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.
This photo was taken at 7:05 am on a Sunday while I was volunteering at Kielder for the running weekend. The grey bar across the middle is actually a fog bank drifting over Kielder water and there is one lone duck swimming from the shore to the jetty. – David
Anniversaries can mean something different to everyone, it can be the birthday of a loved one, a wedding anniversary, or the anniversary of a diagnosis or of their passing. These significant dates can be difficult to cope with for many...
Cancer can often seem to be linked to your gender. It can be easy to make assumptions that only women get womb cancer, or only men get prostate cancer. When chatting to others on the Online Community, sometimes it might feel easy to presume who someone is due to their or their loved one’s diagnosis. Anna, Macmillan’s LGBT+ Network Lead, is here to talk about why it’s important not to make assumptions when talking to others online, and how this can help our Community cancer for...
My son had a mole but noticed it had changed colour and risen. Rang doctors and sent them a picture within 2 mins they rang back saying he's being referred within 2weeks for urgent referral. Should I be worried? What will they do there?
Hi everyone,
Due to some planned maintenance, the Online Community will enter a read-only mode between 6:00am and 9:00am on Wednesday 17th March 2021.
This means that you will not be able to log in, post or reply on the Online Community during this time. You will still be able to read posts and blogs on the site.
If you feel you need some support while the Online Community is unavailable, please remember our Support Line is here for you. Our teams are available 8am-8pm, 7 days a week on freephone 0808...
Few en djoy being in hospital; for most patients it is a time of crisis, even if clinically, their treatment is routine. Three weeks ago in a Polish state hospital, I had a radical cystectomy due to a diagnosis of bladder cancer. Post-op this can result in pain, discomfort, and psychological stress. What shocked me about the experience was not any lack of clinical professionalism, but the amount of noise on the ward. One evening in the 4-bed room two patients carried out a conversation across the...
