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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.

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Latest blog posts

• Living with Desdemona

  Chemo Sixth Cycle, Week Two: Desdemona Deliberates

  Well, the scan was all very exciting last Thursday, quick, efficient and radio-active, what’s not to like! BUT, it has made this week quite frustrating. I’m still waiting for an oncologist’s appointment to review the scan, which I e...

  Desdemona 5 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 503: Digestion issues remain.

  Post 503: Digestion issues remain. For the third time in a week a lovely dinner was wasted after a few gurgles. I don’t want to use the chalk blocker pill but I might have to get some after this week. The thing is, I feel OK and am not sufferin...

  Mr U 5 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Support

  February 28 2019 I have to add a few words about support here: The MacMillan nurses have been absolutely stupendous in propping me up. Both teams at the Singleton and in Carmarthen have been exceptional in their care. My brilliant daughter, Cat, has ...

  Beesuit 6 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Treatment: December and January

  February 13 2019 December Treatment I can’t stress how important it is to keep well. Radiotherapy will make you tired, very tired. You have to rest and let your body cope. The cancer is going to take a year out of your life. Control the pain. A...

  Beesuit 6 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  My Journey through thick and thin: August to December 2018

  November 30 2018 August Believe in your body and in your second sense. Usually if you know there is something wrong there is…trust me; women are particularly good at this. My GP couldn’t appreciate much to see but at my insistence he arr...

  Beesuit 6 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  My Story

  August 31 2018 The first part of this blog is retrospective though based faithfully on my diary account. I’ve always been a “Glass Half Empty” girl. It’s the way I am. It’s a form of self defence. Expect the worst then b...

  Beesuit 6 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  I am 67 years old, retired and living in Rural Wales

  August 8th 2018 Once upon a time there was August 7th 2018 The whole world changed for me that day. The earth continued to spin but stopped dead for me. That was the day I discovered my cancer at the back of my tongue. I knew what it was th...

  Beesuit 6 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

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  Community News

  Wenda’s Story. Cancer and Afro hair care after chemotherapy

  Image above: Wenda in 2026

  Wenda AKA Sonia101 on the Online Community was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023. She wrote a short memoir about her cancer journey to help inspire others with breast cancer. The book “Faith over Cancer” focuses on Wenda’s persisting faith in God throughout her cancer treatment, including surgery and chemotherapy.

  As part of her memoir, Wenda also shares her experiences of losing her afro hair following chemotherapy and afro hair care following regrowth...

  Steph - Online Community Team 6 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Chapter 27 — Dot the Lowercase J's

  It's been another three and a half weeks since I last wrote one of these. And if I'm being honest — not much has happened. Which, after the summer we've had, is exactly what I was hoping for. The bear remains unpoked. The steroid we...

  Phild26 6 days ago