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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 8 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 10 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 3 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 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Community News
    Finding support for stoma reversal and LARS on the Online Community

    The Ileostomy, colostomy and stoma support group on the Online Community is a place where members can support one another through surgery, managing a stoma, diet tips and keeping comfortable. Following surgery for bowel cancer, colorectal cancers, other cancers and pre-cancerous conditions, some members have a permanent stoma, others may have been offered a temporary stoma.

    When you have a temporary stoma, you might be offered a stoma reversal. Members recently asked if we could provide a dedicated...

    Steph - Online Community Team over 4 years ago
  • A booby is a seabird with blue feet
    Don't worry, it's only an electron gun!
    A radiotherapy machine is properly called a ‘linear accelerator’, but I’m not too keen on that name. For me, those two words immediately bring to mind flat-lining, possibly at high speed. (I must squash that thought.)   Almost ...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    EC Round 1 recovery phase
    I am pleased to say I do gradually feel more normal, a bit more energy with each day, and the bone pain and abdominal bloating have pretty well subsided. On Friday (day 11) I went to my hairdresser to get my already quite short hair cut very short. ...
    Coddfish over 4 years ago
  • CCL
    Ern with CLL
    still continuing with my kimo plus now having monthly infusion introvinusley first one lasts for over 5 hours long to see if you have any reaction to the fusion. Then every month witch will last for 1and a half hours.
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • A booby is a seabird with blue feet
    Deep breath, deep dive, deep thought
    Before radiotherapy, I’m getting some proper breathing practice in. Or more accurately: not-breathing practice. And I’m trying to improve my technique with one ( rather stiff) arm held above my head, as I’ll be expected to do this i...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    Zometa #2
    I successfully fitted in treatment and travel this week. Bloods on Monday, then trips to London and Belgium, coming back late last night on the Eurostar just in time for Friday treatment! The private healthcare is a huge benefit in that I can be pret...
    Irishgirl16 over 4 years ago
  • Cervical cancer
    Stage 2 cervical cancer
    Hi I’m new here, Iv recently been diagnosed with stage 2 cervical cancer. I’m 30 and have 2 young children.  I have been told I’ll be having chemo and radiotherapy, but first iv had to have a ct scan to determine wether the can...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    EC Round 1 days 9 and 10
    It feels like these two days are the transition days back to normality. The Filgastrim injections still leave me with some neck pain but it’s ok so long as I take a paracetamol when I start to particularly notice it. The grinding bone pain in h...
    Coddfish over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Telling children about cancer

    Alongside receiving a cancer diagnosis, one of the toughest moments a person can face is having to tell their children that they have cancer. Finding the words can be difficult, especially when trying to process the information yourself. It’s challenging but a conversation many will have to have, especially if mum or dad could potentially be struggling physically. In this blog, we take a look around the Community and see how other members have approached this sensitive subject.

    How do you approach...

    Syed - Macmillan over 4 years ago
  • Kidney Not
    Acute Interstitial Nephritis - May 2022
    I finished my ipi/nivo dual immunotherapy at the end of March.  The standard approach is for a break of 6 weeks followed by nivolumab monotherapy.   I’m a Big Fan of this treatment.  I looked forward to the 3 week visits for...
    Mmum over 4 years ago
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