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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

  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 5 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 7 hours ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 23 hours 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 2 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 4 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 13 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 19 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 21 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 22 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Community News
    Online Community downtime- Thursday 30th June, 7am to 10am

    There is some planned maintenance taking place on Macmillan’s website on Thursday 30th June, from 7am-10am.

    So that this essential maintenance can take place, the Online Community will experience some downtime. This means that members will not be able to log in, or join the Online Community, between 7am - 10am On Thursday 30th June 2022.

    We know how important the Community is as a source of support for our members, so we always do our best to ensure the site is not unavailable for any longer...

    Megan- Online Community Team over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    "How are you?" - Counselling support for people living with cancer

    “How are you?”

    We all know this question can sometimes be a tricky one to answer. We also know it’s important to ask others how they are feeling, but don’t always take the time to ask ourselves how we are doing.  

    Often, we brush off the question with a quick ‘Yes fine thanks, how’re you?’ but maybe it’s time to take a moment to really think about how you are feeling and whether you have the right emotional support in place for you.

    When you have been...

    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Spindrift Summer
    Wobbly day.
    Beginning to dwell on getting op date today. In itself not a bad day, everyone needs a bad one. Can't maintain sunny positivity and gratitude all the time. I know that they'll test my lymph nodes when under, with the dye. I know they'll r...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Not this time!
    #15 To work or not to work
    For some of us who walk this path we don’t get an option about returning to work, the long-term side effects are just too much to allow any return to a normal life. However, at 48 once treatment had finished and with thankfully manageable side-...
    Ronnie95 over 4 years ago
  • Not this time!
    #14 Co-morbidities
    Many people who start along the cancer path already have some underlying conditions. I have no idea what the statistics on that are, but I am sure, anecdotally, that these can impact on treatment options, diagnosis, etc. For me, it is a bit of a chic...
    Ronnie95 over 4 years ago
  • Kidney Not
    Nivolumab Rechallenge - June 2022
    They do say cancer is a rollercoaster ride.  It certainly is!   Last week (22nd June) I had my first nivolumab mono-therapy dose which should have happened on May 4th 2022.  I was my oncologist’s top patient with no impactin...
    Mmum over 4 years ago
  • TCHP journey
    Surgery - Done!
    Friday 24th June day after my Mum’s 80th birthday, D-Day or BC day!! Had to go to the x Ray dept for 9:15 for radioactive isotope injection into breast, it helps surgeon locate lymph nodes. I wasn’t expected on the day case ward until 11:...
    Amelie11 over 4 years ago
  • TCHP journey
    The gap between chemo & surgery
    I did well….started to feel normal again after 3 weeks. Had Phesgo only on 1st June, and no side effects, yippee!! Went on holiday to Wales week 5 before surgery and got Covid!! NHS brilliant registered positive test and rang that day offered ...
    Amelie11 over 4 years ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    EC Round 3 - making progress
    I wrote a little too soon about the side effects at the end of round 2. Whilst it’s true I was generally well during the final week or so, I woke up most mornings with abdominal pain and wind that sometimes led to bowel urgency. I also never qu...
    Coddfish over 4 years ago
  • Double C
    Biopsy results are in!
    09/09/2021 (Credit: Cartoonstock) We had barely sat down when the oncologist told me, “you have a small cancer.” I didn’t cry, I didn’t weep or break down. Instead, I listened to him talk but felt removed. I remember glancing...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
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