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Blogs

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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

  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 12 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 23 hours ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 1 day ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 2 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 2 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 4 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 5 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 14 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 21 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Facing the future: Together
    How quickly things change

    Last week Tuesday Dal received a surprise phone call from the oncologist, 

    With Dal's blood readings he was told that the 4000 reading is now 12 and the one that was 24 is now less than 1, and once it's less than 1 it can't be measured.. so his bloods are all within the normal range, and it is likely that there will be little change now. The scan itself shows that everything is stable, the tumours in the lung are undetectable, this is not to say they are no longer there, but they have shrunk sufficiently...

    Lowedal over 5 years ago
  • Another Prostate Cancer Blog
    12 days post operation
    I had my catheter removed today. Started performing my Kegal exercises again. At present, if I keep sitting and do not move I do not leak, as soon as I stand I get a few drops of urine. It's early days yet. The catheter was starting to cause me s...
    Jan52021 over 5 years ago
  • Mummy’s poorly, let’s get her better
    Count down to surgery...try not to focus on 'what ifs'
    This morning I had my pre-op assessment and COVID tests ahead of my operation on Wednesday, its all starting to get very real!  The boys were dropped of with grandparents over the weekend (and are loving the excitement of it all, after all ...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Planned Online Community Maintenance - Thursday 28th of April, 4am onwards

    Hi everyone,

    Due to some planned maintenance, the Online Community will enter a read-only mode for 4-8 hours, beginning this Thursday at 4:00am. It may last until midday but has been planned at this time to provide minimal disruption to our members.

    This means that you will not be able to log in, post or reply on the Online Community during this time. You will still be able to read posts and blogs on the site.

    If you feel you need some support while the Online Community is unavailable, please remember...

    Tom C - Online Community team over 5 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    So that's what shape my skull is!
    Well that was a bit of a let down to be honest.  The ever-increasing bald patches were beginning to annoy me, I needed a hat to go out, and even in the garden the risk of sun burn was too much and the fact that we were hoovering every day d...
    Irishgirl16 over 5 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    Bloody Brexit
    No, it's ok, you are in the right blog!     So, someone told me that dark nail varnish was good for chemo patients as it gave better protection from UV light and would protect my nails.  I'm not a nail varnish person, so I started to h...
    Irishgirl16 over 5 years ago
  • DavidG66
    Chemo side effects - update 23 April
    It is now 2 weeks since my last chemo session and some of the side effects are gradually subsiding. My mouth is still yuk but the mouth wash from the hospital and drops (for oral thrush) from my GP are staring to work. The sores are going but my lips...
    DavidG66 over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Cancer & me 35 years on - Vol 11 Good news, bad news

    Cancer & me 35 years Vol 11 written next to a sketched portrait of Paul by Willo.

    We are back today with the next instalment of Willo’s blog series ‘Cancer & me 35 years on’. Willo is a member of our Community who was diagnosed with Anal cancer in 1986 while living in Zambia and has been sharing her experience of life post diagnosis, as well as her amazing artwork, in her blog series with us since last summer.

    So far Willo has covered her experience of moving back to England for treatment, her Brachytherapy and Abdominoperineal Resection and the amazing friends...

    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • My battle with triple negative breast cancer
    2 years on

    I didn’t realise that it is almost a year since I added anything. This past year has been so weird for everyone. I’ve been so preoccupied with self isolating that haven’t had time to worry about anything else. Being classed as extremely vulnerable has made me realise that cancer doesn’t ever really go away but hopefully remission can go on indefinitely. I have now had both my vaccinations and do feel life is starting to return to normal. My lovely husband has had some heart issues which have been...

    Mo42 over 5 years ago
  • Draw
    Pre-op assessment
    Today I will find out if I am fit for surgery. We had our 2nd vaccination yesterday so I’m feeling a bit off colour. Let’s hope it doesn’t alter their findings. Otherwise I am fairly fit for 70 so I’m optimistic.
    Former Member over 5 years ago
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