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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 10 hours ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 22 hours ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 2 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 3 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 4 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 4 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 5 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 16 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 22 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 24 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Draw
    Knitted knockers
    I’ve been told that these are made of cotton by lovely ladies free to mastectomy ladies. I sent for one. I have a softie provided by my breast care nurse but I am sure it will be very hot in the summer. Flat friends ladies tell me that they mov...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Mummy’s poorly, let’s get her better
    Cancer reading and Chemo in lockdown vs pre-lockdown thoughts
    Whilst I’ve been attempting to do as I’m told and just rest to give my body a chance to recover from major surgery (I’m doing my best I promise), the one thing I am relishing is the opportunity to spend some quality time reading! Wh...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Improvements are coming

    Image of a path with 'Community Improvements' in writing

    On Wednesday 5th May, we will be introducing the first of our improvements to the Community. In our previous blog, ‘Look out for improvements’, we announced that we would be making some key improvements to the site.

    We are continually grateful for all of the feedback that you send to us, the Community team, as this is what has helped us to work on the things that matter the most to our members.

    We’ve got three releases coming to the Community over the coming months. Each of these...

    Ellen - Macmillan over 5 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    A sneaky weekend away
    My pre lockdown life involved travelling for work pretty much on a weekly basis and a decent number of weekends away camping or visiting friends or simply exploring so it's fair to say that our first weekend away in four months was indeed a treat, ev...
    Irishgirl16 over 5 years ago
  • Mummy’s poorly, let’s get her better
    Worst patient in the world take two
    It’s been four days since my surgery, I’m home and under strict instructions to simply rest and recover from the procedure. That is easier said than done! As I mentioned in my previous post I am lucky that I have come out of my op well. I...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Another Prostate Cancer Blog
    Six days after Catheter removal
    The first few days after the catheter was removed I just about had no control at all. Although you know it is early days there is always that bit of doubt that things may not get back to normal. Now six days later I find myself in a position where I ...
    Jan52021 over 5 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    Early (cautious) Celebrations
    Remember the 56mm lump that started all this? Well, after 2 cycles of chemo, my MRI shows that said lump is now reduced to 11mm! Yes....you read that right, a whopping great reduction of 45mm!!!!  Apparently I have had a fantastic response to tr...
    Irishgirl16 over 5 years ago
  • Breast Cancer - 1 yr on. Then and now!
    Really big medical day!
    My year of anniversary's continues and whilst these dates mean little, if anything to family and friends I'm finding myself re-living and re-feeling (if that's a thing) some pretty life changing events from a year ago.  On the whole ...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Being bodies - Sophie, body confidence and her double mastectomy

    "The newer me is strong, resilient and fierce" written over a picture of Sophie at Table Mountain in South Africa.

    Our new series “Being bodies” aims to explore our relationships with our bodies, from head to toe and everything in between. We recently featured Sophie’s story, where she talked about her experience being diagnosed with the BRCA2 gene mutation at 24 years old. Today, she’s here to talk about how having a double mastectomy changed how she felt about her body, for the better.

    A bit about me... I’m Sophie, 28 years old, queer and a BRCA2 gene carrier. Many of my family members...

    Eliza -Online Community Team over 5 years ago
  • Mummy’s poorly, let’s get her better
    Surgery done and dusted
    I’m writing this from my hospital bed and I’m pleased to say that my surgery yesterday all went to plan. They removed my right nipple and the cancer lump attached to it as well as half the lymph nodes on my right side (which was the plan ...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
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