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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
    8 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

  • 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.
    Wayne - Online Community Team 15 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 21 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
  • "It's Only Skin Cancer"
    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
    dolphin99 1 day ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 3 days ago
  • Peter's Blog
    A blog about bowel cancer at a young age
    HawkeyeBrown 4 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 5 days ago
  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 6 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 11 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 12 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • jujuc
    Taste changes

    Its true what is said on here your taste doe's change. I am a cold drinker and because of the threat of my throat going into spasm, for 5 days at least I can't drink cold drinks then when I can they taste yuck. Apart from orange juice nothing tastes right. Although Last night I went out for dinner with my partner and I had a sip of his ice cold Guiness and it tasted lovely so he got me half which I enjoyed very much. My onc nurse said that I could drink alcohol but I might find that if I am...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • tracey
    first chemo

    mom had her first chemo today(thursday) she was very brave i was very proud of her.it was a long day at the hospital.mom is doing ok so far no sickness or anythink.i know its early days and we have got a long way to go i just hope that mom continues to be strong and continues to do well

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Terri75's blog
    Why do the doctors not seem to want to help

    During the night I had to get over to mum and dads, it all started when I called the pain clinic at the hospice as dads painkillers was not doing their job as the GPs dont seem to know much about hydromorphone I thought it was best to call the doctor that gave him the tablets, unfortunately she was off and I spoke to another doctor and told him dad was in a lot of pain he said because he did not know dad he didnt want to interfere with his tablets which I understood, he told me to call dads GP and...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • skipper
    ARIDS AGE RELATED INTELLIGENCE DEFIENCY SYNDROME.
    A.r.i.d.s
    Age related intelligence deficiency Syndrome
    A question by the skipper
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    ARID (Webster’s dictionary. {Dry; parched; barren; absence  of moisture
    I wonder if there is such a thing as
    Age Related Intelligence deficiency Syndrome…. A.R.I.D.S. ?.
    Cos if there is ---   I‘ve got it!
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    I decide to make a cuppa tea. On the way to the kitchen, I notice there...
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • skipper
    ARIDS Age related intelligence deficiency Syndrome

     
     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Hi Mummy
    Thinking About You

    Hi Mummy

    You have been on my mind for days now, I cant stop thinking about you. We are back up in Ipswich only this time its not for social reasons. We are here because Baz's Grandad passed away yesterday morning from cancer too. Like Grandma he was too frail to have any treatment so they just made him comfortable and he seemed happy remembering old times and living in the past.

    I didnt go to see him when we were last week, I have had enough  of hospitals and hospices to last me a few years yet...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Trishka's blog
    Trial Run

    It's Wednesday, October 28th - bit of non day weatherwise (dull, grey skies with a bit of a chilly wind) reminds us of home on the Isle of Man. Andrew had quite a good night - he's now waking up every 2 hours during the night to visit the loo. His appetite is good too, eating 5 small meals a day which keeps me pretty busy either cooking or shopping. He still looks pale and wan and feeling very tired most of the time but he is in good spirits and starting to sound like his old self....

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • lawrie's blog
    told my little one today that my cancer has returned

    i told my little one today that the cancer has returned - she was very good bless her - the first thing she said was are they going to operate again - i told her that it wasn't an option this time - she then said 'are you going to die' - i took a big deep breath and explained to her that we couldn't say what was going to happen we have to wait for the results of the tests - i asked her if she was upset and she said no - i was shocked - she then said should i be? do you want me to be upset? i wasn...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • skipper
    skippers" thought for today"

    well i dont know if this will be interesting or not iether way ;unlike yourselves; i will have to read it, like it or not.

    firstly let me give you my daily routine as best able .

    Wake up for the thousands time since i lay down last. check the watch to see how  many minutes i have slept since last remembered anything to give myself some idea of how many minutes i have manage to accumalate in sleep mode. added togerther with the last number noted in m y fuddled mind was it 55 minutes making it 201...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Myeloma, Let's Talk!
    Efficacy of High Dose Chemo and SCT

    Many of you may be aware that there is a RAGING debate occurring in the Myeloma community among patients AND medicos about doing a SCT at all. The reason for this debate is that the new novel therapy drugs "can" be used to beat back Myeloma, in a maintenance therapy sort of format.  Studies are currently starting in the US to address the claims of doing this.  They are collecting the patients own stem cells, in case, and then putting them on a new novel therapy cocktail, monitoring them,...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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