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

  Mr U 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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 1 day ago
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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 5 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 11 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 17 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 19 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 19 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 21 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 26 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Wittering away...

  Medical cannabis on prescription

  We have tried everything to get  on top of my persistent, grinding nausea and I am happy with the treatment I have with the NHS team and my GP. It does get relatively better over a cycle but is always there, part of life.  This is a complem...

  Rowan8a3264 1 month ago
• Wittering away...

  Today ,I overheard... Don't get excited ,it is not ground breaking or juicy gossip

  Today I over heard... About nursing gradings on Chemo. New form filling procedure, manager used to it for them and they have to do it for themselves and some haven't so are not up to date. A lazy district nurse, the back story of the family exper...

  Rowan8a3264 1 month ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 475: Having slept, the worst feelings have passed.

  Post 475: Having slept, the worst feelings have passed. Looking forward to things and staying positive seem to go hand in hand, and the sleep I’ve had today has put most things right. I’ve been quick to be negative over the last few days,...

  Mr U 1 month ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  The start

  I started my journey back in April.  I filled in a form online to go on  trial for acid reflux . I didn't think I'd  get asked to go on it. Then in may I got asked to go to a van in Tesco's carpark.  Had to swallow a s...

  Peterb 1 month ago
• One Step At A Time

  Chapter 25 — Home, Eventually

  The third time, it turns out, is not the charm. I have now attempted to be discharged from Castle Hill Hospital on three separate occasions. Each time has been its own particular exercise in frustration. Each time I have told myself that surely this ...

  Phild26 1 month ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Chemo Fourth Cycle, Week Three: Desdemona Goes Green

  The Green Gathering was excellent, music, crafts, workshops, ukuleles and politics – what a combination; outdoor festivals are a pretty good option for the immunosuppressed. However, it’s doesn’t always go to plan. On the first even...

  Desdemona 1 month ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 474: Not Much Sleep, But More Cheerful.

  Post 474: Not Much Sleep, But More Cheerful. You lot made me smile today. Reading all your replies about first cars brought back some wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing them. I loved every one. I came from a two-wheeled family really. Firs...

  Mr U 1 month ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 473: Please Let Me Rest.

  Post 473: Please Let Me Rest. Calmness doesn’t come skipping hand in hand with happiness when you’ve had very little sleep. Yesterday was a difficult day in my head. My body ached too. Reading all your heartfelt replies afterwards rem...

  Mr U 1 month ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 472: Financial hardship? No. Speeding fines? Yes. But where’s the fairness?

  Post 472: Financial hardship? No. Speeding fines? Yes. But where’s the fairness? Fairness. It’s a funny old thing. I read today that the writer, 83-year-old Lynda La Plante, had appeared in court after receiving four speeding offences ...

  Mr U 1 month ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  Living life in 5 week chunks

  The ent want to see dad every five weeks without fail for the next two years...how come ,dad asked ...they said they didn't feel comfortable letting it go any longer between check ups....the cancers aggressive and the primary hasn't been loca...

  RedTree26 1 month ago