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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 10 hours 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 1 day ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 2 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 5 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 11 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 17 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 19 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 21 days ago
  • Pete's cancer blog
    Peterb 26 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Travel insurance before treatment starts
    If you try and go on holiday, in between your diagnosis and treatment starting, you may struggle to get insurance?
    Hi There, this happened to me.  We had a long-planned holiday but hadn’t booked the insurance when we initially booked the flights/hotels and then I got my (shock) cancer diagnosis.  ‘Normally’, we’d just buy medical...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • Unsettled
    Unhappy with Dr's and social work
    After finding out my brother has lung cancer I'm really horrified at his treatment that he was given now he always said he would stay in his own home with his beloved cat which we all accept the problem was that we had to fight tooth and nail to ...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • The Elephant in the Womb
    Day 2
    Day 2 of my cancer diagnosis, day one was a bit of a blur. I have a cancer. It’s an early one thankfully and hopefully surgery will be all I need. But still, Cancer? I had no symptoms apart from a sudden spotting, at 63 years of age and lo...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • Coping with Bladder Cancer
    BAZZA47

    Good afternoon. Ten days ago I had a TURBT under a general. to remove a cancer that the scans and cystoscopy had identified. I had a catheter for five days, during which regular but small drops of blood dripped from the end of what was a very tender penis tip. I’ve taken plenty of clear fluid, but my bladder feels like it’s only partially emptying, which tends to mean I’m having to go little and often. As a result my penis tip and what feels like the first part of my urethra are extremely sore and...

    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • Life with triple positive breast cancer
    The beginning
    I am 39 years old, married and have a girl who 6 and a boy who is 2 years old. We live in Scotland. My husband and I both live very far from family.  I'm a foreigner and so is my husband. English is not my mother tongue. I'm a stay home mum who ...
    Plantlover over 3 years ago
  • Life with Eddie
    Life and love with Eddie Stomart
    So, here we are again. Eddie continues to be reasonably predictable and manageable with the occasional blip! Not long ago, I decided to do some ironing straight after a shower. I'd removed my bag for the shower and decided to give Eddie some air ...
    Eddiestomart over 4 years ago
  • Need help please.
    Mr
    Been feeling unwell for years always had inflammation on left side of neck for about 6 years always had a lump there. About a year or less have had a lump that's increasing in size and now recently in pain in centre of chest where sternum is. It ...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    It's on my mind
    Funny how things creep up on you and disturb the normal happy run of things again. Life is as busy as ever. I have a new job, we have partially relocated to Germany and are living between there and the UK and we've just come back from 10 days exp...
    Irishgirl16 over 4 years ago
  • Breast Cancer and delayed reconstruction
    Ld breast reconstruction

    Hi 

    I am booked to have delayed LD breast reconstruction on Monday 5th sep , anyone else had this , what’s your experiences ? What’s it like after , pain and how long to recover  etc . 

    I live on my own , my mum is staying for a few nights once I’m home . 

    thanks Julie 

    Julie16a over 4 years ago
  • vital's APC blog
    Five down, five to go
    Tuesday: into Hamwic House for the blood sample, counting down to the next chemo cycle, only a few minutes’ waiting then the business and then home. Before three hours passed I get a notification mail that something has been added to ‘My ...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
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