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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

  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 9 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 20 hours ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 1 day ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 2 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 2 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 4 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 5 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 14 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 20 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 22 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Draw
    Nurses are so helpful
    Went to the surgical meeting on the 6th April and was told I must have a mastectomy because the lump is 9cm and invasive plus a smaller one which is DCIS. The cancer nurse was lovely and I now have many booklets to read through. It’s too much t...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Rare cancer, pandemic, trans & autistic. . .
    Q: ‘How can i feel happy?’ Mental health check time!
    Hello,  You can call me Xakkai (Zak-Kai). I am a 17 year old, autistic, transsexual student diagnosed with a rare soft tissue sarcoma cancer during the first UK lockdown in the global pandemic caused by: SARS-CoV-COVID19. If you’re concern...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Rare cancer, pandemic, trans & autistic. . .
    Newly diagnosed? Me too!!!
    Hello,  You can call me Xakkai (Zak-Kai). I am a 17 year old, autistic transsexual student who was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue sarcoma cancer during hte middle of the UK’s first lock down during the global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Facing the future: Together
    Oncology update Treatment to continue

    We have had to wait a while to hear from the Oncologist and to get information on the scan which Dal had last week and today we were advised:

    Everything is stable, the gullet tumour has remained the same, the liver has a very small lesion, the lymph nodes are also stable and nothing really was mentioned about the lungs. The bloods, taken today, have nothing negative to report and it all looks positive in so far as, things are not deteriorating. 

    On advising the Oncologist that there are periods when...

    Lowedal over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Cancer & me 35 years on - Vol 10 'A Chance encounter'

    'Cancer & me 35 years on, Vol 10' written over a photograph of lots of tubes of paints and paintbrushes laid out on a wooden table.

    We are back today with a further instalment of Willo's blog series 'Cancer & me 35 years on.' Willo is a member of our Community who was diagnosed with Anal cancer in 1986 while living in Zambia and has been sharing her experience of life post diagnosis, as well as her amazing artwork, in her blog series with us.

    So far Willo has covered her experience of moving back to England for treatment, her Brachytherapy and Abdominoperineal Resection and the amazing friends and family that...

    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • How to be a carer?
    Where to start?
    First blog! Where do I even begin? My name is Becky and I'm 30 years old. I have been with my partner for 6 years now. She hasn't had the best of luck with her health, since we've been together shes had a ruptured ovarian cyst a stroke, n...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Let's talk about treatment: sinus cancer and surgery.

    A black and white portrait image of Dan, wearing a patch over one eye.

    Dan (pictured above), known on the site as Defiantlydisfigured, was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in the ethmoid sinus in 2012, which is a very rare type of cancer. He underwent surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Dan found support from sharing his story online in blog posts and on social media, and he continues to raise awareness for facial cancers.

    I was 34 and told that I had a large tumour growing inside my head and it was not long before it would invade the space where apparently...

    Steph - Online Community Team over 5 years ago
  • Draw
    From the start
    I am going to start on the day I had a recall from my last breast screening at 70. I have never had a recall in all these years. I had another mammogram then two biopsies with ultrasound. Titanium markers were placed. Had to go back next day for a bi...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Mummy’s poorly, let’s get her better
    Level one of cancer club complete!
    Yesterday I wore the cold cap for the last time! Even writing those words doesn’t quite make it seem real. After 18 weeks I have finished the first stage of my cancer journey, or as my husband put it, I’ve completed level one of cancer cl...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • My husbands 3rd brain tumour journey
    3rd time for surgery, in a Pandemic!
    So, I guess this is more so I can share my thoughts and feelings at the moment which I view as a healthy outlet rather than allowing my brain to create a mismash of catastrophizing (something Im very good at).  Some background I guess is helpfu...
    joanne333 over 5 years ago
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