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Groups now live
After much sweat and tears, Thomas and I are very excited to announce that we’ve officially launched groups on What Now? This is great news for everyone, particularly those of you who’ve ever thought “wouldn’t it be great if we could have an area on What Now? where we could talk about…”
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Can I make you laugh, I wonder if I can,
Should I try to be serious, or act the stupid man.
How can I make you smile the way I want you to,
Shall I say something stupid, like I always do?
Shall I try to be clever, a bit Like Steven fry,
Or like Laurel and Hardy, with pancake in the eye!
Is it too windy to take photos , was once asked of me,
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Latest nurse blog
I'm one of the cancer information nurses working on our freephone helpline taking calls from people affected by cancer. Sometimes people call us and think we're Macmillan nurses. While we're cancer nurses working for Macmillan, we provide a different service.
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The Macmillan Lifemap is a place where you can add your experiences to a huge map and see the experiences of others mapped out before you...Find out more
An even bigger community...
Cancerbackup merged with Macmillan Cancer Support to form one large cancer community! Find out more about the merger. Visit Share, where you’ll find discussion forums, groups, a way to ‘find friends’, user profiles and private messaging. There will soon be group chat and a place to load photos. So watch this space!
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