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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?

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Latest blog updates

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    Desdemona 16 hours ago
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    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.
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    Lemsip 12 days ago
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    Eunice77 14 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 17 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • My Journey through Cervix Cancer
    I am bloody scared & dark clouds

    It all come to a head yesterday, I just wanted to get everything off my chest, maybe I am tied but it came I admitted to Tim that I am bloody scared, I might still laughing and joking at work or with friends, but I let this horrible feeling surfaced.

    I was thinking what if ....... I call this the dark side I got 3 children aged 4, 14, 16 a wonderful partner of 3 years whom has a 13 son, my family won't except him, so I am natural worried what will happen to them.

    I am worried I like to be in...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • nanny.b
    Cant give you the real thing, so heres the next best thing

     For  each and every one of you,                                               

     

     

    Imagine I'm there in front of you,
                 With arms wide open just for you.  
                                                                                   
    
    
    Imagine I move nearer to you,
                 One step closer, and then two. 
                                                                                         
    
    
    Imagine I'm there, touching you,
                 My arms completely around you.  
                                                                                   
    
    
    Can you feel me hugging you,
                   All my love surrounding you.    
                                                                                        
    
    
    (((((((((((((((XXXXXX)))))))))))))
     
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • nanny.b
    I wish I could put you on my knee, give you a big cuddle and kiss it all better!!!

    I want my Mum

    I so want my mum right now to give me that big cuddle and tell me everything will be ok. (55yr old sobbing mess).

    Its not a good blog Im afraid and wont be offended if you dont read it.

    Its 3.30am and I cant sleep, cant stop crying either so god knows how the spelling is going. Never been hot on that anyway. Cant get spell check to work either grrrrrrrrr

    I have read so many horrendous journeys on here and feel at times that I am intruding as I think in spite of Daves troubles we...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Bummer....!
    one of those days..

    Evening All,

    5 reasons why it has been one of those days..... had a lot worse of course, and it's all rather trivial in the great scheme of things....but just one of those days....

    1. solicitor phoned- no news of moving date, still waiting for some bit of paper or other.. were meant to be moving Wed.. looks like next week now and still can't even book a removal firm or do anything at all  as still dont know the date aarrgghh!

    2. cat decided to join me in the 'I've got an unexplained lump...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Uncureable... the word that made my life fall apart
    Vampire me

    Blood transfusion number 3 :/ Been feeling sleepy for last couple o weeks and have been taking naps throughout the day which have gradually been getting longer as the days go by. I honestly thought i had just been doing too much and was needing to rest.

    Yesterday i began to worry and think something was wrong i spent the entire day in bed got up for a bite to eat and had to go straight back to bed i was tottally exhausted. So this morning when my district nurse arrived to provide my hickman line...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • David's cancer story
    Oncologist appointment - results of CT scan

    So we found out that David hasn't got cancer anywhere else just in his head.

    And I was right that they (the oncologists) thought the brain cancer had gone following the radiotherapy.

    So apart from the detection of these blood clots on David's lungs the CT scan was essentially a waste of time. Apparently cancer patients are at high risk of blood clots in lungs according to research I did on the internet. Not that every one with cancer will get them, or that every one with blood clots will get cancer...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • My Lovely Wife Julie
    My Lovely Wife Julie the Funeral.

    I didn't cry today. It was a full house at the Crematorium and there were lots of tears when "Time to say goodbye" (Brightman & Bocelli) played to her entry. But I didn't cry.  I cried when I read replies to my last post because I know you understand.  Unless you have direct experience with Cancer - you never know what goes on behind closed doors and to some extent I resented the tears that people shed.

    We left the Crem to "Always look on the bright side of life" It certainly...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • jenham's blog
    Fed up and scared

    I have a huge, mega phobia about anything to do with hospitals. I have surprised myself by having surgery, 30 goes of chemo and a port a cath fitted. The surgery worked, none of the chemos (4 different drugs) worked so my stage 4 cancer is progressing. My port a cath didn't work either so I have depended on one little vein which has now given up. After a traumatic digging around I couldn't have my treatment last week so they tried to put a PICC line in but I was so terrified I couldn't stop shaking...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Dads Journey -Colon Cancer with Liver Mets
    Back from Hols

    25th July 2011

    Well its been a while since I`ve had time to update my blog so here goes .

    A month or so ago we had a fairly stressful period with one thing and another and the Mac nurse thought it would benefit us all to have a weeks respite. We arranged for dad to go in the local nursing home and Al and I booked a  weeks holiday on the Isle of Skye.Our Macmillan nurse is absolutely fantastic with support she gives to all of us . Anyway we have just returned from a wonderfully restful...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • nanny.b
    Everything is falling down around me !!!!!!!!

    Well we never got away weekend as planned. This damn dizziness is driving my Dave mad (and to drink). Not so good as not stable on his feet, now has an added wobble!

    So, I decided that while the caravan is on our drive I would give it a good clean. Off I trot with hoover, black sacks and dusters while the dogs whine and wimper thinking I'm going without them, daft sods, left front door open so they could see, worse than kids.

    First thing I noticed was the fire, it was hanging off one of its...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
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