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

  Mr U 15 hours 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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 1 day ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 2 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 5 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 11 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 18 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 19 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 20 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 21 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 26 days ago

Latest blog posts

• My Way of Coping with Cancer, Kids and Life

  Ongoing Treatment

  So following chemotherapy, my scans showed that the tumours both in the breast and liver had shrunk. Surgery still wasn’t a given and would technically make no difference to my prognosis. So, I was asked what my preference would be. Having give...

  WontBeBeaten over 3 years ago
• My Way of Coping with Cancer, Kids and Life

  Beginning Treatment

  On to chemotherapy, I wasn’t sure what to expect. With my mother-in-law also having cancer (formerly breast cancer that has since returned in the bones) I knew that the sickness wouldn’t hit me straight away but tends to hit a day or so l...

  WontBeBeaten over 3 years ago
• My Way of Coping with Cancer, Kids and Life

  Diagnosis

  When I was 7 months pregnant with my second son I found a lump in my breast. I went to the doctor who thought it was most likely a blocked milk duct but tried to refer me to the breast clinic to be sure. Without even seeing me the breast clinic decid...

  WontBeBeaten over 3 years ago
• My Way of Coping with Cancer, Kids and Life

  The Start

  I am 35 years old and have 2 sons, the oldest is 3 years old and the younger is just months. Back nearer the beginning of the year I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer which I later found out had spread. Having dealt with difficult times before...

  WontBeBeaten over 3 years ago
• October 13th 2022

  Home

  I’m having a tough day today someone is always at the house or ringing up and I’m frustrated! I understand people want to see hubby but they never came before now all of a sudden everyone wants to come, all I want is to come home from wo...

  Confused2022 over 3 years ago
• Chemo Diary

  14) 5 days post first Paclitaxel

  I feel pretty normal after my first paclitaxel which is great.  I have had a few side effects though - on day 2 the tips of my fingers & toes were quite painful (only in the evening) - felt as though I had caught them in a door! I ...

  Meanegg over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Talking about PIP (Personal Independence Payment) on the Online Community and Macmillan's campaign to 'Pay PIP Now'

  Online Community members have been talking about PIP (Personal Independance Payment). Talk about making a PIP claim, PIP assessments, PIP waiting times, PIP fast track and finding information and support with PIP from Macmillan Cancer Support.

  Steph - Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• Finding a way to cope

  Hi all

  Hi,Last week we find out my mother has a few tumours on her bladder. They told us it is cancer but wouldn’t/couldn’t say anything else. We are waiting for results from the biopsy. I suffer with ASD and have never been any good at waiting ...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• Chemo Diary

  13) PICC line Insertion & First Paclitaxel

  My first Pac couldn’t happen as my veins completely downed tools and went on strike! Chemo unit staff were great and got my picc line appt rearranged to the following morning which meant my chemo was delayed by only one day.  I am des...

  Meanegg over 3 years ago
• October 13th 2022

  Hospital appointment

  Hubby been for an appointment this morning to to see how things are since he was discharged from hospital with pneumonia, his urologist was surprised he was still here after how ill  he was, he’s a fighter x we know that the cancer has spr...

  Confused2022 over 3 years ago