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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

  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 1 hour ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 7 hours ago
  • "It's Only Skin Cancer" . . .
    dolphin99 12 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 19 hours 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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 5 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 5 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 5 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 7 days ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    RedTree26 7 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 7 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • B.E,P 5 Chemotherapy Diary
    Day 5

    Day 5! 2 weeks break now, Well, I have to go in twice for an hour each time over the next two weeks but that's nothing compared to how the last months been. Ughhh! Aching all over today, Feeling ok otherwise though, just rough. So I'm going to sit here for the next three days........WITH COOKIES!!!!!!!!

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • B.E,P 5 Chemotherapy Diary
    Day 4

    Day 4,  
    I Thought a progressive diary on here would help me keep things in focus and in perspective. I feel a bit rougher than the other day, Face feels fat as hell haha, Must be all the drip fluids there pumping into me, Still no pain whatsoever though so I can't complain about a hot and fat feeling face lol feels a bit like sunburn. Hairs thinning a bit at the front but I don't really care. I'd swap my hair for a break from that nasty pain anytime. xxx Love you all and thanks for the support....

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • B.E,P 5 Chemotherapy Diary
    Day 2

    Just got home from my second day of my first cycle of chemotherapy, And all I have to say is WOW and maybe WOW again. It's working already, I haven't had any pain for 1 day , I'm now down to 20mg morphine 12 hour slow release, twice a day, when I was Taking 120-150mg of morphine, 4000mg paracetamol, 240mg codeine every day and still had pain. 
    So happy right now :)

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Sound of silence
    if I could have screamed..........

    A week ago today saw the start of my sore throat. No worries there, I had been talking a lot in work.

    Day off on Wednesday, spent quietly on my own, didn't feel up to planned gym session. Thankful that I had rescheduled my lunch date for Thursday, just couldn't pull out of that one.

    Biggest effort on Thursday, an hours drive through beautiful countryside in glorious sunshine (well in my car really, but you know what I mean) OK so my Aunt and I talked alot and I began choking on my words.

    Friday...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • My mothers carer.
    It's been a strange time..
    I know I've been a bit quiet on here recently. A few reasons why.. I find this site too frustrating to get round easily, but that could be because I'm just being a bit thick! Or just plain can't be botherd? So much has happened since last writing on here,,it all seems so much effort to put into words at the mo.. But since burying great uncle, I'm suprised to say that I've been a bit down.even though I know he had had his life ( being 90yrs old) and I certainly wouldn't want him to have suffered...
    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Thanks For Listening
    So unreal

    No one slept last night. Mind racing and tears falling. It seems so unreal. Grandma is gone forever. Her doctor told my Dad and Aunt, she wasn't in any pain. Her organs failed in the end. I got told she let out a sigh and passed away, so peacefully. My brother, Simon, is coming up from London today. He can't believe she's gone too, he wanted to say goodbye. I know she died knowing she was loved by everyone. 4 weeks is so short, so time at all. I can't dwell on that now. I have to remember my memories...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • To blog or not to blog is the question

    Well day two of knowing my mum has breast cancer.. and i dunno how to feel, one
    min i feel so sad and the next i hate the world..

    Hopefully blogging willl help
    this

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Thanks For Listening
    Her Time Has Passed.......

    My brave Grandma lost her 4 week battle with cancer this afternoon. Her son and Daughter were at her side as she died.

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Thanks For Listening
    Tender Hooks

    Last night I got told Grandma took a turn for the worse. Dad, my Aunt and Gaynor (one of Grandma's sisters) were called to her side. She was drugged up and sleeping. At home, my Mum broke the news and told me to expect the worse. We cried and cuddled together. After 5 hours, Dad came home. Grandma was still with us. She woke up and looked at them around her bed, joked I am not gone yet! They were happy she was ok.

    Then this morning my Aunt called and said Grandma is calling for her kids. Dad...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Cancer - WTF is that all about
    Staring at the bowl of tomato soup

    time 21:27. Never blogged before, dont know how i should do it? do i do it like a star trek log captain? if thats the case i would like scotty to beam me up. Trying to do it whilst i eat tomato soup. Not sure how succsesful this will be. This may end abruptly and unfinished if i spill it on the keyboard (and yeah that is a high probability!)

    Didnt realise i could write my feelings down in a blog. I have 5 months of trauma, tears, happiness, love, arguments, sulks, cuddles, Kisses, scaryiness, hospital...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
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