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

  Mr U 11 hours ago
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  W J 11 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 2 days 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 2 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 14 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 16 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 16 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. `

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• Pete's cancer blog

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Latest blog posts

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

  Post 11: Cleaning up my act.

  Post 11: Cleaning up my act. Vital statistics: Temp: 35.7 am, too cool 36.1 pm  BP: 109/72/59  Weight: Titus is leaving Hair: All good!  Anything else? Heart rate alarm ⸻ I’m loving being untethered from the pill routine ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 10: Empathy overload.

  Post 10: Empathy overload. Vital statistics: Temp: 36.3 – perfect  BP: 130/79/42  Weight: stable but feeling full Hair: no change – pillow clean  Anything else? Evening walks might be best This morning at 03:50 (soun...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 9: Sun screen.

  Post 9: Sun screen. Vital statistics: Temp: still cool BP: 128/77/44  Weight: feeling bloated still Hair: still there  Anything else? Titus stubbornly stays My Darling and I had a big discussion about my temperature yesterday after r...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Words, Pathways, Journeys

  The Power of Creative Spaces

  Today I went to my first art therapy session, and I’m writing this now as I sit alone in my garden, reflecting on how it has made me feel. I’ve always loved art and I’ve recently been dabbling in a little home pottery, but it’...

  Writing Lola over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 8: Titus remains.

  Post 8: Titus remains. Vital statistics Temp: 35.9 – low, but feeling well BP: 134/80/49  Weight: feeling bloated Hair: still in sight  Anything else? Vehicle worries  I think it’s Thursday, but I’m not entirel...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Joining the (ovarian) cancer club

  Ovarian cancer pain

  Hellloo. I have just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, 3c. I started my chemo on Friday. I have severe pain in my lower abdomen which is how I was diagnosed. Since the chemo the pain seems to be worse. Has anyone else experienced this? I am trying ...

  Smilerfun over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 7: Clogged pipes.

  Post 7: Clogged pipes. Vital statistics: Temp: normal  BP: 120/75/56  Weight: stable  Hair: still there  Anything else? Slight sniffles Breakfast arrived while I was still in bed at 9:00am, delivered with My Darling’s ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 6: First Day Nerves.

  Post 6: First Day Nerves. I wake at 5:23 a.m. with My Darling’s worried little hand reaching over to my forehead, checking I’m still there—still alive. Immediately, I become aware of my whole body and, lying beside her, I silently...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  Meet Kirsty, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024 alongside an existing health condition

  May we introduce you to Kirsty, who is here to share her story about coping with a breast cancer diagnosis alongside other long-term health issues. Kirsty described living under the shadow of acute Ulcerative Colitis for 21 years before finding a lump in her breast last April. In Kirsty's story, she describes with candid honesty and humour how she dealt with tests for cancer whilst managing relationships with her loved ones. In this first of two blogs telling Kirsty's story, you will hear Kirsty's experience as she told it to us.

  Steph - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 5: Five hours of fun.

  Post 5: Five hours of fun. It’s the day My Darling has been dreading, she’s up at a quarter before eight to make me a light porridge breakfast. I guess it’ll be a while till we get home from the the first infusion, which sounds mor...

  Mr U over 1 year ago