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• Pedalling through this journey

  Fati 9 hours ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 16 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 19 hours ago
• Wittering away...

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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.

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• One Step At A Time

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• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

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• Peter's Blog

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• Living with Desdemona

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• Kidney Not

  Mmum 12 days ago

Latest blog posts

• My next poem - The A, the C, the G, the T

  It's a bit late - my next poem

  Hello my friends,   Apologies once again for my not getting this next poem out to you until now but yet again, another stay in my local district hospital beckoned last week which disrupted things a bit. Anyway, I have my next poem for you which ...

  Twin Castor57b5d5 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 243: Hospice advice makes sense.

  Post 243: Hospice advice makes sense. Getting up for an early appointment at the hospice is a nice thing to do. There’s a natural, peaceful way about appointments there — somehow less testing and fraught than the GP surgery in town. And ...

  Mr U 10 months ago
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  Community News

  Accessing support during the festive season

  Information and resources to help you find support during the holidays.

  Megan- Online Community Team 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 242: In bed mostly while presents were wrapped.

  Post 242: In bed mostly while presents were wrapped. If there’s no good reason for getting up, don’t get up. Stay in bed. Rest and recover. After three great days there ought to be a slowdown — let the muscles recoup and the body ...

  Mr U 10 months ago
• Kidney Not

  Ophthalmology - 16 Dec 2025

  After multiple reminders for my overdue eye test, I went to the optician on 01/10/2025.  It was just for a standard eye test.  I went in with no issues but I came out realising I didn’t have good vision in my left eye and a referral t...

  Mmum 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 241: Queer correspondence and a sleepy wife.

  Post 241: Queer correspondence and a sleepy wife. ———— It’s safe to say in my last two days I have been well and healthily happy. Not only has my heart beaten soundly — except for a bout of atrial fibrillation t...

  Mr U 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 240: Choosing jewellery can be a real surprise sometimes.

  Post 240: Choosing jewellery can be a real surprise sometimes The start of the day was full of me doing things that not only could I not do the day before, but was now doing without any safety net. My Darling had left for work in the twilight and I...

  Mr U 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 239: Lil Bruv and the Wheelchair.

  Post 239: Lil Bruv and the Wheelchair I had it all planned out in my head for my Lil Bruv’s visit today, and I was off to a flying start at 04:00 with a hug from my Darling at my bedside after she helped me with the bed. I’m still takin...

  Mr U 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 238: Nightmares and good intentions.

  Post 238: Nightmares and good intentions. I’m in my medical bed and I’ve just woken in a real panic. Something’s electrocuted my right shoulder — ouch! It’s 02:00 in the morning; even the shepherds aren’t yawning....

  Mr U 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 237: From meter readings to ambling around town and all else in between.

  Post 237: From meter readings to ambling around town and all else in between. Omg! I’ve been on the forum helping a newbie settle in when my dancing fingers earned what I can only describe as a red card. My bloody thumb wandered off the dance ...

  Mr U 10 months ago