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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

  • "It's Only Skin Cancer"
    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
    dolphin99 7 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 15 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 17 hours ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 2 days ago
  • Peter's Blog
    A blog about bowel cancer at a young age
    HawkeyeBrown 3 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 4 days ago
  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 10 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 10 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 10 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • robynn
    One week to go

    Well in 1 week I will be having my hysterectomy.

    Mixed feelings about it all really. On one hand I just want it to hurry up, get it over and done with. One the other hand I just wish I could run away and not ave to go through with it. Will remove any hope of having a family. Am I ready to give that up?

    Guess I have no choice so lets just get it over with so that we can try and find a way to start healing emotionally. I think thats the hardest part to all this. Sure I will be fixed physically in...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Buzzie
    There's a Vibe ... and there is oxytocin

     
    (In this episode, The Meddlesome will be partially unmasked!  Yes - you do care!)
    I would recommend a soft, fluffy towelling dressing-gown to help you get in the mood for this, the most recent and bizarre twist in the tale.   Make yourself a mug of hot chocolate (organic) and put on your favourite, soothing music. 
    You thought you were going to get a break while Our Hero waited for the next meeting with the oncologist when they would rationally discuss the conventional ‘options.’...
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • sheena2112's blog
    goodbye dad

    well tommorow is dads funeral he died on the 25th january, dont know how im feeling right now about the funeral, i have cried so much in the last couple of weeks feel numb now, dreading tommorow as i know its our last goodbye, its been one hell of a year, didnt realise how depressed and sressed i have actualy been until now,now that its all over, i think you just go into auto pilot and not live but function, i have gone from someone outgoing, bubbly and game for anything to someone who dreads leaving...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • sue
    Day By Day

    hi first blog so bare with me .yesterday was a long day went to the hospital with mom it is a matter of days before she has the sutent tablet she had to have a lood transfusion on monday blood count down we are getting there though she is very positive thank god

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • The 3 R's
    Got the Dates

    Heard about CT scan, it's on the 17th and then see hubby's Oncologist at noon on the 24th for the results!!!

    Need to know but even more terrified second time round :-(

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Seizure Poem
    First radiotherapy

    I don't know how I'll be in 6 weeks time, but today will be my third zap and for anyone who is worried... it's not as noisy as an MRI scanner and it's much quicker. You can hear the swirling noise of the beam, but you feel no heat or pain during the treatment.

    Best of luck 0: ) x

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Mums final journey
    Taking it in

    Thursday - well its now 4 days since the 'NEWS'. The emotions i have gone through in this 4 days i did not know i had .

    The tears of 'why my mum' to the anger .Why this woman who didn't smoke , only ever had a occcasional sherry,ate lots of fish and did lots of crosswords .

    The steroids have kicked in and she is happy she can now use her left arm , physios are helping her to walk.

    Then she says' i would like to buy a new coat for the summer' and then looks at me and adds 'i...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Babybear's Blog
    Feb 11th 2010 Bertiebassett

    Doesn't look like we will be getting home at all now. Bert has a Temp again, perhaps a chest infection as they say his chest sounds very crackly. He is passing so much blood. It is so heartbreaking to watch the man you love in such pain and be completely helpless, the most I can do is wet his lips for him and just be here. I am losing track of the days myself now.

    He is hallucinating almost all the time, even when he does not need his morphine. at least he is a lot calmer than he was last week...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • welshbird
    chrondro sarcoma

    hi first blog so bare with me is anyone online who is in remission from chondro sarcoma

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • jenni b
    more bad news,

    Just as i feel ive stopped crying another relative rings and i have to tell them we have had more bad news , cancer has spread to hubbys brain, and their is swelling , he has almost lost all speech , and he is so upset ,bless him and all i could do was hold him as he cried , i dont think ive ever felt so sad as i do now, dr has increased steroid to try and help with swelling, and is speaking to oncologist about radiotherapy , but with so little time left and hubby being unable to leave the house...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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