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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

  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 17 hours 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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 19 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 23 hours ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 6 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b HD
    W J 8 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 13 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 14 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 15 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 16 days ago
  • Pete's cancer blog
    Peterb 21 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 173: A Windy Bus Trip for Mrs & Mr Unremarkable.
    Post 173: A Windy Bus Trip for Mrs & Mr Unremarkable The day arrived, and the plans were made — what could go wrong? Absolutely nothing. ——— When all’s said and done, I’ve been tired. Apart from that, the Se...
    Mr U 10 months ago
  • Distracting myself, hopefully!
    The panda slippers.
    When I started this blog I thought I'd be struggling to find things to do each day to distract myself with.  However it's not turned out like that at all.  Firstly there were the practical things to sort out.  Then we started d...
    Margaret853 10 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 172: The Shape of a Normal Day.
    Post 172: The Shape of a Normal Day Mentally, I’ve reasoned that if I try to be normal I can be normal — but friends can really make a difference. ——— I could hear the door creaking open from the room where my daughte...
    Mr U 11 months ago
  • A daughters perspective
    Ovarian cancer me and my mum

    I have had stage 3c ovarian cancer carboplatin x 3 cycles, debulking surgery , resection 26 para aortic lymph nodes, more carboplatin. Lynparza 2 years. This was 21 (Nov).all clear since.  Ca125 below 7. Mum died in December 22 when I was going through the treatment. 

    I cared for her in her last week's. 

    She had stage 1C and had a reocurence 9 years after treatment.

    No one will tell me the likiehood of a reocurence and 4 years on I'm terrified..are there any answers ?

    Tatt penny 11 months ago
  • (Cancer) Garden journey day by day
    Capturing the garden through the changing seasons: a therapeutic parallel to counting down the chemo schedule
    When I was told there would be 8 cycles of chemo ahead, each cycle of Capecitabine taking 3 weeks, like all of you reading this, your mind goes into “counting” mode, counting down, striking off the days, working out that magical End Date,...
    WalkerGirl 11 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 171: Yes, you can go out to play.
    Post 171: Yes, you can go out to play. Is the thing in your mind or physical? Can I trust myself to find out? ——— With a healthy respect for “no news”from the oncology team, I distracted myself with the planned outing...
    Mr U 11 months ago
  • Distracting myself, hopefully!
    More delays
    The hospital phoned this morning to say my operation and biopsy on Oct 7th is cancelled because the surgeon has to take emergency leave next week.  The suggested alternative date is Oct 28th, will this be acceptable?  I politely but extreme...
    Margaret853 11 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 170: Early pressy cheers, a day of rest.
    Post 170: Early pressy cheers, a day of rest Having two wedding anniversaries a year is good news for the child in me & I now have a new TV. ——— With daughter-in-law K in the house and up early for this two-day work-style mee...
    Mr U 11 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 169: Is this it?
    Post 169: Is this it? Receiving guests is the highlight of the day, but I want more. ———— The sun is out and there is no breeze, the kids at the primary school are excitedly screaming in the lunchtime playground as we saunt...
    Mr U 11 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 168: Waiting in vain – for an email again.
    Post 168: Waiting in vain – for an email again. Today was to be the day of the last chemo, but its abandonment is a good thing. Still, there was no celebration. ——— Three weeks have passed after chemo, blood infusions, pain...
    Mr U 11 months ago
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