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Cancer Blogs

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 guide on how to create your own blog.

  • Bad Blood

    Leukaemia, chemotherapy, side effects, remission, moving on
    2 posts
    FormerMember
    'Your blood test is abnormal'

  • My Story

    Hi, Would like to send you my breast cancer story , of 4 x A3 pages, do i just put it on a blog or is it too long ? Maureen
    1 post
    FormerMember
    My Story

  • Keep smiling :)

    In 2012 I had a TBI and was in a coma for a month. I was paralyzed on my left hand side and I had to learn how to talk and walk again. 2015 was supposed to be my comeback year as a competitive show jumper but I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February.
    1 post
    FormerMember
    Glow in the dark- Radiation here we go!

  • ALS

    m about to start chemo following my breast cancer diagnosis but feel my family aren't very supportive - as I have no outward signs of illness it's like they aren't take my up coming chemo seriously & I feel so on my own is this normal
    1 post
    FormerMember
    ALS

  • The other half

    My husband has been diagnosed with throat cancer ad due to start treatmet at the end of the moth after havig 4 teeth out and a feeding tube in. He also has COPD and usese inhalers, how will this affect him
    1 post
    FormerMember
    The other half

  • In need of some advice and reassurance

    I found a firm, vertical ridge at 12 - 2 on my right breast. Its fixed,lumpy,long tic-tac shaped ridge,not painful.Mammogram and US clear so no aspiration.Return in 6 weeks for a follow up .If sinister, they'd have me back sooner than 6 weeks right?
    1 post
    FormerMember
    Really worried, please read

  • Thoughts and Feelings

    Recently found out my partner has terminal throat cancer, trying to get me head around things and not sure what to do or where to turn to next. So it was suggested that I write down my thoughts and feelings as it might help. So thought it was worth a try.
    1 post
    FormerMember
    Saturday 28th September 2015

  • getting there

    Ovarian Cancer. Pain relief. Syringe Driver. Oxycodone.
    1 post
    FormerMember
    getting there

  • Children & helping them to cope with cancer

    Helping my 11 & 18 year olds to cope with the news that their grandfather now has cancer
    1 post
    FormerMember
    My 11 year old son

  • The Art of Suffering

    Definition: “Art” – a skill at doing a specified thing, typically one acquired through practice. “Suffering” – an experience; or to be subjected to something bad or unpleasant.
    5 posts
    FormerMember
    Cancer Free!! My "New Normal"
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