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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 6 hours ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 1 day ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 2 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 2 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 3 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 4 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 6 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 14 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 21 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Surely it got the wrong person?
    Radiotherapy & Brachytherapy
    Hello again, I was to have 5 weeks of radiotherapy in the pelvic area with a grand finale of 2 sessions of something called brachytherapy.  I had to be at the appointment 1 hour before to ensure I had drunk the right amount of water so they coul...
    Snooze over 3 years ago
  • vital's APC blog
    Earwig-o again: time for six … or not, as the case might be
    Am writing this just ahead of my sixth cycle of chemo to keep you up to speed. After my last scribble-drivel there was an episode: eight days ago I was feeling really crook [as the antipodeans like to say], whereas I had been expecting the worst side...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • Life with triple positive breast cancer
    The first visit to the Breast Clinic
    I'm finally at the Breast Clinic. I'm on my own because our little one is at home, and my husband stayed with him. I actually didn't mind to be alone. Sometimes I like it because I can work out my own feelings and thoughts about things. T...
    Plantlover over 3 years ago
  • Community News
    New cost of living resources from Macmillan

    Lots of people are feeling anxious about the cost of living crisis in the UK. The media recently reported on a Macmillan survey which showed that hundreds of thousands of cancer patients are struggling with rising costs of living. You can read that article here.

    We've also seen members of the Community start sharing some of those worries across the forums.

    "My back garden is on a bit of a slope so I no longer hang my washing out as frightened of slipping on steps up to washing line when carrying...

    Steph - Online Community Team over 3 years ago
  • Community News
    Changing Seasons - Online Community cancer support in 2022.

    Summer is often thought of as a time associated with holidays and celebration, Autumn can be more of a time of reflection and transition.

    As the cold weather closes in and we all face the dreaded prospect of turning the heating on (given the current cost of living crisis), we’re wondering how you’re all feeling? Are you ready to start reflecting on 2022 yet? Or is it too early for all that?

    In today’s Community News Blog we’re rounding up this year’s blogs so far, sharing highlights...

    Tom C - Online Community team over 3 years ago
  • Second Life
    Vampire
    Here is the last image in the Second Life series of photographs. Whilst having a blood transfusion, I imagined that I was vampire to make the process more bearable. I wonder if anyone else has had imaginative ways of dealing with their trea...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • Community News
    Breaking down the barriers and blushes

    Last week we published the ‘why do I feel so guilty?’ blog exploring why we may feel guilty when living with, or being affected by cancer. Today we are talking about embarrassment because it’s often a feeling many people experience when it comes to talking about your body.

    On the Online Community, we often see members posting about how embarrassed they feel to talk about parts of their body with friends, family and medical professionals. Embarrassment shouldn’t hold you back from...

    Megan- Online Community Team over 3 years ago
  • Surely it got the wrong person?
    A break from treatment
    Hello again, After the 12 chemo sessions (I was fortunate, hardly any side effects)  the cold cap had worked so I had minimal hair loss.  The lack of hair growth meant I did not grow the unwanted hair on my chinny chin chin...result! As I h...
    Snooze over 3 years ago
  • Our Battle with Oesophageal Cancer
    The Next Leg of the Journey
    When we returned from our holiday, we had non-stop family visitors for over 2 weeks. Everyone wanted to see M while he was still relatively well and healthy, including his brother from Sydney. There was no time for brooding and plenty of time for day...
    Former Member over 3 years ago
  • Carried on Eagles' Wings
    Wrong script for Act 1, Scene 2, Miss Turner!
    Well, that was a curve ball! Here I am, fourth day in hospital after my first chemo on 13 September. The day itself went pretty well. I tried not to think too much about the toxic cocktail about to be injected into my body, a necessary evil, precede...
    Amy123 over 3 years ago
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