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Blogs

Create a blog

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 4 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 2 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 2 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 3 days ago
  • Silly
    Bbbb 3 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 4 days ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    RedTree26 4 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 4 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 6 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Benign Thymoma
    Just been diagnosed with Thymoma
    Hi, i have been diagnosed with Thymoma, possibility type B. I will be having a sternotomy in a few weeks, the cancer is partially encasing the brachiocephalic and cartoid vessels which makes surgery more complex. I'm terrified. Im 42, have teenag...
    Jenz 11 days ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 523: I am a thicko, I forgot my thread.
    Post 523: I am a thicko, I forgot my thread. Yesterday’s blog (title) heading was about a call from a doctor about my written complaint about a blood review results from the previous week in which I was told I was diabetic and I needed statins...
    Mr U 12 days ago
  • Community News
    Blogging on the Online Community

    Have you set up a blog and need help managing this? Have you been thinking about setting up your own blog but not sure how? We wanted to let you know there is step by step information and video tutorials to help you.

    In our Help Pages, the ‘Blogs’ section has step-by-step instructions and short video tutorials to help you set up your blog. Recently, we have added a new page to help you manage your blog. This includes easy access to revisiting your blog and how to manage your blog post drafts...

    Megan- Online Community Team 12 days ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 522: The phone rang “Hi, it’s Dr Erasmus from your GP…”
    Post 522: The phone rang “Hi, it’s Dr Erasmus from your GP…” On a morning of no rest I should have heeded your advice about having a calmer day but after all the work I earned my lunch. Monday for me is not the horrible day...
    Mr U 13 days ago
  • Community News
    Macmillan Free Community Lunch with Chef & Brewer - 4th December at 12pm
    We are delighted to share with you all a lovely offer from Chef & Brewer pubs this December. Chef & Brewer are part of the Greene King group, you can read more about the partnership with Macmillan in the blog.
    Wayne - Online Community Team 13 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Chapter 28 — Nearly There (Again)
    Three weeks since the last update. Time has flown by — which is either a sign that life is getting more normal, or that I've been asleep for most of it. Possibly both. The headline is simple: I thought I was nearly off the steroids. I wasn&...
    Phild26 13 days ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 521: Printing 9th folder up to blog 450.
    Post 521: Printing 9th folder up to blog 450. It’s not been fun but as the busses become fewer and the issues which are more chronic are repeatedly reported I find that it’s still a wonderful refuge. This place has become my space and l...
    Mr U 13 days ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 520: The smell of tattoo goo is rather nice as it happens.
    Post 520: The smell of tattoo goo is rather nice as it happens. Rather like a winter nasal tube clearer the special goo like Vaseline in thickness and in a similar small round tin, which is being applied three times a day after washing the tat. The ...
    Mr U 15 days ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 519: Will Haribos be enough to make me smile on a dull day?
    Post 519: Will Haribos be enough to make me smile on a dull day? Yes, I love Fridays. It’s the day that starts my extra long weekend till Tuesday before it sees me back in the throws of unfamiliar computer work. So I have as usual a long perio...
    Mr U 16 days ago
  • Community News
    Male breast cancer: David's story and support

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is a time to raise awareness of breast cancer, encourage people to know the signs and symptoms, and remind everyone of the importance of seeking medical advice when something doesn’t feel right. 

    When we think about breast cancer, it is often associated with women. But breast cancer can affect men too. 

    Male breast cancer is rare, but around 375 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK each year.

    You may have recently seen male breast cancer...

    Lizzie - Online Community Team 16 days ago
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