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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 6 hours ago
  • "It's Only Skin Cancer"
    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
    dolphin99 1 day ago
  • Peter's Blog
    A blog about bowel cancer at a young age
    HawkeyeBrown 1 day ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 2 days ago
  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 2 days 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 7 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 7 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 8 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 9 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • chipies blog
    chipies new blog

    my name is chipie and im a full time carer to my husband . He has advanced cancer and is under our G.P only we have no contact with the hospital at all as they say there is nothing more they can do for him . his cancer is very rare its called pseudomyxoma peritoni and they cannot operate on him as it was found to late . we have been to basingstoke where they done a c.t scan and found out that it was much further along than they was lead to belive by our local hospital they operated on him and thats...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • I'm losing my mum
    Coping

    I'm marginally less rant-y now.  I'm still furious with God, but not with anyone else.  I understand that my parents' way of coping with my mum's cancer (carrying on as normal) is working with them and is probably infinitely better than them falling apart.  I get that, I really do.  I'm still worried about the fact that they're not talking to me or my brother though - it makes me concerned my mum's trying to hide it from us when she's not coping so well.  Again, when I...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • gaco
    2nd FEC - feeling fed up

    Just had second FEC. Wasn't too bad last time.  This time spent next day in bed.  Was up yesterday and went for very short walk.  Went for walk this morning but feel fed up, feel like I might be developing bladder infection and have pain in arm where lymph nodes removed.  Wore cold cap both times but head is going quite bald on top of head. Been advised not to wash hair or brush it.  How does that work? My hair looks awful.  Any advice.  I have a wig.  Should I just get it all shaved off, cut very short...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • My Melanoma Radiotherapy Diary
    Day 15 of Radiotherapy

    It's finished!!  My last day of radiotherapy and it's done!! 

    The machine in the normal room that I'm in was broken so had to go to a different room and have different nurses, but to be honest nothing could have ruined my day today.  That was my last time on the machine.  I did find the nurses that normally did my treatment as I had a box of chocolates to give them.  Well, I'd seen them every day for 3 weeks so just wanted to say thanks to them.

    The sun is shining, I've finished my...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Cherryl and Peter's blog
    Gone but never ever forgotten!
    Hi Everyone
     
    Sadly Peter, passed away this morning at 10.00.  It has been a very long weekend, Sam, Tim, Nic and Russ have been staying here with us since Friday which has been very nice as I could concentrate on him totally!  It has not been an experience I would wish on my worst enemy, he was not ready to leave us quite now so when he went it was a huge relief.  We have had such brilliant support from the District Nurses, there is not enough money in the world to pay for what they have done for us...
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • pinkvicki
    From a beautiful day to a scary one!!
    Yesterday, dad and i took my 3 children to the zoo. Dad was determined he wanted to go as my mum was doing a charity abseil down the castle at the zoo so we went early to see the animals. I was so worried about dad but my god he walked mine and the children's legs off. It was a wonderful day with lots of smiles and laughter and memories i will treasure forever.Today we went to mum and dad's for a mothers day lunch and dad looked very tired and very grey in the face. I was helping mum with lunch...
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • EmJay's blog
    A Happy Mothers Day to all the 'Mothers' out there!

    Happy Mothers Day!

    U might be wondering why I have put 'Mothers' in my title, well that is because this is not only to wish all the women with children a Happy Mothers Day, but to wish all the women who care for others as if they were their children, a Happy Mothers Day. This might sound a tad odd, and no the chemo hasn't completely addled my brain but since i joined this site, there have been many people who have shown great care and concern towards me. Albeit it isn't only the ladies but today...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • DAFFIE's blog
    I don't know whether to laugh or cry Part 2
     
    New readers start here.
     
     My husband, (Leading Man) was diagnosed with Mesothelioma in September 2008.  The prognosis was six months to live, or possibly nine with treatment. When UK medicine had given him what limited treatment was available on the NHS, he turned to Professor Vogel of Frankfurt University for help.  The Professor has achieved a much higher survival rate for lung and liver cancer patients by administering chemotherapy directly to tumours, via a line inserted into the groin.  The...
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • DAFFIE's blog
    Technical Question
    Whenever I post to a forum, I type my contribution in neat paragraphs. Then, when I post, all that shows is a block of text. Can someone please tell me how change my set up. I thought I was computer literate .......................
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • jujuc
    Good news then bad news

    Went to get my scan results which were clear. Only have 1 more chemo to go so Onc said to forget it,  that 11 is enough. Yippee! Then he said that he wants me to have radiotherapy and to go home for 6 weeks to get over the chemo, then go back and discuss it. My cancer has gone and in the empty space is now the rest of my bowel which has slipped down to fill it. He said he is a little worried about that.

    Why couldn't it just be all over. The radiotherapy is to stop it coming back in that place again...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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