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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 4 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 8 hours ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 23 hours ago
  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 1 day ago
  • "It's Only Skin Cancer"
    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
    dolphin99 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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 6 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 6 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 7 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 8 days ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    RedTree26 8 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • pinkvicki
    Do you believe in God?

    Just wondering how many of you do?? God?? Heaven?? Angels???
    I have always kind of believed....my children have all been christened.....they now all attend a church school and i go to all the services with them ie harvest, easter, xmas etc. 
    Now the problem i have is if God exists why does he allow bad things to happen to such good people?
    Why take my mom from me when i was 2?
    Why allow my dad to be poorly now so he can take him too?

    Why allow all of the lovely people on here to be ill?
    If it is all real...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • My Story so far.
    My Story So Far
    In October 2009, and after numerous tests etc, I was diagnosed with Cancer, a malignant tumour in my left Submandibular Gland. On 15 November 2009 I had a radical neck surgery to remove the tumour. I also had all the Lymph Nodes removed along with several muscles and nerves from my left neck throat and shoulder area. The Plastic Surgeon reconstructed my neck taking a flap and skin grafts from my right thigh. Surgery lasted 13 hours followed by a 2-day stay in Intensive care. All went ok at first...
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • rocky195
    radio day 1

    i am going to coventry today for my first radio session at 12.40. if your over there say hello. cannt miss me six foot tall, no hair, wearing a tee shirt with radioactive symbol on it! good luck everyone. andy.

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Personality
    general side effects!

    Where are ther elinks pulling this stuff together?

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Personality
    Personality

    Blog, what is blog, ah well here goes,

    13th April, i'm on holiday at the moment taking time out with family post Biopsy (weel first week of Easter was sick leave) this week i've been out in the garden, trying to stay focusd on one thing, so so I can still feel usefull, hell on the 6th of April i did not know what was going to be the outcome of the biopsy, Grade II or Grade III Astrocytoma... thet word, I find my self saying it in the most silly places, feel as though there is a song in there...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Personality
    Gaming on PC

    Considering I had a fit, is it safe to re-enter the world of shooters on the PC? I have been a little scared to try it up, but have recentenly load a few games back onto my PC in anticipation, but have not plucked up courage to try. I'm talking serious shooter stuff, any one else out there using gameing to escape?

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Buzzie
    There's still a vibe in that old soup ...

    Have you been holding your collective breaths?   Luckily, we have some spare oxygen at Cold Comfort Cottage if you feel in need of a blast.
    There have been, you will be delighted to hear, no recent medical dramas to report and we have been tentatively trying out the idea of ‘living-life-because-this-is-as-normal-as-it-gets.’ 
    The dreaded cluster headaches are on the wane and Our Hero seems better than he has for months.  As you would expect from such a one, he is now becoming a...
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • veekay
    Very Surprised.

    Hi all, well I can't begin to tell you how cross I am. I was expecting a McMillam nurse to visit me this afternoon at 2pm with regard to my pain management, an appt made last Thursday after being passed on from pain management nurse at Oncology unit.

    I rang the number I have and got voicemail at 3-15pm and left a message asking if there is a problem please could someone let me know. I fully understand that there may have been a real problem with an earlier appt that could have resulted in problems...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Knocked Sideways!
    PEG anyone?????

    Low neutrophiles, so it was decided that I should have a 'peg' injection 24 hours after to boost production in my bone marrow.  The upside being to keep my count up.  However the massive downside, sunday felt like I had had every bone in my body beaten with a bat!!!!  Feel sluggish and tired, pretty crap really.  Am trying to weigh up in my mind whether tis better to have a four week cycle, (but really want to get chemo over with), or to have a three week cycle and go through this, hmmm not sure...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • jenni b
    feeling sorry for myself , ,, and thats not like me :(

    Where do i start, ive wanted to blog for a while but didnt know what to say, well i think its the only way ill be able to explain how im feeling, and no one else understands except you lovely people in macland,

    I will start by saying , i may say im ok when asked ,but of course im not , what a bloody stupid question ! i personally think im doing really well considering ,so does my mac counsellor, some days are harder than others and their is not a minute when i dont have a physical pain in my heart...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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