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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

  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 9 hours ago
  • "It's Only Skin Cancer"
    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
    dolphin99 11 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.
    Wayne - Online Community Team 1 day ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 4 days ago
  • Peter's Blog
    A blog about bowel cancer at a young age
    HawkeyeBrown 5 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 6 days ago
  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 7 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 12 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

  • Lucylee
    WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.

    I am losing my patience now, THREE TIMES i have started this blog, and

    Three times it has clicked off, now i can hardly remember the gist of what i

    was saying in the first place, so i will try one last time  for  those who wanted

    an update on my hubby.He went to see the consultant at the hospital today,

    after he had checked him over and then looked at his ex-rays he said the injection he was going to give him in his hip bone would not  be helpful

    regarding the pain he was having. What was needed...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • ykk
    Learning to cope and keep smiling!

    I am very new to this so excuse me if I babble, according to the information pages I use a blog like my diary, well here goes and I hope if anyone out there does do me the honour of reading my thoughts and feelings that you will allow me to tell you about how I got here. 

    In the year 2000 I buried my Mother, the same week I took my youngest daughter who was then 13 to have some tests done on her kidneys,which showed some scarring but nothing to worry about, she was put on antibiotics for 6 months...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Hi Mummy
    Hello

    Hi Mummy

    I know I havnt written to you for ages, but Baz has had the lap top at work so I havnt been able to get on for a while. He is this really funny rota at the moment. He has 2 days on, then 2 days off, then 2 days on and 4 days off.

    Not much has happened since I last wrote to you, we are up in Ipswich at the moment visiting everyone. We mainly came up because Marcus is being bullied at school and Kelly wanted us to come up. So up we came. He seems fine though, laughing and mucking around...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • bugsy's blog
    its me again

    well folks its being nearly 5 weeks at work now , dosnt time fly when your enjoying yourself , like it does not ... no chemo this week i can have a rest .yipeeeee lol ... next week go for a check up and week after i have to have a ct scan my belly has gone hard doc`s wont say what they are thinking it is so i will keep my fingers crossed you all take care out there xxx

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Babybear's Blog
    Day 27 Bertiebassetts Return Journey

    Well thank goodness it was not C- Diff again. However, he does have an infection in his line. He ate something today for the first time in 4 days but his temp spiked again just before I left, so more blood for culture.

    We were just talking tonight and realised that he has spent 9 of the past 13 months in isolation in the hospital, He said he know the cows in the field by name now !!  His blood counts are still at zero but apparently the Drs are not too concerned about this, Had some more platelets...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • j41
    confused

    Dad seems to be getting very weak & i just cant seem to get the answers i need. I dont know who to ask and feel like I am being kept in the dark. Scared it will be too late and I wont have done enough.

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • purdeybru's blog
    Pleased but apprehensive.

    Have been for my pre chemo assesssment today. Asked me if I wanted to start this Wednesday? Hell Yeah!!!!!

    Had an ECG, (with unshaved legs, whoops!!) and bloods taken. I have the most fantastic veins so hopefully getting the poison into me won't be a problem.

    Lots of information to take in at once, took my sister with me as I would rather have her come and digest the information with me than my hubby, (straight in one ear and out the other.) Warned about lots of side affects, which am told...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • One Day At A Time
    Chemo Round One

    I can't believe it's only a month since the fateful ultrasound scan - our lives have changed so much.

    We have just completed chemo round one of a twelve week cycle.

    Pain seems to be more under control at the moment and side effects from the chemo seem to be tiredness and nausea. We are hoping to be able to get out and about in the next few days.

    On the positive side, we have an appointment to give notice to marry on Thursday, and we are doing a lot of frank and honest talking. I am so...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Not an Attic.
    This that and the other.

    I do wonder whether I will be of any use here. My experience of Cancer is simply living with it smouldering in the background for a known ten years. Though it is likely I had CLL long before the diagnosis. I have no idea of what stage I am in. My last Consultant said. I should  consider my blood counts as normal for me!  It seems to do little.has infriltrated my spine, but again! Little awareness of its presence.  My prognosis is that I will probably die with rather than from it, so it is between CLL...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • bren26's blog
    rough weekend

    We dinally have biopsy results and not good.  Hubby has sstage 4 unknown primary but spread to other organs, inlcluding (just found out today - lungs and bones) liver, lymph nodes.  He has spent the better part of the last three weeks in hospital for various reasons, was supposed to get out yesterday to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with his visiting family but ended up in intensive care with a respirator.  This is so hard to deal with and has happened so quickly.

    He is retaining fluids very badly...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
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