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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

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    Mr U 13 hours ago
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    Rowan8a3264 22 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.
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    Phild26 6 days ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    RedTree26 6 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 6 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 8 days ago
  • My mum 86yrs
    Julie17 9 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Scared Win
    Pet Scan Due 28th July Results 2nd August !!!

    Well i am off on Holiday next Friday 9th July italy sorrento for 2 weeks then when i return the pet scan and results, i am going to forget if i can and just enjoy my hols i am feeling quite good which frightens me a little? dont know why. I never thouight i would get through the chemo and radiotherapy, my oncologist said he has never known anyone to get side effects like me!! i told him i was unique he said you cetrtainly are!! i had bad side effect swith the chemo who doesnt !! the usual loss of...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • teresaeth
    hello again

    hi, just had my first go in the chat room :-)  was really very slow every one prob had to go before i could reply lol x  but hope to get better at it,,,,  errol is getting very sleepy again ( on stutent)  bless him falling asleep with the remote control  so i have to watch all the history channels  ( wouldnt have it any other way ) last time he was on them he fell asleep with water pistol in his hands ( we have a noisy parrot that sometimes need reminding we can here him loud and clearly) anyway think...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • jenni b
    determined ! yes i bloody am :)

    To some of you especially the men, this will seem a really daft blog but plz forgive me as i do feel it may help someone , i know as i was their a few months ago, after i lost ju apart from the emotional pain, i was lost with all the practical stuff ,im a typical woman ,which is why i have blonde and pink highlights as ju always said i should be blonde :) coz im daft as a brush ,,, but at least im honest !!!

    So my first huge step was cutting the grass ,i did it ,albeit with tears streaming down...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Izzy's Crazy Thoughts
    getting on my soapbox!

    well yesterday i went down to glasgow for the mesothelioma action day which was held at the city chambers - the first one to be held in scotland.

    the speakers were good and i was glad to see that they had a couple of people there who had meso speaking too (which was very brave of them) which i thought was quite inspiring.

    at lunch time, however, when we had the chance to talk to the speakers i suggested that maybe next year they could touch upon the alternative therapies out there for people.....

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • My mother my hero
    A new blog for me

    x

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Let me be scared
    Let me be scared

    You have not heard from me to date but I have been coming in to Mac land since the end of last year. Thus far I have coped with my diagnosis last October (Bowel Cancer) chemo radiation (november 09 to Jan 10),anterior resection,hysterectomy and illeostomy (March of this year) and weeks of waiting and tests to be told that I can have a laporoscopic liver resection next week.

    I should feel lucky that all has gone well and my recovery has been really good and I do but BUT  - I now feel that because...

    aa22080868684372beb541e7268da1b9 over 16 years ago
  • teresaeth
    kidney cancer " you dont think it will happen to you "

    Hi, my name is teresa and this is my first blog , my lovely husband "errol" was diagnosed in feb 2010 with kidney cancer, and has secondary mets in lung, liver, and pelvis, what a shock, he had complained of pain in his leg in January but being very fit and healthy thought he had pulled a muscle training,,, after doctor visits and physio and acupuncture and then x ray and still no improvement he was referred to see orthopedic surgeon, but pain got so bad before our appointment i called a ambulance...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • my mum and me
    4th cemo

    not been on line for awhile mums last cemo was delayed for aweek and she was really poorly after it .should of had her cemo on thursday but told the doc she had a day trip on saturday and if he can delay it so can she lol . shes got a new wig and it make her look ten years younger it great .all going great at the moment had a bit of a set to with my brother as it seem his leaves everything for me to do and felt i needed some suport but that now sorted so we,re all of to weston-super -mare tomorrow...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Patient Mutterings
    Progress, even if it feels slow

    Now I can stay up all day and walk to the end of the road and beyond without needing a sleep afterwards. 

    Starting to fret over the next stages as the pathology form the op is taking a long time to come through.  I do not like waiting and waiting seems to be the name of the game with the NHS and healthcare in general.

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • WLE AND SPILT SKIN GRAFT (CONTAINS PHOTOS OF A GRAPHIC NATURE)
    1st JULY (contains graphic photos)

    Hi

    So i am not on week 2 of my 4 weeks off. Monday the wound was redressed at the hospital and then I have been asked to redress every 2 days at home.

    The photos are the results from today.

    Enjoy the pics

    Peter

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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