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

  Mr U 19 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  W J 20 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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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 414: oh crap

  I’ll tell you later, or later this week. Thanks for your patience.

  Mr U 2 months ago
• My Epic Battle Against Hodgkin's Lymphoma

  Progress Update and the Power of Music

  I am mid way through chemo cycle three, Drs were very pleased with my blood counts and they couldn't feel a swollen lymph node under my left armpit anymore. I am just awaiting the PET scan results to confirm this is the case, this will also confi...

  ROSOLotty 3 months ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  Oh FFS !!!!!!

  I could bloody scream,but I won't.Mum is kicking off ,banging on and on over Dad.Hes got Cancer FFS ,cut him some slack.Hes had a big operation he's almost 80 you're bloody 81 simmer the fuck down .Mums in tears ,can't cope with all t...

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

  Post 413: Crafty Pints in Crafty Bars and Mighty Hikers.

  Post 413: Crafty Pints in Crafty Bars and Mighty Hikers Getting up to the sound of showers and the smell of bacon cooking in the kitchen is a welcoming start to the day. It seems like everyone is chattering and laughing, but every now and then ther...

  Mr U 3 months ago
• 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