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

  Mr U 3 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.

  Moderator - Macmillan Community 3 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 10 hours ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 3 days ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 5 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 6 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 8 days ago
• time for a cuppa....

  hugs 9 days ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  RedTree26 9 days ago
• My Mengioma Brain Tumour Story

  GaryG298207 11 days ago

Latest blog posts

• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  The Third GP

  By this point it was October 2025 and as I waited in the surgery for my dermatology review with the third GP I reflected on our previous encounter almost a year earlier. On that occasion, I'd requested an appointment to discuss my colorectal heal...

  dolphin99 15 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 552: Plenty of laughter at the laughing fish.

  Post 552: Plenty of laughter at the laughing fish. A long day today had me running around from parlour to work to pub and all were successful and enjoyable. First up and I was showered and fed before heading into the town centre to fight the roadwo...

  Mr U 15 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Bad Days and Better Days

  The Saturday before last was a Better Day.  Mr B’s carer arrived at 09:15 so he was up, dressed and ready to go out by 10:15. We drove into the nearby village, had toast and coffee for breakfast in a little bar, then wheeled the shopping t...

  Miranda t 15 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  It was wonderful to be at the beach yesterday, there was the lovely view and the rain held off .The flask was lovely and a bonus, we got to pet a couple of friendly dogs and pass the time of day with their human. Did me the world of good. I also got ...

  Rowan8a3264 15 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Seven Years Clear

  January 25, 2026 Friday January 23rd marked my seven year anniversary, I celebrated with a beer and ……………losing a front tooth…..bugger bugger bugger!!!!!!!!!!! I have …or I did have … a crown on...

  Beesuit 15 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  The end

  May 3, 2024 A postscript is text added at the end of a book or other document, in this case the blog. It’s so long that by the time you finish it, you’re too exhausted to read the postscript so I’ve put it at the beginning. Tim...

  Beesuit 15 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  What's the difference?

  January 23, 2024 What’s the Difference Between this   And This… Venison Steak, Parsnip Puree Broccoli (excuse the presentation ) and a huge helping of Tiramisu Answer……….Five Years Today is five years...

  Beesuit 15 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  A recovery update

  September 22, 2023  I haven’t posted for a while. Life is good and I’m just getting on with it. Yesterday Today was an especially good day Five years ago, bar one week, I stood in Mr Kittur's man’s office at The Morriston H...

  Beesuit 15 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  What to do with my Radiotherapy tattoo?

  March 20, 2023 When I had my planning CT ….so long ago, it seems, I got dotted with this! Why couldn’t they at least have got it central? I’ve mithered about what I should do with it for a while. The obvious choices were to ...

  Beesuit 15 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  A History of Radiotherapy to celebrate British Science Week

  March 19, 2023 Some science about Radiotherapy. A lovely presentation by Rad_Chat who produce radiographer led oncology podcasts https://linktr.ee/radchat They are really worth checking out for some interesting stuff. More links at the bottom of this...

  Beesuit 15 days ago