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

  Mr U 16 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  W J 16 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 2 days ago
• 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.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 2 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 15 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 16 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 17 days ago
• 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. `

  Sierraoscar 18 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

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  Community News

  Share your summer

  There are lots of conversations about cancer in the forums, but sometimes you may feel the need for some light relief from talking about appointments, treatment and the emotional effects of cancer. Signs of summer are around us at the moment, and we have created a space for you to share your summer activities and plans. 

  We have set up the Share your summer discussion thread in the Express Yourself forum. This discussion thread is similar to the ‘Bring your Spring’ space, but with a summer...

  Megan- Online Community Team 2 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 429: Sons for Sunday — What a Lovely Day

  Post 429: Sons for Sunday — What a Lovely Day It seems the crutch I’ve relied on so much, the MacMillan Prostate Cancer Forum, which helped me understand better all the responsibilities I had to myself and others, and was a place where I...

  Mr U 2 months ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  Oh FFS !!!!!

  You couldn't make it up Dad decided hed cut the garden hedge....why FFS...normally hed do it ,but he's got cancer,he ain't himself after the surgery and plus he's not sleeping and even before the cancer his heart af made him knackered...

  RedTree26 2 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 428: Steroid Start Simply Stunning.

  Post 428: Steroid Start Simply Stunning. Within two hours of taking three little pills first thing this morning I had a response I could only dream about. The walking stick was forgotten in place of a normal amount of energy and strength that went ...

  Mr U 2 months ago
• One Step At A Time

  Chapter 19 — Ten Quiet Days

  It's been ten days since I last wrote one of these. Ten days is a long gap by my standards over the last few months, and I think that gap actually tells its own story. When there's less to write about, less drama to process, that's usually a sign thi...

  Phild26 2 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 427: A Visit from a Taxi Friend Made a Perfect Start to the Day?

  Post 427: A Visit from a Taxi Friend Made a Perfect Start to the Day? Hello my friends, I’m a bit late but this is mainly today about lovely friends. I hope you know a few friends like my Darling and me. I had a WhatsApp message: &ldquo...

  Mr U 2 months ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  Bloods

  I am still on my gap because of my bloods were low. I’ve been very tired, a bit more than usual. My iron and other levels were under the cusps.  This time I gave blood for the general and extra to check everything. They’ve told me fr...

  W J 2 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 426: Am I in pain when I sleep?

  Post 426: Am I in pain when I sleep? I wake up tired, in pain I go to bed tired, in see Am I in pain when I sleep. It’s a fair question surely? But I haven’t time to think about it because I’m counting the minutes till my next fi...

  Mr U 2 months ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Chemo Second Cycle, Week Two: Desdemona's Take’s A Holiday

  Well, I’m now at the end of week two, post chemo-cycle two, and I’m feeling great. I’ve been a little more careful with trying to avoid infection risks this time, but not draconian, I’ve still gone out and about, just kept my ...

  Desdemona 2 months ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Perspective

  A few months ago, I was invited to become a MacMillan Community Champion. It’s a voluntary role and it involves doing what I do anyway - trying to provide some support to people going through cancer diagnosis and treatment. I mostly reply to po...

  Coddfish 2 months ago