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Blogs

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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

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 2 hours ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD
    W J 2 hours ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 1 day 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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 2 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 7 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 14 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 16 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 16 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 17 days ago
  • Pete's cancer blog
    Peterb 22 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    15 weeks Post Chemo
    Now 15 weeks since I finished chemo and things are getting back to (new) normal. I still have fingernail problems but there is (albeit slow) improvement which I expect to continue for a while yet. I'm pleased to say there have been no other notic...
    excavator over 1 year ago
  • Words, Pathways, Journeys
    Writing as a way of coping
    The purpose of my blog is to share how I’ve used writing to help me cope with my cancer journey, in the hope that this may be of interest or help for someone else dealing with their own cancer journey, or perhaps supporting someone in this posi...
    Writing Lola over 1 year ago
  • Sex after cancer?
    Issues sexually after cancer.
    I'm 56 years old, a healthy male married since we were both 19 and still very much in love. 5 years ago my wife got a diagnosis of breast cancer, she decided to have a double mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy, to say this was a hard time for...
    SuperP over 1 year ago
  • Fit test 470 awaiting colonoscopy
    Positive fit test of 479.5
    Mum initially noticed change in bowels in Sept 2024, very constipated and frank blood, very unusal for herself after living years with diverticiulites. Came back from holiday following a weeks of constipation and frank blood and seen a practice nurse...
    FT470 over 1 year ago
  • Community News
    The power of peer support- the Online Community in 2024

    Each year we are humbled by the kindness and compassion our members show each other every day on the Community. We would like to take a moment to celebrate the power of peer support in 2024.

    Over 21,900 new members joined us this year looking for company and connection. Around 179,000 posts, blogs, and replies were made, alongside 125,739 virtual hugs and hearts were sent. It is amazing to see so many of you supporting each other through a cancer diagnosis, treatment, and side effects alongside the...

    Megan- Online Community Team over 1 year ago
  • 4 am breakfast club .
    Insomnia
    good morning cancer warriors of the UK . im simon have stage 4 cancer , and I thought I start some sort of chat area to meet people that are up early. I find a lot of my question come in the early hours of the morning , and I thought there are lots o...
    simon IVA over 1 year ago
  • The Art of Letting Go
    The Art of Letting Go: How Cancer Changed My Perspective on Life
    When I was first diagnosed with cancer, I clung tightly to everything I thought I could control—my schedule, my appearance, my plans for the future. It wasn’t long before I realized that cancer had its own plans, and my old way of living...
    LindaA24 over 1 year ago
  • 3rd time now
    New journey into a different cancer
    Last few day horrendous  GP informed X-ray showed lung cancer  Blood tests and 2 weeks referral never really slept last night  Just a waiting game now 
    weather over 1 year ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Nothing to see here
    Another 3 months has passed. Another scan. Another anxious wait for results. Each time I go through this, my level of expectation of a good result is higher and therefore my fear of a bad one is worse. But I had nothing to worry about, as it was clea...
    Coddfish over 1 year ago
  • Community News
    The Online Community Festive Quiz - 2024 Edition
    Looking for a bit of light hearted fun? Join in the festive quiz where you ten questions await you. Get a cuppa, a mince pie and join in!
    Syed - Macmillan over 1 year ago
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