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

  Mr U 16 hours ago
• Multiple Myeloma

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• One Step At A Time

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• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

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• 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. `

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• Pete's cancer blog

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Latest blog posts

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

  Post 339: Rest day while our valley hides away from the wind.

  Post 339: Rest day while our valley hides away from the wind. Giving yourself a break for a day, or more, is a very sensible thing to do, and the weather seems to agree. Yesterday, the sound of the pheasants all around the cottages was a sign that ...

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

  Post 338: Driver to Navigator, are Yew there?

  Post 338: Driver to Navigator, are Yew there? A short way to the south of us is a collection of buildings halfway up the hill. One’s a church, and there’s a white-painted tower on the back of another unknown building. I’d like to s...

  Mr U 5 months ago
• Breast Pain in Non-Cancerous Side

  Breast Pain in Non-Cancerous Side

  Hi everyone, I’m Sophie, 34, and I was diagnosed with invasive ductal grade 3 triple-positive breast cancer on New Year’s Eve. I’m currently about to start my third round of chemotherapy (out of six total). I’ve recently been ...

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

  Post 337: Careful response to unnecessary regrets.

  Post 337: Careful response to unnecessary regrets. I woke at 7am, then at 8, 10 and 12 for the pills, but I didn’t know if I should get up or stay out of the way. I heard nothing from the other end of the cottage, so I guess I’ll be ok. ...

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

  Post 336: From pastures to pheasant-strewn lanes and dinosaurs.

  Post 336: From pastures to pheasant-strewn lanes and dinosaurs. After waking early and struggling to go back to sleep, I waited impatiently for my Darling to wake. The first pills of the day wash away the nightmares and night pains that spoil my sl...

  Mr U 5 months ago
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  One Life Live It

  It never really goes away

  5 years ago I was in the midst of my chemo, our 25th wedding anniversary celebrations put on hold and life was a 3 weekly cycle of drugs interspersed with blood tests, scans and appointments. Now, 5 years on, I'm coming to the end of my Zometa infusi...

  Irishgirl16 5 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 335: The Dorset Holiday 2026.

  Post 335: The Dorset Holiday 2026. Day one: Friday. I’ve driven up into the quietest part of Dorset you could find, in a valley picturesque and very green. We were met by the hostess, who had come out of her kitchen to greet us, taken from m...

  Mr U 5 months ago
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  Community News

  Bring your spring- Spring picture festival 2026

  Today is the official start of spring, known as the spring equinox. It’s lovely to see colourful flowers bloom, sunshine, and wildlife after what feels like a very long winter.

  Across the site, we know many of our members love sharing their artwork, crafts, gardening, and pictures of beautiful walks. We want to celebrate your creativity and bring Spring to the Online Community. We're hosting our Spring Picture Festival- Bring your spring.

  To join in with the Spring Picture Festival, all...

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

  Post 334: My attention fixed on Mr Vicious.

  Post 334: My attention fixed on Mr Vicious. At any moment blood could leak from either of us. She, the vet, had read his resume and had brought in the thickest towel I’ve ever seen, so she knew. We both looked down at the plastic cat carrier ...

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

  Post 333: Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes.

  Post 333: Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes. That’s got you all singing Head, shoulders, knees and toes… knees and toes. Actually, it was mainly shoulders today. My toes are fine, my head’s in a spin, but my knees are...

  Mr U 5 months ago