What did you most (or least!) need to hear from friends, family, or colleagues?

Hello all,

Over on our Community News page, we've been publishing a series of blogs about passing on your hard-earned wisdom and experience. We've been asking the members of our different forum groups what they wish they'd known about a topic when they were just starting out on their journey. So far we've covered the topics of receiving a diagnosis, having chemotherapy, receiving radiotherapy, and lastly... living with a stoma (coming soon). 

My question for you, if you feel like sharing, is this:

"What did you most (or least!) need to hear from friends, family, or colleagues?"

Was there something someone said, or perhaps even did, that you really appreciated since receiving your diagnosis? Or maybe there were examples where even though they were trying to help, they really didn't? Whether it made a really positive impact, or it's something you felt might have been best left unsaid, we'd love to hear about it.

We will be anonymously featuring some of your examples in an upcoming Community News blog, but this thread will still remain as a resource for anyone who might find its insights useful. 

Thank you in advance for sharing your experiences and thoughts. If you have any questions, or you would like to be a guest blogger to share your individual story, please drop us an email at community@macmillan.org.uk, and we will be happy to help.