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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

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 1 hour ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 16 hours ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 1 day ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 1 day 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 3 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 4 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 13 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 20 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 22 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 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Grant’s prostrate cancer Chemo blog
    Days 1-7 and I’m still here to tell the tale!
    I woke up on day 1, well i say woke up, I’d been awake all night. Just one hour’s sleep. The Dexamethasone saw to that. Gosh that stuff is evil. Thankfully they didn’t send me home with any, just another steroid Perdnisalone. You ta...
    Grantyo12 over 2 years ago
  • Shaka For Life
    This is a public shout out to my private posse, my saving grace.
    My Big Sis, Judith, my protector and stand-in mum, from the day of my birth. My best friend. I entered this world six years after her, (she would say 5.5 yrs) it was love at first sight.  Now Judith is my cancer buddy. At my side throughout this...
    Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
  • Community News
    Check-up appointments after endometrial cancer treatment- Jane's story
    Jane is recovering from Endometrial Carcinoma Sarcoma and shares her experience of a recent check up in the hope that it will reassure those who are about to undergo one.
    Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
  • Shaka For Life
    My Decolletage is a Car Crash - Bilateral Breast Surgery
    Is this what bilateral breast surgery really looks like? I had wanted an immediate diep reconstruction. I chose diep, as I didn't like the idea of having foreign matter inserted, particularly as I'm highly allergic. My surgeon had strongly re...
    Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
  • Shaka For Life
    Your Hair is Your Beauty?
    Present Day Written during EC round #2 - 2nd July 2024 2wks ago, after receiving my EC chemotherapy round #1. I cut my very long hair. This, in preparation for the dreaded chemo shedding. I have been nurturing my hair in African Locs since 2006, they...
    Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
  • Shaka For Life
    Thank You
    I just wanted to say thank you to those who've stopped by to read my blog. I'm finding it really cathartic to write it down and it helps to know that others see my words. I'm writing in flashbacks and hope to catch up with present day soo...
    Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
  • Shaka For Life
    Testing Times and Grim Waiting
    Over the coming weeks, I began to learn about this strange, new and scary world of breast cancer. It seemed this was now my life. There were MDTs, types of breast cancer, (who knew there were so many) grading, staging, reconstruction.  The wait...
    Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    Pre-Chemo
    2/7/24: Had chemo pre-assessment yesterday and all was OK, came away with supply of dexamethasone to start taking the morning of first treatment tomorrow (3/7/24). Based on previous experience I'll probably be unable to sleep much for a couple of...
    excavator over 2 years ago
  • Facing the future: Together
    July Update ( May & June has been a bumpy road)

    Hi all, 

    Dal started on a trial back in March, I have added a link HERE to give you a bit more information on what it kind of involves.. it is a big read and mostly for professionals, but if you are like me, and interested in this type of thing, it can make a good afternoon read 

     Dal's treatment on April 12th went ahead, although his scan had been done on the 10th April, the full results of it had not been available, but the oncologist was not concerned, and over all April passed without any glitches...

    Lowedal over 2 years ago
  • My Journey on Paclitaxel
    28th June 4th radiotherapy session completed
    Yesterday I had my 3rd radiotherapy session, I was really not looking forward to it. Only because its been very uncomfortable afterwards when the heat and itching and nettle stings cut in. All went smoothly and again was over withing 15 mins. We met ...
    Alison218 over 2 years ago
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