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

  Mr U 18 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 17 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 18 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 19 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 100: Celebratory Centenary.

  Post 100: Celebratory Centenary. It’s just a number. C, 100, Century, Centurion, Centenarian. It’s just another post. ——— I’ll blow out the imaginary candles on my imaginary cake at the end of today’s hu...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  Ethnic minority cancer awareness on the Online Community

  As part of Ethnic minority cancer awareness month, we are sharing the lived experiences of ethnic minority communities alongside sharing support resources.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 99: Bloods, weeds and loose bowels.

  Post 99: Bloods, weeds and loose bowels. Days like this are rare but memorable. ——— Being memorable isn’t always a good thing – today was mostly good, with the occasional tummy pain. The usual powder and pills starte...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Cleop’s

  The beginning

  Throughout my life, I never imagined I would face something like this. For 43 years, I was never ill and never worried about my health. Fast forward to two days ago—I was told I have kidney cancer. I didn't take the news well; I was devasta...

  Cleop over 1 year ago
• Life after a lumpectomy

  DCIS, Lumpectomy, & Mammoplasty 3 weeks ago

  Hi, just had surgery for DCIS,  lumpectomy, & mammoplasty to left breast  i ( had lumpectomy, axilla glands removed  & radiotherapy 17 years ago)  This diagnosis  came as a complete shock , it was a large tumour but t...

  Maujac over 1 year ago
• Life after a lumpectomy

  DCIS, Lumpectomy, & Mammoplasty 3 weeks ago

  Hi, just had surgery for DCIS,  lumpectomy, & mammoplasty to left breast  i ( had lumpectomy, axilla glands removed  & radiotherapy 17 years ago to the right breast )  This diagnosis  came as a complete shock , it was...

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

  Post 98: Two days till my 3rd Carboplatin.

  Post 98: Two days till my 3rd Carboplatin. All’s well that ends well. ——— Tomorrow’s first house valuation is looming in our minds, but today is grey and blustery. After a call from my little bro—sheltering fro...

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

  Post 97: Dietary adjustments and estate agents.

  Post 97: Dietary adjustments and estate agents. The breeze and clouds were a welcome change — but the heat is on (still), as Glenn Frey used to say. ——— Today’s hospice visit was food only — my final counselling...

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

  Post 96: A painfully quiet week ends.

  Post 96: A painfully quiet week ends. At the start of the week it’s time to take stock – lazy Sundays are exactly that. They’re lazy. ——— The sunflowers keep growing in the bags by the wall, now nearly as tall ...

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

  Post 64: Another setback.

  Post 64: Another setback. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou ——— With a run of bad juju lasting too long, it’s starting to feel like there’s no beating my...

  Mr U over 1 year ago