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Blogging can be a great way to journal your experiences and share with others. Why not create your own cancer journey blog, or have a read of other blogs created by our members?

Unsure how to get started? Take a look at our help pages on blogs. 

Macmillan Information Blogs
  • Random act of kindness
    Random act of kindness
    6 months ago
  • The Changing Faces of Cancer- Scalp cooling, Hair loss and Regrowth.
    The Changing Faces of Cancer- Scalp cooling, Hair loss and Regrowth.
    over 2 years ago
  • If I could go back to the day of my cancer diagnosis
    If I could go back to the day of my cancer diagnosis
    over 2 years ago

Latest blog updates

  • 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 7 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 17 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

  • Community News
    Newly diagnosed with cancer? Advice from Macmillan’s Online Community

    Receiving a cancer diagnosis can bring overwhelming emotions, uncertainty and many questions. It can be difficult to know what to do or where to turn, especially in those first few days. It can help to hear from people who have been there before.

    Last month, we asked members of the Online Community what they would say to themselves on the day they were diagnosed with cancer. We wanted to know what words of advice they would offer, anything they wish they had known at the time, and what helped them...

    Dylan - Online Community Team 7 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 500: I’ve got the dentist today.
    Post 500: I’ve got the dentist today. So here we are — Post 500. And unfortunately, it’s not exactly a barrel of laughs. I’ve got the dentist today for a check-up, and there is a letter for him to sign regarding the acid in...
    Mr U 17 hours ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    Today
    I’ve been thinking of adding to the my blog if I remember what I’m up to as well as any thing treatment, just to say life still goes on  today I’m watching my partner playing hogwarts  mean while I’m looking at tryin...
    W J 1 day ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 499: Still not right, like the carnival lights.
    Post 499: Still not right, like the carnival lights. “We Burn for Charity” had to be scrubbed from all areas tonight when the national regulations turned an ancient tradition into a modern fob-off, with no burning hand-held torches allowe...
    Mr U 1 day ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 498: Finding time for anything is the hard bit.
    Post 498: Finding time is the hard bit. The weekend brings the first carnival processions in the Deep South, but will we have lit torches or not? Big Sis had arrived after I had hauled bags of essentials from the town, which included some flowers f...
    Mr U 2 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    MRI and new onc nurse
    Monday is the next MRI and I’ll attend the next review rather than phone call. So I can see the scan, I do like to take a picture of what’s cooking in my noggin. I have a new oncology nurse; my previous two retired. I didn’t even kn...
    W J 2 days ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 497: And the oncologist says… wait and see.
    Post 497: And the oncologist says… wait and see. As cancer care reviews go, this was a pretty good one. There were no tears, but there were no happy endings either. It started with handshakes and ended with cuddles, but throughout it was calm ...
    Mr U 3 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Chemo Sixth Cycle, Week One: Desdemona's Sixth Date
    I’m very excited, my final session of chemotherapy – for now! And, it’s bell ringing day. Just by the reception desk in the cancer centre there is a bell which patients are encouraged to ring at the end of their course of treatment ...
    Desdemona 4 days ago
  • Community News
    Coffee Morning with Macmillan's Online Community
    September marks Coffee Morning month! While Macmillan’s official Coffee Morning date is 25 of September, you can take part anytime. It’s a chance to come together, share a cuppa and start talking. Here at the Online Community, we know how important those conversations can be. By sharing experiences, advice and support, members help one another feel listened to and less alone. In this blog, we’ll hear from members about the connections they’ve made and suppo...
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 4 days ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 496: Tired out but plenty of reasons why.
    Post 496: Tired out but plenty of reasons why. The time sped away from us like a runaway train and there was no possible way we could get it back. We could only watch and giggle at the consequences. And because there were no serious issues, we weren&...
    Mr U 4 days ago
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