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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.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 11 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 12 hours ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 2 days ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Coddfish 2 days ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Lemsip 6 days ago
• Eunice77

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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 8 days ago
• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

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• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

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• Cool Cap Relief

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Latest blog posts

• Whims and Wishes

  Choose hope...

  

  I was recently inspired by consultant Marcus Child to “choose hope” (and CW Metcalfe’s ideas of grace under pressure), I think about how we do this when facing bad news,

  Head booms,

  News looms,

  Wait rooms,

  Bleach fumes,

  Choose hope…

  Heart thumps,

  Tit lumps,

  Tired grumps,

  Wish jumps,

  Choose hope…

  Scalp bare,

  Not fair,

  Faint prayer

  Still there,

  Choose hope…

  Former Member over 11 years ago
• Cancer, Me and Them

  Chemo, Tears and Fundraising

  Hi all.
  
  Chemo today, second week of round one.
  
  Arrived feeling reasonably bouyant.  The Freeman has lovely new Cancer Care centre.  It is very modern and posh, if you are going to have cancer then the Freeman is one of the best to have it at.  I suspect that the surroundings are supposed to make the patient feel more uplifted about their visit to the hospital.  Unfortunately it only worked as far as Ward 36.  As soon as I clocked sight of those chairs and 'that room' I got anxious.  At least there...

  Former Member over 11 years ago
• A journey through throat cancer

  Reactions after a few days of treatment

  First of all, a huge thanks for all the wonderfully supportive messages I got in reaction to the round-robin e-mail informing friends and family of my illness. A real shot in the arm (pardon the pun...)

  I guess the impact of treatment is never predictable, never quite what you expect, no matter how much you read beforehand.

  I came home on the Monday evening, after my first (hefty) dose of Chemo (Cisplatin) and first radio session. I felt fine, I really did. I ate heartily and went to bed. Things...

  Cymru123 over 11 years ago
• Cancer, Me and Them

  Diets, Media and Breastfeeding

  Morning all.
  
  Previously to my diagnosis I was a foodie.  Not a foodie in the sense of eating gourmet food.  More a foodie in the sense of loving food.  Any food.  Food for me is a great comfort.  Suddenly I can't eat, I can't enjoy my food and I can't derive any comfort from it.  Chemo robs you of your taste buds, it leaves a horrid taste in your mouth. Nothing tastes right.  I am wondering how I am going to make it through until August on such a reduced diet?  I need to eat but don't want to...

  Former Member over 11 years ago
• Cancer, Me and Them

  Feelings, Friends and Food

  Afternoon everyone. 
  
  I thought I would do a quick entry while I feel well enough.
  
  Since Friday evening when I had my first chemotherapy session I have lived on the sofa.  I can't go to bed as the twins sleep in the same room as us and I would disturb everyone all night.
  
  Shrink you Bastard. Shrink.
  
  I managed a small fish and chips on Friday and am glad I did because boy did the sickness hit with a vengeance on Saturday morning.  I have felt incredibly sick since then and in the last couple of hours have...

  Former Member over 11 years ago
• Pat's Carcinoid Blog

  The final Blog

  Pat finally succumbed to all his illnesses on April14th 2015. It has been a long and often painful journey but he is at peace at last. He was superbly nursed through the end of life phase with good pain relief. I was with him at the end, which was peaceful and I am now grievng and will keep my promise to him to get on with my life. I will love him as long as I live.

  Former Member over 11 years ago
• A journey through throat cancer

  First blog, first cancer...

  This is just a little test blog. Tomorrow, I go into hospital to start chemo and radiotherapy for stage III/IV (not quite clear yet) oropharyngeal (throat) cancer. I have been really lifted and heartened by the messages of support I have received from friends scattered mainly in Belgium, Germany and the UK. Thanks und Danke schoen guys, it really, really helps. Conversations with a few dear friends have also helped - I hope for more of these!

  OK, bye for now.

  Cymru123 over 11 years ago
• Cancer, Me and Them

  Children, Chemotherapy and Buglary

  Good morning.  I am writing this blog whilst watching one of many history programmes that I enjoy but A get's sick of watching ;) 
  
  It is 7.52 on a Sunday morning and I have just taken lots of pain meds and whilst I wait for them to kick in I thought I would bring you up to speed.  It is a long one I warn you now.
  
  Over the past couple of days I have received many little and large gifts of beautiful flowers, slippers, socks, colouring books, colouring pens, fabulous nappy wraps (don't ask) and lots...

  Former Member over 11 years ago
• I've been waiting 37 years for this

  memories and what has happened so far

  Sat here at 2 in the morning can't sleep so here goes.

  I have never tried to put my thoughts down for others to read before, thought about it but never done it  so you will have to bear with me if you read past this bit.

  First the title my father passed in 1980 with some sort of cancer  his brother about two years earlier. my father was 47  my uncle was a couple of years older.

  the worry this put in my mind was quite stressful and for ages after I wondered if it was a family thing as my grandparents...

  Former Member over 11 years ago
• Cancer, Me and Them

  Fate and Smiling

  I wasn't going to blog today.  I was going to wait until tomorrow.
  
  I had a bad night last night.  I reacted to the morphine, it made me feel oh so sick.  Very sick.
  
  Our friends had taken the children off our hands for a few hours so we could go out by ourselves.  We chose to go for a walk along the river.  We talked how we look like a normal couple enjoying a walk, we talked about how you never really know what a person is carrying about inside them.  I was learning already but now I know you must never...

  Former Member over 11 years ago