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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 12 hours ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 5 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 5 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD
    W J 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.
    Megan- Online Community Team 8 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 11 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 13 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 13 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 15 days ago
  • Pete's cancer blog
    Peterb 20 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 385: Feeling like used gum on someone’s shoe…
    Post 385: Feeling like used gum on someone’s shoe… Creating feelings to be portrayed on TV is intentional and what most writers and directors are trying to convey to the watching public with great actors, with such energy. Feelings. La...
    Mr U 3 months ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    Want To Scream
    Well it was Dad's pre op at the hospital today,what a bloody farce getting to the hospital,road works everywhere,one way blood streets,diversions ,so bloody stressful,My husband took us but he got lost because the sat nav kept re routing us,but w...
    RedTree26 3 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 384: “Suits you sir” — yes, I think it does.
    Post 384: “Suits you sir” — yes, I think it does. Oh my, how did The Fast Show create such fantastic skits and memorable one-liners? “Suits you sir” being one of them. I skipped telling you much about the Moss shop sho...
    Mr U 3 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 383: Waiting for the cameraman.
    Post 383: Waiting for the cameraman. I got a text to say the ETA was the scheduled time of 6:30 pm. We were watching Drs Behind Closed Doors that we’d recorded so we don’t miss any of the series, with all the patients and doctors we&rsqu...
    Mr U 3 months ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    D Day Looms
    This shit is becoming real and it's terrifying. Dad has his pre op on Friday but the surgeons secetary has phoned and given dad the date for the operation...Exactly a week today he'll be in hospital. Everything will be ok? It's got to be...
    RedTree26 3 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 382: Brown stains in ma sheets, tra la la, la la.
    Post 382: Brown stains in ma sheets, tra la la, la la. With a look of worry and disgust when I looked at my bed covers and sheets this morning, I decided it was a washing day. Too many Easter eggs being broken up and eaten in bed has caused some cho...
    Mr U 3 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 381: Man up Mr U, for God’s sake…
    Post 381: Man up Mr U, for God’s sake… Some days you have to make decisions; perhaps today the decisions will be made. Perhaps they won’t. I’m in bed after being in bed all day. All day because I’m tired. In bed with ...
    Mr U 3 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 380: The only cloud was cloud nine.
    Post 380: The only cloud was cloud nine. Next left. Left at the roundabout. Yes, sorry—that was a late direction. Sorry, second exit and straight on… I’m such a bad navigator. I knew where we were going, but I forgot that my you...
    Mr U 4 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 379: Being alone has its merits.
    Post 379: Being alone has its merits. You can’t set out to do something with only a bit of a plan, and having time to think allows me time to add up my life and take stock—about sheds and barns and studios. But first, the expectation of...
    Mr U 4 months ago
  • Looking after Jay
    Do I think about the future?
    This seems to be where my worry lies.  There’s lots going on in the now which needs attention. Cancer at this point in time is all absorbing. I think and wonder about our future and I don’t think they are concerns I can really share ...
    DarrenFromBirmingham 4 months ago
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