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

  Mr U 22 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 58: Not Out of the Woods.

  Post 58: Not Out of the Woods. Briefly: I’m still here in CCU, and yesterday’s palpitations took a full 17 hours to settle back into sinus rhythm. The ward is mostly quiet—except for two particularly challenging patients who are ...

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

  Post 57: Oops I did it again…

  Post 57: Oops I did it again… Just a quick note to say that the SDEC assessment was good and the chemo can be resumed on Friday. But… After we left SDEC we headed for a nearby costal town to meet up with a mate and commission a bit o...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Feeling Really Low, on the run up to my 3rd Zolondronic infusion

  I managed a holiday to Kefalonia and had some wonderful massages while away in the sunshine. But a day after arriving home the stress with coping with my dad hit hard and fast.  I'm really struggling at the moment with the loss of my mum in ...

  Alison218 over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 56: A Good Half Day.

  Post 56: A Good Half Day. Weight: 76kg  BP: 135/81  Rested: Very  Another decent half-day under my belt, following another all-nighter in A&E thanks to those pesky palpitations. We were treated really well&mda...

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

  Post 55: PSA 505. Ouch!

  Post 55: PSA 505. Ouch! What do I think when I hear my PSA is now over 500? Honestly—not much. Not while I’m in this strange medical limbo. I know it’ll keep climbing until chemo restarts, and even then, it might not come down eas...

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

  Post 54: Oh Happy Day.

  Post 54: Oh Happy Day. I’ll keep it short-ish and sweet. The flushes are still hot, the belly injections are routine, my appetite is huge, and my sweet tooth is threatening to rot what teeth are left—but today was a good day. I was up...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  “So grateful to the champions on this forum”

  It’s National Volunteer Week from June 2nd to 8th, 2025. This blog celebrates the dedication and commitment our fabulous Online Community Champions give to the Community every day.

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

  Post 53: Many More Memories.

  Post 53: Many More Memories. Bad things, sometimes, happen to good people. The wind and rain last week stirred the garden from its slumber and caused a few early blooms to droop. Everything got shaken up—except the weeds, which seem impervio...

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

  Post 52: The Empty Wedding Table.

  Post 52: The Empty Wedding Table. Why can’t I write something so beautiful that I can put down my pen and rest, knowing I’ve done enough? A nostalgia funk has circled me—cozy memories pressing close, and wearing me out. Maybe it&r...

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

  Post 51: Complications & Courage.

  Post 51: Complications & Courage. An early morning alarm pulls me from sleep for the 7:30am blood test. The drizzly rain suits my mood perfectly. As I step into the shower, I notice something small but worth celebrating, no I’m not being...

  Mr U over 1 year ago