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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

  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 9 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 11 hours ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 1 day ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 3 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 4 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 13 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 19 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 21 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 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!
    Cycle #7 abandoned ☹︎
    So I spoke too soon. So confident that I was going to continue sailing through these treatments but then they come along and throw me a curve ball. To start with as I driving to hospital my son whose 18 rang to say he'd got Covid. Just brilliant....
    Jacala over 4 years ago
  • Piles to cancer a blog to help me make sense and maybe explain
    Beginning Treatment
    So next week I start treatment. It's been quick to arrange and start after Xmas on 4 January..Really loved having Xmas day out with my family but have had to be a bit careful with Omincron flying around. We've all had our third vaccine but tr...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    Radiotherapy 10 weeks on
    Radiotherapy finished almost 11 weeks ago and my boob is still lumpy, swollen and tender. Occasionally there's a tingling sensation, not painful but certainly some discomfort from time to time. Depending on who you ask, apparently this can go on ...
    Irishgirl16 over 4 years ago
  • Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!
    Cycle 5 & 6 Paclitaxel, Christmas & looking ahead
    Cycles 5 & 6 went by in a Christmas blur. In fact its 12 weeks since I had my first chemo back in October which is amazing when I look back. The time has flown.  These 2 cycles were very boring and nothing to write home about really. The mos...
    Jacala over 4 years ago
  • My experiences
    My Journey with Cancer.
    My Journey Starts.

    If my openness helps someone realise they are not alone when diagnosed with Cancer then I will be happy.

    ONCOLOGY CENTRE WORCESTERSHIRE.

    Endoscopy And My First Scan.

    My journey with Cancer started years ago but at the time I was convinced it was IBS. If I am totally honest I still think it might be IBS along with a cancerous growth. So after many years of problems with my toilet activity and diarrhoea I sought medical help as things became more difficult to control. After...

    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • vital's APC blog
    Happy Christmas and Positivity for 2022
     I probably should have been more realistic and written along the lines of " Have the Best Christmas you can manage, given the circumstances" but at least my bit about 2022 can stand as it is.  The Apalutamide arrived even later, ...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • It's Gone Tits Up
    IT’S CHRISTMASSSSSSS!
    No appointments, no treatment, no cancer shit. This week has just been loads of meet ups, meals out, eating all of the puddings and drinking Christmas cocktails. Christmas jarmies are on and I’m all ready for the big day tomorrow. I can't wait!...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Winter Picture Festival 2021 - Creativity and crafts

    A painting of an owl on a blue background of flowers and snowflakes.

    Grasan's a beautiful MDF painting. 

    First of all, we’d just like to say a big thank you to everyone who shared a picture with the Online Community as part of our Winter Picture Festival. Your pictures brought the Community team, and our members, a lot of happiness this December.

    The Winter Picture Festival gave members the opportunity to share a picture they’d taken, or something they had made, on a winter theme.

    Something that we love about the Winter Picture Festival is that it...

    Eliza -Online Community Team over 4 years ago
  • Don't call me brave
    What’s wrong with me?
    Apart from the blooming obvious, what’s wrong with me. I’ve been reading a variety of blogs and forums since being diagnosed.  They’ve all been really helpful and given me information that I didn’t want to find from Googl...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • All about me!
    03 Biopsy Results
    Well at least now I know!  The waiting is over and I now know that it is my bowel cancer that has spread. There are nodules in my lungs and also in the space between my lungs and my gullet (close to my aorta). I tried not to get ahead of myself ...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
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