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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

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    Phild26 10 hours ago
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    Mr U 14 hours ago
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    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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 3 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 5 days ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Coddfish 5 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 9 days ago
  • Eunice77
    Eunice77 10 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 11 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 14 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 14 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Twenty something daughter of Mum with Breast Cancer
    1st Course Of Chemotherapy 27.04.16

    Today is the big day!

    I took my Mum to the Hospital for her 1st course of Chemotherapy today at 2:30pm. She was hooked up nice and quickly as she had a PICC Line, it took around 3hours. The nurses and other patients were lovely and the atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly. A lot of patients were in great spirits with a few laughs here and there. The drugs used today were FEC/Do3+31. Mum was very relaxed during the course of treatment and now back at home resting she is feeling slightly...
    Former Member over 10 years ago
  • A Diary Of A Mesowarrior Living With Mesothelioma —
    Diary of a Mesowarrior Carer Raymond
    Tuesday
    April 19, 2016

    OMG its marsden day. Up  in the darkness usual  dog walk  up the lane in the early light. Then tackle the M25. Todays traffic  was less than kind. Hold ups everywhere. But  we made it. Booked in  and wait. *.30  arrives and Mavis gets called in for bloods and fitting a canula.

    Its scan day. So after bloods we set off  to get to radiology . Your too early   reception said. Go away and get a coffee. But we just did that.  Well if you dont mind waiting. Of course...

    locovan over 10 years ago
  • A Diary Of A Mesowarrior Living With Mesothelioma —
    A Diary of a Mesowarrior Living With Mesothelioma -meso going glamping, april Fri 22nd to mon 25th kent
    https://rayandmave.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/a-diary-of-a-mesowarrior-living-with-mesothelioma-meso-going-glamping-april-fri-22nd-to-mon-25th-kent/ APRIL 24, 2016 RAYMOND

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    Wow what a weekend we had at Allhallows with the mesowarriors .

    Its always good to meet up again.  Friday evening we  made our way  to the entertainment centre looking for  food. . Oh dear  food closes at 9pm we were too late. So next stop was a pizza bar. I dont eat pizza so I had BOBS Bowl . I...

    locovan over 10 years ago
  • Twenty something daughter of Mum with Breast Cancer
    Wig Fitting 25.04.2016

    www.wigsuk.com/Home_WigsUK_Wigs 

    Today I took my Mum to her wig fitting in Banbury at a place called - Postiche. The ladies who worked there were lovely. We were greeted with a smile and a cup of tea! 

    The lady who looked after my Mum's appointment was brilliant, she had 20+ years experience as a hairdresser so she knew her stuff.

    We were completely satisfied with the outcome of the wig. What we had anticipated to be yet another 'awful experience' in the world of Cancer/hair loss was absolutely...

    Former Member over 10 years ago
  • Head and neck Hpv base tongue
    Head and neck

    Hi all 

    My husband is recovering from head and neck cancer and is 3 weeks into his recovery. I'm wondering if anyone can give me there story about how long it took for recovery and side effects. 

    Former Member over 10 years ago
  • soap stars and cancer
    fed up with soaps depicting cancer

    Is it me and my family who are fed up with soaps including cancer in story lines, they and the actors have no idea what we  cancer sufferers go through (Ive had cancer three times now) I know  they say its educational  but its all about ratings, the latest one is a joke terrible acting I know everybody deals with cancer differently but come on writers if your going to put cancer into soaps get it right please..I dont normally write blogs but feel very strongly about this and would like to here what...

    Former Member over 10 years ago
  • my husband just started sutent
    sutent

    My husband started sutent 4weeks ago

    just started his first weeks off but the side effects have made him feel really unwell, he had really bad nose bleeds

    aches all over which is effecting him walking, bad headaches,sore month and cracked skin and sores. Can anyone tell me if this get better as time goes by he's on 50mg which he takes at night, he is thinking about asking if his dosage can be cut down

    Former Member over 10 years ago
  • what a pain
    Leper? no im the same!

    Went to my local Friday, to met a dear friend.

    I never felt so alone, sat on my own at the end of the bar with a arms length gap around me in a very packed local, of all neighbours, parents of my children's friends and people I've known for years.

    one guy who knows me well just tapped me on my back and said I'm very brave, before I could comment he walked away . That happened twice.

    I went home after a couple of hours with my Friend but felt totally alone and really down. Which...

    Former Member over 10 years ago
  • Eyebrows and eyelashes
    Eyebrows and eyelashes

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can help.  I finished my chemo (4 x TC) on 16th February and my radiotherapy finished on 1st April.  My hair is starting to grow (hooray) albeit it's not very much yet.  However my eyebrows and eyelashes are continuing to drop out. My bottom lashes are gone altogether and the top ones are nearly gone.  My eyebrows have also gone very sparse.  Is this normal as I thought they would start to grow the same time as my hair

    Kim x

    Former Member over 10 years ago
  • need advice
    lost

    having been dignosed in march and having it confirmed two weeks later. I don't know how i feel about it, it still feels unreal to me. Having no family or freinds to help me, i only have my own thoughts about it. i feel like its not real and theres nothing wrong with me

    Former Member over 10 years ago
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