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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 14 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 17 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 21 hours ago
• Multiple Myeloma

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

  W J 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 13 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 14 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 15 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

• What the UTUC!

  Chewing Gum On My Bed

  Hello once again! It's been a while since I posted, and there is so much to catch up on, so I will endeavour to post regularly and get up to date.  This one may be controversial! I think it was Connie Francis who sang "Lipstick on your ...

  Toulouse4ff1cd 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 303: 90 year old’s forgettable party.

  Post 303: 90 year old’s forgettable party. With only three more sleeps to go I’ll park up the blog here today and only come back when I really have time for it or something to say. The writing up of the hotel and local amenities that ca...

  Mr U 6 months ago
• Coming to terms with my death

  First post

  I'm now 8 months after diagnosis and all I can think about is how long. How long before I die, how long have I got with my granddaughters, how long have I got my family.  People tell me that prostate cancer is the best to get as it's the...

  Hog 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 302: ENT consult and bloods before driving home.

  Post 302: ENT consult and bloods before driving home. I haven’t driven the car since before the infamous Xmas-day back flip, due to not being fit enough to and my Darling picking up the slack, driving me everywhere. There was a time in our li...

  Mr U 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 301: A bright start to a gentle Friday avoiding pothole-pox.

  Post 301: A bright start to a gentle Friday avoiding pothole-pox. Six o’clock I got up. Ahead of us was a busy morning if we were to be back for my Darling’s normal Friday schedule. I had overdone the early start because I had every rig...

  Mr U 6 months ago
• I have a Cancer

  I have A Cancer - 13

  The voice had a distinct accent.  She sounded young, and self-assured without being cocky.  It turned out she worked for the NHS, in the north of the country but was originally from Northern Ireland.  We spoke for over an hour about al...

  Soglio 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 300: Sleeping well and more self advocacy.

  Post 300: Sleeping well and more self advocacy. With all the hopes pinned on a good check-up at the GP, with another new doctor, my gut is still telling me that all is ok and I’m good to go, good to fly. So an early blood test followed by the...

  Mr U 6 months ago
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  Community News

  Discover the Travel Insurance forum

  If you’re planning a holiday and you have a cancer diagnosis, you’ll need specialist travel insurance that covers your situation. Learn more about our Travel insurance forum here.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 6 months ago
• Fighting a liver cancer diagnosis

  Fighting a melanoma on my liver

  For the last six weeks I have been largely silent on social media whether on Facebook, my blog or on X,Blue Sky or Linked In. The reason is I am now at 78 facing the biggest battle of my life and I don't know the outcome. Th...

  Former Member 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 299: I’m getting excited for the holiday.

  Post 299: I’m getting excited for the holiday. This will be short but it’s all good news. My hobby hasn’t taken off yet but I did make myself a nice cup of decaf today. 4 tbs of grinds, 3 cups of water, 90°C, 3 mins standing = ...

  Mr U 6 months ago