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

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• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

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• One Step At A Time

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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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• Multiple Myeloma

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• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

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• Warm your teaspoon

  Mrs of husband with bowel cancer - T3 N1 - chemo to be followed by radio then anterior bowel - depending what they find. Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine being the prescribed drugs. `

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Latest blog posts

• Cup of Carrot Soup and a Modeling Contract

  Small bites big wins - one year after stomach surgery my journey

  Cup of Carrot Soup and a Modeling Contract" One year ago this week... Five days after surgery, I had a cup of carrot soup. In a paper cup. That might not sound like headline news. But after they removed 2/3 of my stomach along with a small tumor, ...

  Bru 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 412: The Big Cumbrian Surprise.

  Post 412: The Big Cumbrian Surprise We stopped at that farm shop services 15 miles south of Carlisle, and I was on the phone again. For the fourth time this week. I should have been getting ready to surprise my boy, but no, I was in tears again, th...

  Mr U 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 411: Why Is It So Wintery Today?

  Post 411: Why Is It So Wintery Today? Yesterday was indeed a red-letter day, and no mistake. Every waking hour since, my mind has had a baby in it. Not what it looks like, nor the sex of the little thing, but how it will affect the family. It has ...

  Mr U 3 months ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Chemo Impact, Week Three: Desdemona Back in Check

  I’m currently awaiting a blood test before my appointment with my oncologist; time to assess where I am before the next bout of chemotherapy. The anti-biotics did their thing and the cold / flu I’d contracted has almost gone. I’ll n...

  Desdemona 3 months ago
• One Step At A Time

  Chapter 17 — The Price of the Cheat Code

  Nobody told me it would feel like someone was slicing my penis in half. That's not the kind of thing that appears in the immunotherapy leaflets. The leaflets talk about fatigue and flu-like symptoms. They mention, in passing, that some patients ...

  Phild26 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 410: Red Letter Day +

  Post 410: Red Letter Day + There are a few days in your life that would require a sledgehammer to remove them from your memory; some good and some bad, but few are as memorable as today. It’s my Darling and my anniversary. Thirty-six years si...

  Mr U 3 months ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  Turned A Corner

  Things are finally starting to improve....Dad's scar is virtually invisible ,the surgeon has done an amazing job and you really cannot see a scar at all .It's healed so well, and the little infection looks to have cleared up after a course of...

  RedTree26 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 409: Pinch punch the first of the month.

  Post 409: Pinch punch the first of the month. Where’s the year going? June is here with summer in tow, and it would be nice to have a long hot summer. But already the water companies are sending out information of how to save water and with t...

  Mr U 3 months ago
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  Community News

  Our Community Champions - "the 'glue' that binds us all together!"

  Volunteers Week takes place from 1st to 7th June 2026. This blog celebrates the dedication, commitment, and valued contributions that our wonderful Online Community Champions make to the Community each and every day. 

  Who are our Online Community Champions?

  Over the past year, our Community Champions have contributed more than 13,242 posts, reflecting the ongoing kindness, encouragement, and support they provide to other members every day.

  A huge thank you to:
   chris2012 , rily , src60 , Thehighlander , lat...

  Wayne - Online Community Team 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 408: What’s the Story, Rory?

  Post 408: What’s the Story, Rory? Who’s Rory anyway? I certainly don’t know. Perhaps he’s the guy who counts the words on a page. I started the day well and this writing lark is getting better, although the pen will give out...

  Mr U 3 months ago