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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. 

Latest blog updates

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    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.
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    Lemsip 14 days ago
  • Eunice77
    Eunice77 15 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Daily journal Anal Cancer Treatment
    3 Days to go...

    I've created this blog to follow my progress, side effects .fears, emotions and hopefully full recovery.

    Wasn't going to start it 'till Monday but am struggling here before it all starts (self pity - just my luck!) I quit smoking 3 days ago and have a chest infection from hell. Can't breath, chest rattling, coughing (sound like a donkey..lol).

    I finish work on Sunday and feeling as I do at the moment am not putting the hours in, not good when I'm S/E. 

    Today I am supposed to...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • my big boy
    my boy

    Brandon went for his check up and i was so so so worried cause he is getting more tired and out of breathe than before. When i picked him up from school he was a mess covered in dirt so i cleaned him up at took him to see the doc. the doc gave him an x ray and done breathing tests on him and it came back he is ok. I was so relieved when the doc said that. The doc asked me when did we see brandons surgeon i told him we havent seen him in over a year so he has an appoinment for us to see him. I dont...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • jenni b
    I honsetly thought macmillan cancer support meant just that !!!

    Well what is going on on here ? ive just hijacked carolines blog as if honest im so peed off ! im even thinking of leaving , its beyond a joke now,

    I came on this site as my husband was dying ,he died in march and i could not have got through without the support ,love and kindness on here , i have 2 very special friends from here that will be my closest friends prob forever , and i wish i could name all the rest of you but id be here till christmas ,you know who you are and i love you all very...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • greybadger's blog
    back in the old routine, but for how long?

    Well, here I am back at home after my weeks away.  Holiday all but forgotten about after a week with my daughter, doing the school runs for her girls while she is on teaching practice.

    It's lovely having time at home, but then the brain starts again - what is that ache in my lower tummy, what about the pain in my side... how do you convince your self the cancer is not back when you are in remission.  Every little pain makes you worry, so not enough sleep to make things worse.

    Not enough confidence...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • well my dad spent 11hrs in surgery yesterday what a battle this is....
    my dad

    so yesterday was the hardest day of my life so far, waited 11hrs for my dad to come out of surgery, then 2 hrs in recovery before just seeing him open his eyes. He now has no voicebox and a trachy and they re-built his food pipe in his throat........................

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • dieulidou sue
    and now for the next generation!!!

    my  wonderfull daughter gave birth to my first grandchild on the 5th october... a gorgeous little boy called joshua. i have just spent two fantastic weeks in england, having lots of cuddles. i can't wait to go back at xmas. we have put our house on the market and hope to move back to 'sunny' england asap. The cancer has made me reevaluate my life,,, i know that probably  the cancer will return at some point and we have decided that we would rather be in england closer to our children and...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • gd news
    my husbands cancer

    We found out on the 20th of aug that my husband had cancer it is called carcanoid tumors and his was in his bowel and had spead to his lymh nodes he had surgery to remove the mass and on the 19 of oct we found out they managed to remove it all and they cand see any more in the rest of his body. It will come back in the future so he has to have tests and scans avery few mths

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Netty50
    Starting chemo

    I'M DUE TO START CHEMO ON 29TH OCT. i'VE BEEN INVITED OUT THAT NIGHT. WILL I BE ALRIGHT TO GO, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW HOW YOUR FIRST CHEMO MADE YOU FEEL?

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • My journey with my Dad
    Just a little breather

    Been out of Uk for a few weeks to tend to some family business ref my Dad and returned yesterday. 

    Seeing things out there brought back memories, very sentimental ones too.  The day I arrived there the news was broken to my Gran, we all sat together and cried for ages.  I feel for gran, shes lost her husband and 2 sons all to cancer, so I can't imagine what and how she is feeling.  The relationship between my mum and gran isn't great but my mum still cares about her deep down inside and sometimes...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • blackbun40
    what next

    my husband was dignosed with gullet and liver cancer three weeks ago. had a stent put in today to help him eat. we have waited ages to have this operation everythings seems to take forever to get moving. hopefully he will put some weight on and start feeling better in himself. chemo is the next stage . it's been a hard few weeks telling people and letting in sink in ourselves.

    Former Member over 15 years ago
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