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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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    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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    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
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    GaryG298207 3 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 7 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 7 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • sazbaz's blog
    delight to fear

    2 weeks ago got the news I had been waiting for no further spread of cancer and secondary mets have not changed. This morning I have woke up and found new lump in my leg scared to go to doc's to see if it is related to my cancer. Has any body eles experianced swollen lymph nodes in legs ? I am also suffering from extreme muscle spasams and thought these two could be related !

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Terri
    Results are in

    Well had to wait nearly 1 hour over stated appointment time, do they not realise just how stressful it is, if I had been attached to a ecg machine Im sure they would have had me in intensive care. Finally the sicky feeling has gone I now know what the results are. Hope this makes sense to some of you cos it made my head spin a bit....grade 2 cancer but nodes showing clear, consultant fantastic explained that it would have to be removed plus a node clearance followed by radiotherapy. The next thing...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • sarah61's blog
    Not as good as I thought I was !!!

    I thought I was doing ok over the past couple of weeks but all alone last night I thought i'd sort out some photo's of Dad to put in some frames that I bought. Major blub session!! The reality that Dad's not here in body anymore came over me and had to put the photo's away cos I did'nt want them to get wet. The guilt came again of maybe I could have done more. If I'd pushed the doctors earlier Dad may still be here. Dad should be here, he was so fit before this damned cancer...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • can the government make things any harder?
    Why attack those who can't always fight back?

    The government are now talking about cutting incapacity benefit and making people go back to working, with terminal diagnosis, unable to stay awake most of the day who'd employ me? let me take time out for chemo side effects, days of sickness etc? Do this government really care about us? I DONT THINK SO.

    Just letting off steam, I had to fight for funding for my chemo drug so I guess it's just another problem they want to put in our way!

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Babybear's Blog
    Day 21 Bertiebassetts Return Journey

    Good news the Ct scan was normal. Thank goodness. Bert is asleep, bearing in mind that he says he never sleeps. He is feeling better and I am having a day off work so I think I will go and treat myself to a new hairdo if I can wangle an appointment

    Teri

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Terri
    Result's Day

    Well its finally here today is the day I get my results. I am feeling eerily calm (dont know if thats a good or bad sign) but I guess I am just grateful that the waiting game is now over and I can finally get out of this twilight zone.

    I will post to you all when I get back.

    Hope you all have a good day.

    take care Love Terri xxx

    ps thanks for message Christine xx

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Lyns074
    New to this!

    Hi jus looking for some support and advice. My darling mum had breast cancer 2 years ago and had a masectomy and treatment. In March this year she had a fit at home whilst (thank God) we were with her and she was taken to hospital. After tests she was told that the cancer had spread to her brain, bones and liver.

    Mam has just finished 6 cycles of chemo for the liver which the dr has stopped for the time being as it has hit her very hard. She's unable to move her legs and her arms are losing strength...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • dotty57's blog
    Private patients

    I am really angry to read that my local hospital is getting a new cancer ward for private patients when some patients have to travel to London for their treatment.  i feel that life savinf treatment should be the same for everyone x

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • lorraine1's blog
    My Lovely Dad

    I haven't been on here for quite some time but I wanted to say that my lovely dad lost his fight on 15th July.  To say that there isn't and hour, minute or second that I don't think of him or miss him terribly is an understatement.  The whole family was with him on his final day with mum and I spending a week with him all day and nearly all night.  It was so quick and really out the blue that he was losing his fight.

    The staff at Marie Curie were amazing and made dad really comfortable...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Lucylee
    Need To Get This Off My Chest.

    I have been very worried about my husband these past few days, he seems less well to me. When we moved to Wales six months ago he

    was fine, but a week later he started to limp, and seemed in pain.This

    went on for about a week and he decided to visit the doctor. anyway

    to cut a long story short she sent him for an x ray and when the results

    came back the doctor said he had OSTROARITHRITAS in his hip,she

    gave him some medication for the pain and that was it. As the weeks

    went by his pain was...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
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