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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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 4 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 14 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 1 day ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 10 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 16 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 18 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 18 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 20 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 25 days ago

Latest blog posts

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

  Post 139: What quality of life?

  Post 139: What quality of life? Some days are better than others — I’d rather forget this one. ——— When you wake up with pains that make you want to cry, you know the truth: you are unwell and the cancer is progressi...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Rare Ovarian Cancer, looking for others…

  Rare Ovarian Cancer, looking for others…

  I was recently diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer called a Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumour which accounts for less than 0.5% of all malignant tumours. I am eager to find more information or maybe other patients like me. It’s the first case f...

  DezzyM over 1 year ago
• Annie T

  Anyone else I have lots of questions

  Started of with monthly hormone injections and psa went from 225 to 3.8 and then started rising so have started 10 rounds of chemo with a bit of bone pain any help appreciated xx

  Thomsoa over 1 year ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Something pink, frivolous and cheap.

  I'm feeling calmer today.  I've given myself a good telling off about feeling sorry for myself.  Decided some girlie shopping to cheer myself up would be a good distraction and I knew immediately who the perfect companion would be.&...

  Margaret853 over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 138: Visitors lift a dull day.

  Post 138: Visitors lift a dull day. I’m reminded I’ve been off work for too long because I’ve run out of Netflix and BBCi programs to watch — isn’t that a worry. ——— With the enjoyment I found in yes...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• 2025 Not a good year so far

  8. Second week of treatment.

  Over the weekend I am now getting headaches towards the end of the afternoon, not bad enough to take anything for, but enough to be aware of. Also Wake up on Sunday to find my hearing is a bit muffled, apparently this is one of the potential side eff...

  NorfolkBor over 1 year ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Let's play Candy Crush

  There has been progress on the referral from the dentist. Firstly I got notification that it had arrived safely the other end.  Then that the attached paperwork was acceptable.  Then I was told that it was being looked at by a Specialist.&n...

  Margaret853 over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 137: Halloumi and chips by the sea.

  Post 137: Halloumi and chips by the sea. I do a morning check on what’s good and bad with my body each day — today the aches are worse in my ribs. That’s a bad start. ——— It was a reply to yesterday’s blog...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Now where did the magic fairy hide that box?

  I'm feeling more reassured today.  I hesitated in coming back to this site as I thought my dental worries were so trivial compared to what others are going through.  Glad I did though.  Found some very helpful people in the He...

  Margaret853 over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  Private Messaging Update

  Good morning everyone.

  We just wanted to let you know that our private messaging function is up and running again.

  We know how important this area is to our members. Not only as a way of keeping in touch privately with your friends, but also as a method of contacting our team for support.

  We are so sorry for the inconvenience and would like to thank you for your patience. There is some useful step by step guidance and short tutorial videos in our Help Pages to help you send private messages.

  As always...

  Moderator - Macmillan Community over 1 year ago