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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
    6 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 14 hours ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 1 day ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 2 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 3 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 4 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 4 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 6 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 16 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 22 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 24 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Out of the blue
    Stomach Ache
    Monday 9th of June I visited my GP on Monday with a severe stomachache and no other concerns. The nurse practitioner arranged for me to have an ultrasound scan for suspected gallbladder issues the following day. I wasn’t too worried, I knew a f...
    Petracorf68df0 over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 118: The Battle Between Constipation and Diarrhoea.
    Post 118: The Battle Between Constipation and Diarrhoea. After much experience and heartfelt deliberation, I’ve decided: I’d rather have drug-induced constipation than drug-induced diarrhoea. ⸻ What a day. After yesterday’s trip...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 117: Old cars and smiling faces.
    Post 117: Old cars and smiling faces. When you wake up and feel as if all the pain is gone, it might just be because it is all gone – so, rejoice. ——— The last three nights of sleep have changed my world completely. Gone a...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 116: Cameras, lights, but very little action.
    Post 116: Cameras, lights, but very little action. Chemo week is here, and there’s a lot riding on it—but it should go to plan. ——— I’m happier, with less pain, and Nurse Darling is weaning me off the morphine ...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 115: Summer storms and significant smiles.
    Post 115: Summer storms and significant smiles. Spirits can soar once freedom is restored—with surprising speed. ——— While yesterdays storm blew overhead I was reminded of a trip to Ireland 37 years ago (this week) to atte...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 114: Nurse Darling, take a bow.
    Post 114: Nurse Darling, take a bow. After nearly a week of serious pain, I think we’re now getting on top of it. ——— A meaningful smile is such a little thing, but in reality, such a hard thing to maintain when you’...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 113: Mr U is a Macmillan guest blogger.
    Post 113: Mr U is a Macmillan guest blogger. Whether or not anyone reads my blog is not important—writing it helps me get through some of the ups and downs of my personal cancer travels. ——— Nurse Darling has been put to th...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • Community News
    Cancer, self-advocacy and pre-existing health conditions on the Online Community

    Our forum members share experiences of self-advocacy, pre-existing health conditions and variations in cancer care. Self-advocacy means speaking up, asking questions, and making informed decisions, whatever stage you're at.

    Managing your own healthcare can be even more difficult if you have other health conditions as well as cancer. And there are unacceptable variations in cancer care across the UK. This means not everyone gets the same experience, depending on who they are and where they live...

    Steph - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 112: Treadmill set-up & morphine day one.
    Post 112: Treadmill set-up & morphine day one I feel like my life has reduced to watching life go by while I sit in pain. ——— After the new-usual struggle out of bed and the careful descent downstairs to my comfy rocker, I pu...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • Community News
    Meet Mr U - self advocating through cancer treatment with a pre-existing heart condition
    Community member Mr U was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in 2022. He also has a pre-existing heart condition, making treatment more complicated. In his Online Community blog Mr U has shared his story of self-advocacy through treatment and pushing for better outcomes. Dealing with different hospital departments and trusts, whilst trying to remain positive isn’t easy. Mr U shares how he has coped, whilst staying strong for his wife and family.
    Steph - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
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