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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. 

Latest blog updates

  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 10 hours ago
  • "It's Only Skin Cancer"
    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
    dolphin99 10 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 14 hours ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 14 hours ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 1 day ago
  • My BCG Therapy
    Aurelius 1 day ago
  • Pedalling through this journey
    Former Member 3 days 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.
    Matthew - Online Community Team 6 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 6 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 12 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • The Long Journey...
    Chemo session 1: As smooth as can be hoped... #3
    It's the day after chemo session 1 for my girlfriend and it seems to have gone as smoothly as one can hope.  No immediate issues on the day. Today seems to have brought the nausea and incredible tiredness...  I guess it's now o...
    BoyfriendWiltshire 2 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 468: Eyes to Brain. Eyes to Brain. Don’t look at the sweet menu!
    Post 468: Eyes to Brain. Eyes to Brain. Don’t look at the sweet menu! Number three pub meal this week turned into another magical evening of good food, good company and laughter. Oh what a night. Thank you, Pig & Butcher. When it comes down...
    Mr U 2 months ago
  • Warm your teaspoon
    Plan B

    Consultation today. 

    Response to treatment to date has been very good. If you ignore that husband was previously fit and healthy. 

    If one ignores that the treatment tried to kill my husband faster than Kevin could. 1st treatment induced Pulmonary Embolism. 2nd was mouth ulcers and throat so sore he couldn't eat and struggled to take fluid and needed 5 days as in patient to manage the symptoms. 

    After a month of no treatment to recover from side effects we/he were given options. 

    Husband wanted nothing...

    Sierraoscar 3 months ago
  • Community News
    What were the moments of support that mattered to you?

    Cancer is one of the toughest things someone can go through. When cancer shows up, silence often follows. This is something Community members have called Cancer ghosting, and we explore this experience more in the Cancer ghosting blog.

    People living with cancer tell us they don't want to be a burden but still need emotional and practical support from their loved ones. Sometimes friends, family and colleagues can struggle to find the right words to say and not know how to best support you. 

    What supportive...
    Megan- Online Community Team 3 months ago
  • The Long Journey...
    Chemo begins today for my girlfriend... #2
    My girlfriend, and to a lesser degree myself, begin a long journey today.  We have 20+ weeks of combined chemo and surgery ahead of her.  And that's just the beginning... I think the overwhelming sense right now  is that life will ...
    BoyfriendWiltshire 3 months ago
  • The Long Journey...
    I'm reeling and I want to rant... #1
    Four weeks ago my girl friend and I were talking to one another about the fact that maybe, after lots of really bad stuff happening to us in our lives so far, we were getting an opportunity for some happiness together with someone who really understo...
    BoyfriendWiltshire 3 months ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Chapter 24 — Phil M. RIP.
    I’ve been in hospital for a month today. I didn’t plan to mark it with anything. There’s no milestone worth celebrating at four weeks — no trophy, no certificate, no moment where someone comes in and says well done, you’...
    Phild26 3 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 467: I’m apologetic to my watch, but it doesn’t help.
    Post 467: I’m apologetic to my watch, but it doesn’t help. There are a few things bothering me right now, but I think I’m just being over-sensitive, as per bloomin’ usual. When you wake up before you really ought to, there&r...
    Mr U 3 months ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Chemo Fourth Cycle, Week Two: Desdemona Makes Me Breathless
    Well, this week’s been interesting. My tiredness continued to abate over the weekend, but then the anaemia kicked in. For me, the anaemia manifests itself quite differently from the fatigue and tiredness. Generally, I feel quite fine, then I&rs...
    Desdemona 3 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 466: Steroids and pubs increasing the belly bump.
    Post 466: Steroids and pubs increasing the belly bump. I was so worried about losing weight a couple of months ago. It was falling off me so quickly that I couldn’t find enough to eat. Now I seem to eat continually, and before long I’ll p...
    Mr U 3 months ago
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