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• time for a cuppa....

  hugs 4 hours ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  RedTree26 6 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 15 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 18 hours ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 1 day ago
• My Mengioma Brain Tumour Story

  GaryG298207 2 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 5 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 6 days ago
• My BCG Therapy

  Aurelius 6 days ago
• Pedalling through this journey

  Former Member 8 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Life's adventures

  Pit stop

  After the wtf moment back in August, when the gastrointestinal surgeon apologetically informed my husband that his cancer was inoperable, he is 4 cycles into palliative treatment. This is FOLFOX and Nivolumab, fortnightly. He also has an infusion of ...

  LozzaT over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  “It’s their job to fight the cancer. Your job is to look after your body and soul and stay sane”: Insights from a Macmillan Online Community Champion

  In this blog, MikeO shares some of his story with us. He joined the Community shortly after his diagnosis and now plays an important role as one of our Community Champions, helping our team keep the Head and Neck Cancer forum safe and supportive.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
• My cancer history

  My first cancer!

  08-Oct-2012 - bowel cancer We were both called to the hospital for a chat with the cancer consultant and to have various blood tests. Two weeks later another meeting. I heard the words "cancer" and "terminal" in the same sentence....

  Eric the squeezebox over 1 year ago
• Peter's Blog

  July to October/November 24 Scan Results

  Kicking off from where I left off on my last entry, July went as planned with treatment and as normal we tried to get out and about for walks etc, aside from it got very warm, then I was sat inside with curtains closed and fans on to keep cool. Augus...

  HawkeyeBrown over 1 year ago
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  TCHP journey

  Cold Cap

  Just to say I highly recommend the cold cap Paxman system it totally worked for me and my hair is back to normal now Photo shows me looking at the wig I never had to wear

  Amelie11 over 1 year ago
• Kicking My Cancer's Arse

  Part 9 - The Meaning of Life

  “Why are we here, what’s life all about? Is God really real, or is there some doubt? Well tonight we're going to sort it all out For tonight it's the meaning of life." This is the final entry into the KMCA series. I am not go...

  Phil42 over 1 year ago
• My journey with Multiple Myleoma

  The start

  In February 2024, I received a life-changing diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma, a journey that began with what I thought was a routine backache. As someone who loved weightlifting, I initially believed I’d simply pushed myself too hard. But as the ...

  Klee over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  Winter Picture Festival 2024

  Take part in our Winter Picture Festival 2024, where members share their creativity on the Online Community. Share pictures of crafts, nature, furry friends and more in a celebration of what the season means to you.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 1 year ago
• Happy 50th to me

  And here we are again...

  Found another breast lump in the other boob. Might just be fat necrosis again but what if it's not. Doesn't help that my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer recently, and one of the team I line manage at work also has it. Had a lot of has...

  CrochetPud over 1 year ago
• A tickle in the tonsil

  A tickle in the tonsil

  On 9th January, this year I went to my GP with a tickly throat. He didn’t like the look of my right tonsil so referred me to the ENT department at Boston General. The next day, I was having a camera stuck up my nose and down my throat. The ENT ...

  p_Levo over 1 year ago