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• 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.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 6 hours ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 7 hours ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

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

  Mr U 21 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 23 hours ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Lemsip 6 days ago
• Peter's Blog

  A blog about bowel cancer at a young age

  HawkeyeBrown 7 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 8 days ago
• Kidney Not

  Mmum 9 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 14 days ago

Latest blog posts

• One Step At A Time

  Chapter 29 — The Last One (Probably)

  Tomorrow I take my last methylprednisolone tablet. I say probably, because life has a habit of proving me wrong on these things. The last time I said I was nearly off the steroids, I picked up a cold from the kids three days before the finish line a...

  Phild26 16 days ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  Going Great

  Mum and Dad are still in Cornwall and Dad is doing well.Hes enjoying life,the weather,outings and walks and meeting up with the many friends they have in a place they've holidayed in for over 50 years.We go on Saterday .It'll be nice to spend...

  RedTree26 16 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  The Legends

  July 24 2021 I’ve written previously of my cancer buddy Hazel. She is RadioactiveRaz and has a blog (to be added to Online Community soon) We have messaged for two and a half years and together we created and still run a WhatsApp grou...

  Beesuit 16 days ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Bees and Honey

  July 23 2021 At my last hospital appointment I dropped off some honey for the two consultants who look after me. I said I’d update the blog with a little info so especially for Mr Kittur here is a glimpse at where your honey comes from. If ther...

  Beesuit 16 days ago
• 

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

  Post 530: We watched the tv till the cows came home.

  Post 530: We watched the tv till the cows came home. What was always going to be a lazy day ended up a really lazy day and no mistake. But if I recall a moment of yesterday’s goings on, I think the cat would have something to say about my memo...

  Mr U 16 days ago
• 

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

  Post 529: Breakfast at midday with my taxi driver Paul.

  Post 529: Breakfast at midday with my taxi driver Paul. How rude it is to call Paul the taxi driver when he’s a great mate that I’ve know for years and years. Back in the mid to late 80’s we met as work colleagues but we’ve k...

  Mr U 17 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering away

  I have slept a lot and now at 01.50 I feel like I am up for a while. Waiting for three o clock meds but I don't have the brain fog just now so am going to enjoy that for a bit.  I have been listening to lots of cosy mysteries. I loved readin...

  Rowan8a3264 18 days ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Fatigue returns

  It's getting on for six or seven weeks since I finished radiotherapy and seven months since I had my Decapeptyl injection. Things have been quite reasonable in almost every respect and I am pleased with the progress I have been making. At least, I wa...

  Lemsip 18 days ago
• 

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

  Post 528: Alongside the salmon, ah, the salmon.

  Post 528: Alongside the salmon, ah, the salmon. With a shopping list of food stuff on my phone, which I now share with my Darling digitally every week, there are four slices of slightly smoked salmon at the very top. At £6.25 each, it is a ple...

  Mr U 18 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering away

  Counting down to 3am for meds.  The next few days are when I feel more emotionally wobbly. It is a pattern so now I am prepared for it. First couple of times I was scared it was an impending bout of depression which could knock me down for weeks...

  Rowan8a3264 19 days ago