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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

  • "It's Only Skin Cancer"
    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
    dolphin99 17 hours ago
  • Peter's Blog
    A blog about bowel cancer at a young age
    HawkeyeBrown 17 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 22 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 1 day ago
  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 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 7 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 7 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 8 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 9 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • A view from the other side of the ditch
    Another day

    Ron has had his first chemo session at home. This is very comforting but surely is not at all cost effective. We picked up various medicins from the pharmacy yesterday(I think that we should be due some sort of pressie for the amount of business we have put their way) Today a "black box" was delivered, a bit like a tool box, and the nurse turned up witha further carrier bag full of bits. The actual biz took abouth 1 1/2 hours. Further nurse intervention will be ongoing for several days. ...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • My Melanoma Radiotherapy Diary
    Day 13 of Radiotherapy

    Getting close to the end of treatment now and that's what I'm focusing on.  I'm tired and the skin is sore but I'm nearly done.

    Today has been quite uneventful.  Got the train, got there early.  Got in for treatment, came home. fell asleep on the sofa.  Went to pick the girls up from school.  Then the madness began.  How can they eat so much?  Where do they put it all.  My 5 year old can eat her weight in chocolate but try to get her to eat fruit and it's like pulling teeth!!! 

    I have...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • yorkiechick's blog
    For Gods Sake !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hi All,

    Hear we go again another idiot has signed up to this network looking for a man. Aren't we all going through enough without these half wits??????

    The idiot is prinsca 1010 if you want to delete.

    And my message to this waste of space is get alife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and one day it might be you or yours in our situation lets see if you find cancer so amusing then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Love and Positve thoughts

    ChristineXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxx

     

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • cornishcelt
    confused and want to help

    My friend was diagnosed with ovarian cancer late November/early December 2009.  She didn't tell me until Boxing day (and she hasn't told her parents at all!) - she said she didn't want to spoil my christmas.She told me she would have to have the ovary surgically removed.(she only had the one ovary as she had the other and womb removed years earlier for other non-cancer related problems) I was devastated for my friend and offered her all the help & support she felt she needed from me. I then...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • wavey
    Liver Secondaries Unoperable

    Just had second opion with Liver specialist and have been told liver secondaries are unoperable.

    Considering exploring the Cyber Knife option but i don't have private insurance.

    is it possible to have Cyber Knife treatment privately and then return to the NHS for treatment after?

    would appreciate any information.

     

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Seizure Poem
    Radiotherapy almost done

    My  six weeks will be finished on 22/03/10.

    No, it doesn't hurt at all, can't feel any heat or anything strange.

    If you have transport arranged by the hospital you may be waiting around, a lot, but it's a chance to get to know other patients 0: )x

    Be prepared to feel very tired.

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • My Melanoma Radiotherapy Diary
    Day 12 of Radiotherapy

    I have noticed that my chest is beginning to look a bit red and is slightly sore to the touch.  Not badly and not enough to mention to any nurses etc, but I can see and feel a difference.  Also I can't breath in deeply. hurts to sneeze, so maybe something is burning my lungs.  Nothing major.  Nothing to complain about, just wanted to note it for future reference really.  When The girls came with me last week, Charlotte wore her pedometer and worked out, between the 2 trains we walked 2 miles each...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • My Melanoma Radiotherapy Diary
    Day 11 of Radiotherapy

    Late appointment today (16:00) so had to arrange for the girls to go to Grandmas for tea.  So what do I do with my day then??  Long hot bath, with a cuppa and my book.  Not allowed bubble bath etc but it was nice to just veg instead of rushing around.

    So got train at 2ish and got to the hospital in time.  The room I normally get treated in is being serviced so I'm in a different room with different staff.  We were all talking in the waiting room about side affects.  We all said it's not as bad as we...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Christine1's blog
    Dafs are up and holiday booked.

    10th March 2010.

    February went by almost unnoticed and I have been really busy working with my son to try and get him through his last term at college.  I've really enjoyed learning again, so much so that I've taken the bull by the horns and contacted Bridgwater college in the hope of securing a City and Guilds Dipolma course starting September 2010 for Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, with an extention of Complimentry therapy.  Hope I'm not biting off more than I can chew.  Waiting for...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • toady1
    my hair stated to fallout

    today my hair started to fallout  so i got my daughter to cut my hair short not quite sure how i feel .whats it like to go outside with no hair

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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