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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
    7 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

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 16 hours ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 2 days ago
  • Eunice77
    Eunice77 3 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 4 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 6 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 7 days ago
  • 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.
    Emma - Online Community Team 7 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 7 days ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 10 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 12 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Community News
    Cost of cancer- need new clothes as a result of cancer?

    The need for new clothing is the next topic of our ‘cost of cancer’ blog mini-series. If you haven’t yet read the ‘Need help with transport and parking fees’ blog, you can click the link to read it. We know there are often additional costs incurred due to a cancer diagnosis and the ‘cost of cancer series’ is highlighting a few of the costs that members of our Online Community have. Like our previous blog in the series, we will feature conversations from different Online...

    Moderator - Macmillan Community over 3 years ago
  • There is comfort in fruit jellies and sparkling water
    Todays MRI scan
    Mri scan There is comfort in sparkling water & fruit jellies after nearly an hour in the scanner. Lots of noise interjected with Pink Floyd... We don't need no education & Wish you were here on loop. Ear phones & ear plugs are a weird...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • There is comfort in fruit jellies and sparkling water
    0350, 25th November 2022
    Morning all,  It's 0350, I got up with hubby as he's off to work in a bit. I'm having a moment. I've sat here before wanting type, ask questions & generally say these ars*ng poxy scary-ish words out loud without sounding like...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • Summer 22
    Cycle 2
    Cycle 2 is supposed to be today. It was postponed by 3 hours, so instead of having it now I am trying to wait patiently. It’s not that I am excited, more that I want it over with. Most of my concerns are about the cannula as I have a massive br...
    Cross stitcher over 3 years ago
  • October 13th 2022
    Not wrote for a while
    Hubby has been making memories, Zip wires, castles, casino to name a few and now we are going to a lodge on a lake just the two of us for a few days to have a rest! He is still doing ok but we know that can change very soon, the nurses have visited a...
    Confused2022 over 3 years ago
  • Chemo Diary
    11) 5 days post Chemo 4 - EC
    Not feeling too bad - really glad to be finished with the EC part of my chemo cycles.   I start Paclitaxel next so hopefully will be ok with that too.  I’m beginning to see a little light at the end of this long chemo tunnel - can&rsq...
    Meanegg over 3 years ago
  • Klein's blog
    Anna - first chemo session
    Had my first chemo five days ago and hoping I don’t fall at the first hurdle as I am finding it hard to not be my jolly self at the moment. Mainly my legs don’t seem to be working as before and have got out my stick as a support. Personal...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • Chemo Diary
    10) 4th Chemo - EC
    Yay final EC chemo which I understand is supposed to be the harder than Paclitaxel which is next on my chemo menu. Hopefully this is the case for me but as I didn’t find EC too bad am hoping that Paclitaxel treats me kindly too!  Off to a ...
    Meanegg over 3 years ago
  • Community News
    UPDATED: Online Community downtime - Monday 5th December

    UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to re-schedule our update for next Monday, 5th December. This means that the Community will be up and running as usual tomorrow. The site will be inaccessible between 1pm-7pm on Monday 5th December. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and if you have any questions, please do post in the comments section below.

    As users of our Online Community, we want to update you with some key information about some upcoming essential maintenance...

    Ellen - Macmillan over 3 years ago
  • Kidney Not
    One Year On
    On 24th November 2021 my Urology consultant advised me I had metastatic kidney cancer.  A kidney tumour which had spread to the lungs, It couldn’t be cured.  It was however, treatable.  I thought it opportune to mark the event wi...
    Mmum over 3 years ago
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