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

  Mr U 20 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

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

  Post 80: A Quiet Start to Tricycle Two.

  Post 80: A Quiet Start to Tricycle Two. BP: perfect  Hair: greased up  Pain: none  Appetite: great  Anything else: Titus returns ⸻ Awakening on the first morning after the second infusion of Carboplatin was a dream. I knew...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  We're here for you: Find cancer support services near you

  Whether you've been recently diagnosed, are undergoing treatment, or supporting a loved one, this free resource can help you find local cancer support services in just a few clicks.

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

  Post 79: Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy.

  Post 79: Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy. The end justifies the means; all’s well that ends well… ⸻ As you can imagine, being asked after half an hour in the local chemo Day Unit, “We’re not sure why you’re here — wh...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Rolling along on the cancer journey

  The start

  For some reason, I had always had a lingering fear of breast cancer since a child. I think it was an Eastenders story back in the 1980s which triggered it which meant when I started developing breasts, my first thought was that the breast buds must h...

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

  Post 78: Bloods and a Bus Ride.

  Post 78: Bloods and a Bus Ride. ⸻ When faced with a challenge, think quickly and decisively. (And then… try not to lose your cool when the bus is early; or late?) ⸻ My Darling came downstairs looking like she’d stepped out of a glos...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• My Hodgkin's story

  Checking in

  I haven't written anything this month. I have started to feel much better and I think mentally I have made a lot of progress since my last appointment. I haven't felt discomfort in my leg and I haven't had many intrusive thoughts since. I feel like g...

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

  Post 77: A lazy day with a hospital twist.

  Post 77: A lazy day with a hospital twist. Weight: stable  Blood pressure: good  Hair: coiffured   (with a hint of aging despair) Today started as all the best ones do — under a duvet, mid-episode of a mu...

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

  Post 76: I’ve not cried much lately, I must be stronger.

  Post 76: I’ve not cried much lately, I must be stronger. ⸻ With Thursday’s chemotherapy now firmly booked, and my A&E visits becoming just ghostly memories, it’s finally time to breathe again. To prepare. To face the next roun...

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

  Post 75: Another week.

  Post 75: Another week. ⸻ It is the start of another week Chemo is the one thing I seek I only hope my heart stays strong Right can now replace the wrong After months of indecision Finally, there’s a good decision To stop the cancer growing ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• uterine leiomyosarcoma

  Leiomyosarcoma

  Hello everyone, my journey so far…

  I had a lot of pain in my lower abdomen area last year. Investigations started on my bowel because I have already been diagnosed with IBS. In December 24 I had a lot of brown watery discharge (I haven’t had a period since before lockdown so it’s assumed I have been through/going through menopause). This led the way for a scan on my pelvis in January this year, where a mass was found. Biopsy confirmed malignancy. I had a full hysterectomy in April this year...

  Sarsaparilli over 1 year ago