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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
    7 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

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Latest blog posts

  • A Brand New Me
    The perfect seduction music

    A few posts back I told you about D and the problems he was having with his love life.  He’s making another appearance today because sadly he’s still having difficulties.  I’ve had an email from him with a suggested topic for the blog.  D wants to know what the best seduction music is.  He tells me that he’s not a “pour the wine and pounce” type of guy.  He wants some sophisticated music to create the right sort of mood.  He agrees that the wrong music can definitely...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • I miss you
    Yesterday

    Yesterday would have been your 77th birthday. It was also Remembrance Sunday.

    Happy Birthday Grandma. I love you, always.

    P.S. Thank you for being there on my Wedding Day. x

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Does it ever get easier?
    Haven't posted in months...

    What a couple of months it has been.. with happy and sad memories.

    On October 16th we were called to Birmingham to see my Grandad who had taken a turn for the worst. On 17th oct, my Grandad sadly passed away.

    We then celebrated my brothers 21st birthday, I went away for a few days to get away from everything, which was much needed.

    Awaiting my mothers CT scan results to see if she was okay to continue treatment, we celebrated my nans 80th birthday.

    Then it was the funeral and in the same week...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • bone density scan / joint pain meds ? or. arthiritis
    Bone density scan /join pain / Arthiritis?

    Still on Anatrozone , been on it 16 months. My onc has temp stopped the Arimidex injections to see if i have now entered a natural menapause. Had bone sensity scan - no die injected? 16 mths ago. I have had painful joints throughout but my hands cramp up and i feel aches in every little bone , especially at night. My gp just says its side effects but i wonder if its nothing to do with meds and if its arthiritis. Will this show up on my bone density scan in Jan 2014

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Dear Husband, I will be there for you, every step of the way, right by your side.
    Frustrated

    I'm just not happy with hubby's breathing. My mind is going into overdrive and I'm convinced that the cancer has spread. I'm trying to keep a lid on things but why does everything take so damn long. The week before his neck dissection I noticed he was a little short of breath, not all the time, just now and again. I mentioned it to him and he hadn't  noticed (now there is a surprise!) Why are men so hopeless at being body aware? I wonder if it's because they don't have cycles and...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Getting my head around it
    Update 10 November 2013

    Pain in my pelvic secondaries with fractures became unbearable and so I tried to get help via my GP on Thursday last, before the weekend shutdown.  My pain control had been based on ibuprofen full doses, with paracetamol.  This had been adequate until about two weeks ago. I phoned McMillan Helpline to find out what to do.  They listened to my story, took my personal details and advised me to ask my GP to refer me for palliative care services as soon as possible.

    The GP surgery put me in a telephone...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Secondary cancer of the brain
    You will be okay!
    Hello everyone, I have never done this before so please bear with me! I'm 23 and I lost my dad in May this year (2013). To cut a long story short he was diagnosed with skin cancer roughly 3 years ago. January this year he began to feel unwell and a few months later he was rushed to hospital after collapsing at home, he was diagnosed with secondary cancer of the liver, lungs, pancreas and most importantly 20-30 legions on his Brain. 10 days after this diagnoses he passed away.Nobody can prepare you...
    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • My Pensive
    We Are All Wielding A Sword

    Evening all,


    I think that is it fair to say that life is hard at the moment. When someone you love dies it’s like you’ve been left with a huge crack down the centre of your body and being. I know that it will be different for everyone but for me my father was responsible for creating the world I lived in all my life, I have never known a life without him. He wasn’t the sort of dad who you loved but didn’t really respect much – I never outgrew him as a person, he was always so much bigger than me...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • My Pensive
    Dreams

    Hi everyone, 

    I know that listening to other people's dreams is a total drag - "I had such weird dreams last night" is a comment that stirs an internal sigh, especially when announced in the morning, pre-caffeine. You ask politely, then they go on to ramble about the fact that a their favourite pair of converse turned into the Lord of the Horses that had hair like Margaret Thatcher which was obviously her old Maths teacher in spirit. Boring to listen to but fun and therapeutic to tell....

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • My Pensive
    Why I am here, writing a blog.

    Hello,

    I just thought that I would introduce myself and tell you why I decided to start a blog on this site. First of all, hi and I'm sorry to see you here too. Consider this me giving you a virtual hug. 

    So my dad died about two months ago and I have been wandering around in a very sad and very nostalgic daze of total shock. He left me a letter with huge amounts of advice in - paragraphs relevant to almost every aspect of life: how to throw a party, how to choose a husband, how to keep money...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
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