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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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• Mumofcancer

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• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

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Latest blog posts

• Julia65's blog

  julia

  Hi 

  I hope you are all enjoying the blue sky today even though it is cold the blue sky is a cute bonus.

  How is everyone?

  I was diagnosed with kidney cancer and I am suffering with everything. Mood swings. Loneliness, Why me?

  Its horrendous and the worst part about it is I have only been here 2 years and I hardly know anyone and have no one around me so its really hard

  Im just hoping I can communicate with lots of people on here

  I hope everyone has a lovely day

  Stay safe

  Julia

  xx

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• Carried on Eagles' Wings

  Update and Prep for Surgery

  Just a little update as the last one was over a month ago. It feels strange not to be having the three-weekly PICC line maintenance, blood tests and chemo, but I’m not missing them! I’m so happy to have those behind me now. I do still nee...

  Amy123 over 3 years ago
• Insurance providers who are happy to provide travel insurance for cancer pati3nts

  Insurance provider

  Only insurer l found would cover me with cancer and metastasis and ongoing chemo treatment together with other medical conditions was Travelwith. Numerous others just gave a blanket cannot cover you or if you spoke with them the end result would be t...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• Missed diagnosis - Cervical Cancer

  What to do?...

  Hi all, not quite sure where to start with this...... I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer on 21.01.21.I had a radical hysterectomy on 01.03.21, safe to say it’s been a roller coaster, bt I don’t need to tell all of you that  The can...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• 

  Community News

  Online Community downtime: Thursday 9th March 2023- 7am to 9am

  There is some planned maintenance taking place on Macmillan’s website on Thursday 9th March from 7am-9am. So that this essential maintenance can take place, the Online Community will experience some downtime. This means that members will not be able to log in, or join the Online Community, between 7am - 9am On Thursday 9th March .

  Megan- Online Community Team over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  How do you prepare to hear the news? Getting the results with member Wee Me

  Community member and Macmillan volunteer 'Wee Me' shares her experience of going to appointments, looking at scans and hearing her husband’s results, from her perspective as a carer and partner.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• Rectal Cancer Post Op - Sweating & Bleeding Issues

  Rectal Cancer Post Op - Sweating & Bleeding Issues

  SWEATS AND BLOOD The good news first…it all turned out fine. Reading everyone’s post op experiences was very reassuring in times of stress. So here are two issues that I had following my rectal operation, in case any of you go through an...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• Loved one & Big C

  Where it all began

  I still remember like it was yesterday where it all began for my mom and this horrible rollercoaster ride. She was only young when her first cancer diagnosis, from then on she's had so many different types, womb, ovary, which she had to have it all t...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• Venting about my forehead flap

  Night 5

  Whoa, never mind the days, it’s the nights that are so hard.  2 am and I am sitting here eating ice cream, wanting to claw my face off, and thinking: “I can’t do this.”  Well I don’t have much choice do I?&nbsp...

  LuckyLass over 3 years ago
• just found out i have breast cancer

  I just found out I have Brest cancer

  Hi my name is Annette and I just found out I got Brest cancer  and I feel sick need some to chat to please help 

  Annette over 3 years ago