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.
Well, as if a year of a terrifying, world changing, pandemic was not enough to deal with! After a few bloody stools and a visit to my local surgery in London, my entire world began to tilt upside down, in a rather nightmarish way. Follow up colonoscopy (simple enough with fantastic smiling NHS staff), a CT scan was requested and carried out. All of this done within the space of 4 weeks. Considering what is currently going on with rising cases and Tier 4 in London, I remain grateful. And I try to...
At a time of year where we want to rejoice with our loved ones, sadly there are many different reasons why this may not be possible.
This may be your first Christmas without a friend or family member, and there may be additional restrictions in place which means this festive period will be very different for you. However you are spending Christmas this year, we hope you can still find some peaceful moments.
“This Christmas is going to be a very different one, so don't even try and compare it to...
We are pleased to be continuing our ‘A day in the life of…’ series today with Ruth, who works as an Information and support adviser on the Macmillan Support Line. Now that webchat is available directly on the Community site, we wanted to bring you a few of the faces behind the support and help you get to know more about how our teams can support you. For more information on how to use Webchat, please click here to read our recent Community News blog.
So here’s what Ruth had to...
Hi, my name is Dawn and I just felt it was time to write down my journey of my diagnosis and treatment. I have never blogged before, but thought Macmillan was the best place to start.
I do have a strong faith in God and I am a Christian and I do talk about this.
At the end of March 2019 I had been feeling really ill, high blood pressure, absolutely no energy and had no idea what was wrong with me! I am generally a very healthy person, always on the go. I eventually called 111 and they sent me to...
