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

  Mr U 33 minutes ago
• time for a cuppa....

  hugs 16 hours ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  RedTree26 18 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 1 day ago
• My Mengioma Brain Tumour Story

  GaryG298207 2 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 5 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 6 days ago
• My BCG Therapy

  Aurelius 7 days ago
• Pedalling through this journey

  Former Member 8 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  Side Effects Between Cycles 2 and 3

  Cycle 3 tomorrow (14/08/24) and my summary of effects after Cycle 2 is: GENERAL - Mostly similar to effects after Cycle 1. Specifics and differences worth noting are: DAROLUTAMIDE - I started taking the regular dose (tablet form) the day after Cycle ...

  excavator over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  “Grief comes in waves”: Coping with the loss of a partner

  Community member and Macmillan volunteer Wee Me shares her personal experience with grief, loss and healing.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• A day at a time

  My thoughts

  The last few days have been hard in more ways than one. My frustration still rages about my hubby's misdiagnosis over a year ago, his unnecessary treatment which has now affected his body.  I kept saying I was convinced it was not Prostate with ...

  London Lass over 2 years ago
• A Newbie Journey

  Finding My Footing in a World Turned Upside Down

  Since my last post, I’ve been working hard to find some balance in my life. A life that has changed drastically since my Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) diagnosis. It’s been a challenging few weeks, but I’m slowly learning how to adj...

  Temi over 2 years ago
• HER2 who knows

  Tissue expander complications continue (rare)

  Hi all, Honestly not much of an update since my last post.  About two weeks ago I feared the tissue expander had become exposed under my plaster, it just felt different so I decided to check it... I removed the thick foam plaster and I THOUGHT I...

  Pichan over 2 years ago
• A Newbie Journey

  The Day Everything Changed

  I’ll never forget the moment my doctor told me I had cancer. The word "leukemia" hit me like a ton of bricks, and I felt like the ground had been pulled out from under me. My first thoughts were a mix of confusion, fear, and disbelief...

  Temi over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  A day in life as a Macmillan Telephone Buddy- Carol’s experience

  Carol, one of the Macmillan Buddy volunteers is sharing her experience and inviting us into a day as a Macmillan Buddy.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• HER2 who knows

  Tissue expander - complications!

  Hi all, My last post was the 26th June and I had started my saline injections in to my tissue expander.  The plan was to go back two weeks later for the next one. Well that didn't happen. I was experiencing some pain which turned out to be a...

  Pichan over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Accessing peer support in a different way- Macmillan Buddies: what is it and how to get support

  Macmillan buddies is a fantastic resource for supporting people with cancer. Read this blog to better understand the support they can offer and how to submit a referral.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Shaka For Life

  Am I Insane?!?!

  Update on my requested right side mastectomy.   (Please see earlier post: Two Breasts. One Breast. None.) I first discussed this with my oncologist, who saw no issue with it and referred me to discuss with my original breast surgeon. My bre...

  Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago