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.
"Shine on, you crazy diamond!"
November's Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and to recognise this Cheryl, one of our Online Community members, is sharing her experience with the cancer, which her dad, Derek, sadly passed away with earlier this year.
On February 26th, 2018 my lovely dad, Derek, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer – non-small cell lung cancer with metastasis to his ribs, lungs, lymph nodes, spine, pelvis and hip … it had completely taken hold of him. My dad’s battle...
Over the past couple of months, CBD (or cannabidiol) oil has risen in popularity with increased availability of the product. As a result, it’s often been a popular discussion topic on the Community. Due to our Community Guidelines though, discussions on cannabis and its derivatives have always been banned.
However, with CBD oil becoming readily available on UK high streets earlier this year, coupled with increased research and awareness into the product and its benefits, the Online Community...
Saturday, October 20th marked the start of International Brain Tumour Awareness Week, and to recognise this, Paula, one of our brilliant Online Community users, has agreed to share her story and experience.
Well, where to begin ... I’m single, 46 years old, and in February 2018 I saw my GP who thankfully, due to his quick thinking and concern SAVED MY LIFE! He rushed me into hospital where within 4 hours I was told I had a brain tumour, suspected to be malignant. I was immediately referred to...
Today's World Mental Health Day (10/10/2018), so I thought I'd take this opportunity to share with the Online Community some tips on dealing with difficult emotions, and generally improving your mental wellbeing.
Whether you have cancer, care for someone with cancer or someone close to you has cancer, a diagnosis can bring with it a myriad of emotions:
… and many more...
September is Womb Cancer Awareness month and Womb Cancer Awareness Day is the 20th September. To mark it, Sarah has written about womb cancer and what to be aware of.
Sarah was diagnosed with womb cancer in June 2017. She loves jigsaw puzzles, scuba diving and enjoys visiting Egypt where she has lots of friends who live there. Sarah also runs her own blogs, Fatigue vs frustration, Concentrate on the what is and not the what ifs, It’s the season! and How life changes after cancer.
It still surprises...
The 15th September is World Lymphoma Day, a time to raise awareness around symptoms and diagnosis. To mark it, Mike has written about his experience of being diagnosed and the treatment he received.
Mike, from Inverness in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland, is married with two daughters and four granddaughters. He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1999. He also has his own blog called Thehighlander’s journey.
I often refer to my 19-year journey with Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as my...
It has been year and a half since I posted something on this blog. And when I posted it, I thought it might be time to stop. I felt I might have turned some kind of page, or perhaps I just needed to avert my gaze for a while. So I stopped blogging, and stopped my regular visits to the forum.
Don't worry, this isn't a blog about recurrence, I am doing fine. But my absence over the last year and half now feels like some kind of dereliction of duty. Work has been in turmoil during this period too, but...
Well my tour of Peterborough Hospital Departments continued yesterday, with a visit to the Ear Nose and Throat department, who it turns out also do teeth and eyes too, who knew.
To check the weirdness with my left ear since the seizure on the 16th of November, where I can hear myself, talk, chew, breath, etc. (Yes, I now know how annoying that is for anyone unfortunate enough to have to talk to me and now I know what I actually sound like I can only apologise )
Doctor Val checked inside my ears which...
Its been 9 months since i had my surgery and life has gone back to, kind of, normal. But I still have thoughts of what might have been and what might be to come. I have started getting pains in my vulva again like I had before. I went to see my GP and she said it was just scar tissue. Don't believe her for a second, after all she didn't spot the cancer in the first place. Its also been hard trying to move on and get back to normal. I don't think you are ever the same again once someone has said those...
Hi everyone,
So I had the Mirena out in October (finally!) but something still isn’t right. It’s been 3 months and I haven’t bled at all. I’ve had 2 days of light spotting this week but that’s it. I’m scared the hyperplasia has returned. My GP is calling me on Wednesday and I’m going to request an ultrasound to see if the thickness in my uterus is back. Also check for any cysts or polyps.
I really hope it’s just my body getting used to know having the mirena...
