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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
    7 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

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 16 hours ago
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    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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 2 days ago
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    Beesuit 4 days ago
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    Coddfish 4 days ago
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    Lemsip 8 days ago
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  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 10 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 13 days ago
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    W J 13 days ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 16 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Ellis' Blog
    The First Time

    I don't think I will ever forget the day my mum sat me down and told me she had cancer. It was a Wednesday morning in 2007 and I was wearing a blue top, its strange I remember the little things.

    When my mum went to the hospital in the morning we all thought there might be something wrong, although the C word never entered my head. Sitting down at the dining room table, my mum broke the news to me and my sister- she had bowel cancer. My beautiful young mum had a disease that was associated with...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Come back eyelashes ...I miss you ...!
    Day 3 and counting ......
    Well day 3 of radiotherapy and kinda confused. No side effects ! No pain ! Hmmmm good times but fingers crossed lol :-)
    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Mesothelioma and Paraneoplastic Syndromes
    Hoping to find another similar case….

    Hi Everyone,


    Hoping to find another similar case….My father has just been diagnosed with Mesothelioma following pathology results from a needle biopsy. He was a very strong, fit and healthy 66year old up until Dec  2011. Since then he has rapidly developed debilitating symptoms which have left him effectively bed-ridden. The hospital believe his symptoms are a result of a Paraneoplastic Syndrome caused by
    Mesothelioma. He has no normal symptoms of Mesothelioma. There seem to be anomalies and...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • My mothers carer.
    A send off for uncle H.
    Gosh so much as happened I don't really know where to start, uncles funeral is next Thursday, so have got my teeth into sorting that out. I didn't realise just how much ther is to do and all in the space of a few days..makes me wonder how and why some of those big fancy weddings take so long to sort out? There's going to be a representative from his regiment, he will have the flag on his coffin (mothers orders) and the last post (mothers orders) ill be doing a reading, if I don't bottle it at the...
    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • MaddMatt -
    A little thought for MaddMatt

    please read above

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Dad - denial is good for the soul
    The story so far..

    So, my dad.! Typical Yorkshire man - very loud, very tight, knows everything!

    Smoked all his life, worked all his life, has the strength of an ox and never been poorly.

    Its been a strange few months - he wasnt a good dad to me or my elder brother - he was absent, uncaring, and distant to name but a few of those.  Remarkably - he has been a fabulous father to my younger sister, and the most amazing grandfather to her two children.  My brother and I have not had the best of relationships with him as...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • NOT FORGOTTEN
    Can not forget!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Yesterday was bloody awful in our house, all my other half and I do at the moment is get stressed at one another.

    For those of you who don't know me on mac, I had breast cancer back in 2004 and I finally finished my treatment last March 2011, and although I have done really well and am cancer free I have got myself into a bit of a rut with panic and agoraphobia which I am getting treatment for.

    Agoraphobia has reduced my world to a very small space and going anywhere away from home is difficult...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • When my heart began to break
    How can I worry about me
    Tomorrow is the day we find out my dads biopsy results. I feel scared and keep imagining what they may say, what I think they will say. What I hope they say is very different from what I think they will say. We all went to the coast today, had a good walk and some fish and chips. It was lovely only my mind is so occupied with other thoughts. Last year I had a breast ultrasound on my right breast as it was hurting, the ultrasound was clear. The last few weeks both my breast have been hurting,...
    knicnic over 14 years ago
  • Pat's Carcinoid Blog
    Being greedy ?

    Pat saw one of his consultants this week and had his injection. He now has 3 Oncology Consultants. We received a letter after seeing the Big Man.  It re scheduled his next appointment to one where there will also be another consultant who is a Research Fellow and expert in Neuroendocrine (Carcinoid) Tumours. She is also a Diabetic Consultant which is great. Now the question is, is Pat being a bit greedy here lol. I have warned him not to let it go to his head lol.  Forgive my light hearted comments...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Come back eyelashes ...I miss you ...!
    Ahhhh
    Ok enough is enough .... It's day 33 since yukky chemo and all there is to decorate my eyes is three pathetic little lashes ... Shocking ... Impatiently waiting
    Former Member over 14 years ago
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