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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 7 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 9 hours ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 1 day 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

  • Spindrift Summer
    Taking the plunge.
    Today i'm going to swim in swimsuit not wetsuit for first time!! It's lightly raining. Tourists are wearing coats with hoods up!! The others are mainly swimming in swimsuits now but i'm new this spring. I will have diving gloves and boots...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Pituarty Tumour
    Help!!
    Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with a pituitary tumour which I have been referred to neurology for. I have been suffering with headaches since my little girl was born a year ago. I also started about 4 weeks ago with leakage from my breasts de...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Spindrift Summer
    Creating since diagnosis.
    Although i keep my day to day life as positive as possible, keeping Bernard out of my thoughts. I want to create something that represents him in the whole that is my life. Something in textiles, something vaguely representing tree of life and positi...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Kidney Cancer Support


    We know how important support groups can be after a cancer diagnosis. For kidney (or renal) cancer patients and loves ones alike, it’s important you have somewhere to reach out for support and connection. Today we’re catching up with our Kidney cancer forum. Whether it’s you or a loved one with a renal cancer (or any other form of kidney cancer) diagnosis, there is always somewhere to reach out for support.


    There are different types of kidney cancer. Whilst most kidney cancer diagnoses...

    Tom C - Online Community team over 4 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    Lymphoedema!
    It's official, I am exceptional! Most people have lymphoedema in the arm, I have mild lymphodema of the breast, as a consequence of the radiotherapy, so once again I am proving to be not so normal.  The very lovely nurse at the specialist cl...
    Irishgirl16 over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Sharing scalp cooling experiences

    There’s no one size fits all when it comes to cancer treatment and dealing with side effects. Although there can be common side effects such as hair loss, sickness and fatigue, not everyone will experience them.

    Hair loss seems to be a side effect that many people worry about when having chemotherapy treatment and the use of a scalp cooling system (also referred to as the cold cap) may have been mentioned to you.

    If you’re wanting to hear from those who have used the scalp cooling sy...

    Megan- Online Community Team over 4 years ago
  • Spindrift Summer
    Bernard has been busy.
    I just got my next lot of results back. Bernard is ER+ and HER2, grade 2 invasive. He's been invading the duct wall too. So i will be having dye injected to check nodes during surgery and chemo if they show positive at all. I know this post isn&...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    EC Round 2 - return to normality
    It’s hard to judge whether the second round of EC was easier or harder than the first. On the plus side, I was aware of which side effects would kick in and when, so could both adjust my life around them, and take appropriate medications. The a...
    Coddfish over 4 years ago
  • Young lady (37) diagnosed with colon cancer
    Young lady (37) diagnosed with colon cancer
    My girlfriend has been diagnosed with colon cancer. I feel completely lost. I want to help her but don't know what's the best way to do that. She's petite and still loosing weight, feeling weak and tired. What would be good quality food/d...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Online Community downtime, Tuesday 14th June, 5am-10am

    There is some planned maintenance taking place on Macmillan’s website on Tuesday 14th June, from 5am-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 5am - 10am On Tuesday 14th 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 than...

    Ellen - Macmillan over 4 years ago
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