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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 13 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 15 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

  • Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!
    A well needed holiday
    I checked with my oncologist that I'd be ok to go on holiday after my radiotherapy had finished and she actively encouraged a break.So we duly booked 10 days in Sharm el Sheikh. It was amazing booking a reasonably priced holiday after only being ...
    Jacala over 4 years ago
  • A booby is a seabird with blue feet
    Tis but a scratch …. Just a flesh wound
    The Dark Knight in Monty Python loses his left arm; I have lost my left breast.  Presumably, his left lymph nodes are removed at the same time, as they were for me.  So we share a similar experience then. Well, that’s unfortunate...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Testicular cancer
    Rplnd operation was cancelled, i can't do this again

    Currently I have a left over mass in my abdomen that has been left there since my last rplnd 2 years ago. It is slowly growing in size but it isn't cancer although there is a chance it could be cancer in the future. I isolated for 3 days then spent the night at the hospital but the next morning they apologised and said that their first operation is taking longer than expected and they would like me back in a weeks time.

    This would mean isolating again and hyping myself up so I have decided to...

    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • A booby is a seabird with blue feet
    Bye, boobie! Bye, boobie!
    Now it feels as if I have had to say goodbye to my left breast twice. First before surgery, then again today. Because the space somehow refilled with what became a rather large water-filled imitation of the lost breast. Sadly, the ‘water b...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • RedRoses
    Feeling Low

    Hi there.

    Brief history I’m 18 months he down the line HER2 positive breast cancer. It’s the first time I’ve posted in here. I seem to have hit an all time low after just finishing all my treatment.  I just can’t seem to get myself put of the black whole 

    Any vice welcome x

    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • It's Gone Tits Up
    Another one bites the dust
    It’s been just over 3 weeks since my right boob faced the same fate as my left and had to leave us. I had a checkup last week and had the steri strips removed and had the wound drained. It’s all healed up very nicely so far. I had an appo...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Shrapnel
    Shrapnel
    https://tumblebee00.wordpress.com
    _tumblebee over 4 years ago
  • Peter's Blog
    Chemotherapy Second Time Round – the first 6
    My second round of chemotherapy started in early December 2021, this time around I am having a different cocktail of drugs, and that means that I won’t have the one from last time that meant I couldn’t touch cold things so a little plus f...
    HawkeyeBrown over 4 years ago
  • TCHP journey
    Cycle 4/6 Two thirds through!
    Cycle 3-4 went really well. Side effects negligible as managed them well. My heart rate stayed below 90 this time, no nausea and managed to have no Diarrhoea as took a daily loperamide for a few days as in week 3 I had a few social events and didn&rs...
    Amelie11 over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Cancer and Anxiety

    Both bowel and testicular cancer awareness months happen in April. Whilst cancer diagnoses can vary hugely, the feelings and emotional experiences can sometimes be similar.

    In today’s Community News Blog, we are talking about cancer and anxiety. Whether it be anxiety around physical symptoms, concerns about upcoming cancer treatment, or even anxiety you can’t quite ‘label’ -  we are here to talk about it all.

    Where to Start

    "I just seem to have no bounce. No urgency in myself...

    Tom C - Online Community team over 4 years ago
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