of course we are happy but mainly relieved and also worn out. It can be...

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

  Post 525: Vagal nerve is a possible player in my AFib.

  Post 525: Vagal nerve is a possible player in my AFib. I’m getting fed up with the blinkin’ AFib which is happening all too often. The local Hospice will be checking up on me around the 4th/5th October about the steroids they put me on ...

  Mr U 9 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Post-Chemo – Watchful Waiting No Man's Lands: Desdemona Is Sleeping – For Now!

  Two weeks since my last consultation and I now have my next consultation booked in for two weeks from now. So, I’m in a ‘no man's land’ between ending chemo and moving onto ‘watchful waiting’. It’s a little fru...

  Desdemona 10 days ago
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  Community News

  Join the Autumn spotting festival 2026

  Today we are launching the 2026 Autumn spotting festival. It is a dedicated space to share seasonal joy. 

  This discussion is a space to connect with others during the cooler and darker evenings through a shared appreciation for seasonal crafts, recipes, and hobbies. You are welcome to share:

  • Craft and creative projects 
  • Self-care tips 
  • Any pictures of the autumn season you may have taken 
  • Hobbies you like to do during the autumn months 
  • Recipes- it is the season for comfort food, after all. 
  • Poems and...

  Megan- Online Community Team 10 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 524: It feels like a Friday, midweek.

  Post 524: It feels like a Friday, midweek. White Rabbits. Sometimes a simple suggestion on a day with nothing happening is something that ushers in a pair of smiles that we just can’t shake off. Today is a good day and it’s just started. ...

  Mr U 10 days ago