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

  Mr U 12 hours ago
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  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.

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• One Step At A Time

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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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Latest blog posts

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

  Post 179: A wander down memory lane.

  Post 179: A wander down memory lane. My Big Sis comes in every week on Fridays as a rule Today’s long chat was full of fun except the bits about school ——— I feel happy and lucky and grateful that, day by day, I’m fur...

  Mr U 10 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  The next step

  I was given some very good advice when I was feeling overwhelmed during my previous cancer journey in 2013.  It was to identify the next step ahead and to focus all my attention on that.  I have decided that my current next step needs to be...

  Margaret853 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 178: Bus and Advocacy Blues.

  Post 178: Bus and Advocacy Blues. The sun is drying my inner tears; my life is back to hide and seek. The bus has left me with my fears — hopping off has left me weak. ——— I greet the day as usual, with an early plan to get...

  Mr U 10 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  CT scan today

  When I was being diagnosed with cancer in 2013 I had to travel at least 20 miles to go to a hospital with a CT scanner.  One major improvement since then is that we now have a local community diagnostic centre.  It's less than 2 miles f...

  Margaret853 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 177: Why am I so tired?

  Post 177: Why am I so tired? I know I’m nearly normal — I try my best each day, But something happened overnight and took it all away. ——— With the financial situation in our lives dealt with for a while, it was nice ...

  Mr U 10 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Biopsies today

  Alarm went off at 5.30am this morning.  We had to leave home by 7am to get to the hospital for 9am.  Saw 2 senior consultants who both felt that the swelling on my gums is probably a cancerous tumour.  So I didn't get the teeth ext...

  Margaret853 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 176: Kind friends and a quote to consider after a big deep breath.

  Post 176: Kind friends and a quote to consider after a big deep breath. We asked for what we wanted and got prices for all the stuff, But all that confidence left us quickly, with a number too high enough. ——— Today I’ve go...

  Mr U 10 months ago
• (Cancer) Garden journey day by day

  That little frog and camouflage fungi!

    He made me jump, but such a pretty little fellow, a boost to feeling well below par. And to mark autumn, it’s fungus season: since the rains a whole new ground life has suddenly appeared! Well camouflaged fungus of some kind amongst...

  WalkerGirl 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 175: A walk to town is a test I need to pass.

  Post 175: A walk to town is a test I need to pass. Little steps are what we need to recover our feel for confidence in ourselves. It’s not as easy as you think. ——— A new week dawns, with my heart and mind in good order to ...

  Mr U 10 months ago
• Google rabbit hole

  Is it cancer ?

  The title is probably quite shocking but is it not what we all want to know, I definitely do. From the minute I was told there was something wrong that’s the only question flying around my brain. I would absolutely love someone to just tell me ...

  Beth97eadd 10 months ago