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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 8 hours ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 14 hours ago
  • Silly
    Bbbb 16 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 1 day ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    RedTree26 1 day ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 2 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 3 days ago
  • My mum 86yrs
    Julie17 4 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 7 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Our Journey: The story so far
    Our Journey: The story so far..part 4
    I've given a lot of detail in this blog and some of it may seem negative. This has never been my aim. I want to share our journey in the hopes that this can help others who have to face such challenges. So why add the negative detail over the PET CT scan? Was it to highlight inadequacies within the NHS? Absolutely not! it was made clear to us after we'd successfully escalated and overturned the decision which enabled the proactive medical management to be in place, that other people had not been...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Breast Cancer, hope to survive this part 2
    Last Chemo

     

    I had my last chemo on thursday. It went well, they finally gave me Emend.  I forgot to take my steriods yesterday. Today is Saturday and my face has gone red, I feel very hot but my temp is not high.

    My face is def swollen. I have taken all my pills today and I am still feeling very nauseas and sick.

    BRB

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Our Journey: The story so far
    Our Journey: The story so far..part 3
    Now my poor darling has to be brave and start this battle to defeat the tumours in his body! I know he will win! His strong will and determination will not allow failure! The word doesn't exist in his dictionary! Go darling go!! He had his first chemo that afternoon. It was a very emotional day, moreso for my brave husband who was the one who had to go through all this. His reaction to the news was mixed. At that time I could only imagine that he was relieved to be back on the clinical trial but...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Our Journey: The story so far
    Our Journey: The story so far..part 2
    We left the hospital grounds and went for coffee at a nearby store. We talked things through (as we always do) and I said that I'd support him on whatever decision he made; whether he chose to challenge this or just accept this is how it was and to therefore go back and start his treatment. There were tears...lots of tears for both of us. I married a fighter! He rang the consultant and advised that he wouldn't be having his first treatment today as we were going to challenge this in order to get...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Our Journey: The story so far
    Our journey: The story so far
    I've neglected the blog updates as there has been a lot going on so I'll try to make up for it with this update. Where to begin...when I last posted my husband had just had his PET CT scan and was due to start treatment. Things didn't go to plan!  We arrived at the hospital all geared up to start the first treatment, and the first step was to have a blood test. An hour later and the blood results were in and it was time to see the consultant. We were told that the clinical trial was no longer an...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Working?
    Making some plans but not others

    Missed an entry last night, as I went to the PTA AGM. Wow I know how to party! :)

    So I've been busy in work, arranging meetings with people who want to form links or hire our rooms etc, and some fun stuff such as planing the Xmas Fayre Fundraiser. I DO like my job, and feel very lucky that I do!

    We have booked a holiday for March, as I am hoping that all treatments will be well and truly over by then. BUT that little bit of insecure doubt that cancer throws into your life is being...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Bummer....!
    Invincible Little My in her Big Strong Pants!!

    So, Little My had a busy Wednesday getting her intestines put in their place (getting far too above themselves these days)  and meeting maccy people for real(Cariad9) and then a parents evening where  she forgot that she hadn’t seen this lot of parents since BC so couldn’t sneak away early cos there were queues of parents wanting to say

    ‘How lovely to see you, you are so brave, you look so well, how is it all going, my brother/aunt/granddad had that etc etc blah blah and I had neck ache...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Stopping smoking
    How I stopped smoking

    If its any use..I use to smoke 100 roll ups a day,from 430am till 930-10pm,,,fingers,tongue,teeth like liquorice coloured…on Feb 1st 2002 my online friends said to me stop……. I just said yeaaah ok…. This is what helped.

    Everytime I fancied I reached for my mobile,(same shape as tin and lighter or a cig packet?) I started composing messages,grammar CORRECT,every T crossed,every I dotted,capitals in place,commas,EVERYTHING,real fiddly keys and concentration….texted...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • I love her so much!
    I love her so much!

    My gorgeous wife was finally diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in April 2011, it had spread to her vertibrae, liver and a number of spots in the node system. She had been having tests since November 2010. We know that it is one of the more treatable cancers but it is still very scarey. I have been to every hospital and doctors appointment and also to 11 of her 12 Chemotherapy sessions. Our marriage has become more and more strained and we are now in an awful situation. So much so that she would not...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Advice and help required
    All advice welcome
    Former Member over 15 years ago
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