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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 7 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.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 10 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 14 hours ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 6 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD

  W J 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 12 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 14 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 14 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 16 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 21 days ago

Latest blog posts

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

  Post 347: A majestic day.

  Post 347: A majestic day. Who would have thought we would walk three miles in ten hours (door to door), have a brunch and dinner out, and watch the TV till midnight? Where shall I start… The TV till midnight is a good start — and now a...

  Mr U 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  Days Three and Four

  Early Saturday morning , well midnight Friday I woke with severe stomach pains, this was due to constipation and no way can you sleep through it. Chemotherapy either gives you the runs or the opposite there never seems to be a middle road! I used the...

  Alron 5 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 346: Dreams litter the day of rest.

  Post 346: Dreams litter the day of rest. The bus trip out was scuppered by us both needing more rest. Isn’t it funny how, it’s only after a good rest, you realise that you needed it — even though, on the balance of probability, yo...

  Mr U 5 months ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD

  A day

  Just an interim blog. Tired today, and itchy eyes; very annoying; I keep rubbing them like I’ll get three wishes.I do feel the cold a bit more these days, who knows-I must be getting old…er. A nice glass of orange juice in front of me, h...

  W J 5 months ago
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  Community News

  Lights! Camera! Action! Steph & Emma's Secret London Trip

  Earlier in March, Steph and Emma from the Community team took part in an exciting top-secret Macmillan TV project! Here's Steph to share our experience.

  Steph - Online Community Team 5 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 345: This month is the longest.

  Post 345: This month is the longest. When will this month ever end? It seems to be going on forever. I’m not wishing my life away, but when will April appear? I’m feeling fine this morning, and the shower is inviting, so I set myself up...

  Mr U 5 months ago
• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  Fifth 12 week review

  Telephone call from my CNS this morning, all blood test results good and my PSA remains undetectable.  The only chemo side effects still remaining are sore fingers which definitely look like being permanent now. Otherwise I continue to have the ...

  excavator 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  Admission and first couple of days

  I was required to come into the Clinic for a pre admission Blood test early on 24th March followed by insertion of a Hickman line later that morning in the Vascular Clinic. This was not something I was  looking forward to as two years ago the pr...

  Alron 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  Lead up to Second Transplant

  One drawback of this Chemo treatment was cost, the NHS will only allow Venetoclax to be used free for a first transplant with any further treatments to be paid for and it not a small amount (details can be found in the NICE guidelines for medicine co...

  Alron 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  First Transplant Recovery and Failure

  After my first transplant I was discharged earlier than I thought I would be on June 7th 2024, it was good to be home but unnerving as it felt that I was no longer in the safe enviroment of the hospital and access to all the expertise I had experienc...

  Alron 5 months ago