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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. 

Latest blog updates

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 8 hours ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 23 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.
    Megan- Online Community Team 1 day ago
  • Benign Thymoma
    Jenz 2 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 4 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 9 days ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Coddfish 9 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 13 days ago
  • Eunice77
    Eunice77 14 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 17 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • my dad
    the journey

    my amazing dad has been battling cancer for nearly 2 years now(wish i had found this site then)i thought i would write a diary /blog of how his treatment is going. it all began back in april 2009 when a urine infection showed up a tumour on his right kidney.he was whisked in to hospital to have the kidney removed within a week and the op was a success.he felt great after the op and back to normal within days so it came as a great shock to us all at his 3 month check up that the cancer had returned...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • somissed
    beareved

     Hi to anyone who will listen, iam new to this sight and still can't get the hang of it .

    When i lost my dear husband jim to gullet cancer it was the end of my world for me. it is now 8 months since his death things are a little easier, iam learning to cope with it , getting over it is a differnt story how can i after all he was and is the love of my life.

    I read somewere its like negotiating around an elephant you just get better at it. I hate being on my own the nights are much worse who on...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • CLL NEWBIE
    London CLL Forum conferance
     
    CLLSA  new  member and novice patient on “watch and wait”, travels to London:
     
    UK CLL Forum Annual Scientific Day Molecular targeting in CLL – from bench to bedside.   Tuesday 1st  March 2011
                                                    
     
    "It’s so nice to come home" Frank Sinatra I think? I did it!!!  I’m feeling quite pleased with myself, but I didn't realise how much worse my arthritis had become. I can barely move my legs in their hip joints or walk on my ankles today. But what an amazing trip for me...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • my mums cancer
    And I return looking for answers

     

    The   first sad news comes  my best friend breaks the news  she’s having a second brain scan  doctors have founds a mass  mostly like outcomes a small  brain tumour.

     Second bad news Another close friends has skin cancer on her hand she going to have a section of her hand removed to try stop it spreading.

     Third bad news Another friends has breast cancer and today she’s is having a mastectomy

     My mind is all over the place. Not that’s it all about me, but   in three months I have regained...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • DAFFIE's blog
    Wiping out sixty nine years

    Just over a year ago, I was able to blog that Gary had responded well to the treament he had recieved in at a German clinic, and was in remission.

    We had some very precious months together, leading normal lives, until in September, the tumour started to grow again, and spread to his second lung.

    Although he fought on bravely, he became more emaciated and debilitated by the week. 

    On 17 December 2010, he lost his battle, falling asleep in his favourite chair and never waking up.

    Because he died...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • tracey2404
    monday 7 march

    morning everyone. haven't written for a bit due to dodgy internet mainly but also i didn't want to write anything when i wasn't in the right frame of mind. i was feeling great but last wednesday began to feel wery sick - like a hangover without the enjoyment hehehehe i could cope with that but it does drag you down - especially when you feel good apart from that. friend rallied round to cheer me up but there were tears as i was soooo frustrated.

    went to docs on friday and got nozinan...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • sorted67's blog
    wish they'd read the blood tests properly before sending me on my way

    got to ring docs - after sailing through my 3 month check on Tuesday, the letter to my gp arrived on saturday morning. It mentions normal bloods except for elevated alp of 143 and that they are waiting for an LDH test result. No mention on the day, the sw*ne. Was a new doc, so maybe he didn't realise til later but i've been gently stewing all weekend (because there's no-one to ring) and getting my head back in 'sensible cancer' mode. I know it's maybe to do with liver/bones...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • orange123
    finished radiotherapy

    Hi Everyone,can anyone give a bit of advice my husband has just finished his radiotherapy for prostate cancer and got through not too bad last few he had a bit of burning in his tummy,but since he has finished he has become physically drained just falling asleep all the time very short tempered,i feel like im treading on egg shells as dont want to open my mouth sometimes as to not upset him,one good thing he still has a good appetite,has anyone else experienced any of these symptoms,and how long...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Phil McCrackin
    It's all new

    My fiance died on wednesday, which is four days ago. It feels completely unreal right now, and I feel like I have to share. Some of you may find what I write uncomfortable or hard, but I hope you all understand.

    We were due to get married in April, but Phil went downhill very quickly. He was admitted to a hospice on Monday, and we pulled the wedding forward to Friday. Wednesday he took a big turn for the worse, and the hospice quickly organised a special license to get married Wednesday. Unfortunately...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • blueb
    6 months on

    It's been over 6 months since dad died.  Mum appears to be coping well, I know she struggles and is obviously still grieving, although she keeps her feelings mostly private.  I thought I was strong and could cope, but I'm not coping now.  I had a miscarriage just before Xmas and the experience was horrible.  The timeframe in getting the shock of diagnosis to the end (less than 3 weeks) was scarily similar to when dad was diagnosed with cancer then died.  I found out unexpectedly that I was pregnant...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
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