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  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 6 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

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

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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 10 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 17 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 18 days ago
• 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. `

  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 121: The Invisible Man.

  Post 121: The Invisible Man. I’m over here.    ⸻ Do you ever get the feeling that you’re not as important as you thought you were? Not in a selfish or sulky way, but in a way that leaves you feeling guilty — as if you&r...

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

  Post 120: Is “OK” Good Enough?

  Post 120: Is “OK” Good Enough? Where do I even start trying to explain today — with all the calls, the emails, and the questions? Maybe it’s best to start at the end and work backwards to go forwards. ⸻ My chemo has been p...

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

  Post 119: Sphincter Red Eye Causing Cancellations and Consternation.

  Post 119: Sphincter Red Eye Causing Cancellations and Consternation. I’m tired and I want to go to bed. ——— After two days of diarrhoea, I’ve cancelled today’s trip to the seaside for a memorial lunch honouring ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Out of the blue

  Stomach Ache

  Monday 9th of June I visited my GP on Monday with a severe stomachache and no other concerns. The nurse practitioner arranged for me to have an ultrasound scan for suspected gallbladder issues the following day. I wasn’t too worried, I knew a f...

  Petracorf68df0 over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 118: The Battle Between Constipation and Diarrhoea.

  Post 118: The Battle Between Constipation and Diarrhoea. After much experience and heartfelt deliberation, I’ve decided: I’d rather have drug-induced constipation than drug-induced diarrhoea. ⸻ What a day. After yesterday’s trip...

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

  Post 117: Old cars and smiling faces.

  Post 117: Old cars and smiling faces. When you wake up and feel as if all the pain is gone, it might just be because it is all gone – so, rejoice. ——— The last three nights of sleep have changed my world completely. Gone a...

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

  Post 116: Cameras, lights, but very little action.

  Post 116: Cameras, lights, but very little action. Chemo week is here, and there’s a lot riding on it—but it should go to plan. ——— I’m happier, with less pain, and Nurse Darling is weaning me off the morphine ...

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

  Post 115: Summer storms and significant smiles.

  Post 115: Summer storms and significant smiles. Spirits can soar once freedom is restored—with surprising speed. ——— While yesterdays storm blew overhead I was reminded of a trip to Ireland 37 years ago (this week) to atte...

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

  Post 114: Nurse Darling, take a bow.

  Post 114: Nurse Darling, take a bow. After nearly a week of serious pain, I think we’re now getting on top of it. ——— A meaningful smile is such a little thing, but in reality, such a hard thing to maintain when you’...

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

  Post 113: Mr U is a Macmillan guest blogger.

  Post 113: Mr U is a Macmillan guest blogger. Whether or not anyone reads my blog is not important—writing it helps me get through some of the ups and downs of my personal cancer travels. ——— Nurse Darling has been put to th...

  Mr U over 1 year ago