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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

  • Silly
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    Mr U 17 hours ago
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  • 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 1 day ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 3 days ago
  • My mum 86yrs
    Julie17 4 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 7 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.
    Megan- Online Community Team 7 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Fighting the enemy
    The fight is over

    Sadly mum lost her fight for life this morning. Miss you so much it hurts.

    Anne :o(

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Mum has cancer
    My Mum has cancer
    My Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2010, she finished her treatment for that and started having stomach pains and nausea.  Finally after months of to and fro at the g.p. she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (apparently unrelated) and they have told us it has spread to her peritoneum.  She is currently in hospital after surgery to re-plum her bowels as the tumours on her peritoneum were causing bowel obstructions.
     
    They have told us that there is nothing more they can do...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Tom's cancer journey
    Time to say goodye

    Well tomorrow is the day I have been dreading since Tom was first diagnosed 20 mths ago,his funeral.I don't know how I am going to cope I miss him so much since he died nearly 2 weeks ago and I feel asif I am living in limbo.I feel so empty and alone and miss so much looking after him which sounds so selfish as I wouldn't wish him back for anything in the world as he suffered so badly in the last few weeks.I went to see him for the final time yesterday and it was awful to see as it wasn;t my gorgeous...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • John37
    Statistics and Positive

    Statistics can be very misleading for both reasons.

    Stay positive every day, as they will swing in both directions during this journey

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • fear
    Life without pop

    Hi everyone

    I havent been on here in a while and to be honest i dont really know why, i think ive just been burying my head in the sand and trying my best to get on with life. Things have been very difficult and its taken me a while to get used to living my life without my pop and to be honest i havent been coping like i should have been and the whole grieving process has been harder than what i thought but im getting through it and after all its only been 10 weeks tommorow.

    My care is now focused...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • robsean's blog
    Saying a prayer for you Mum x

    Firstly, Sorry that im not good at spelling or Grammer!

    I havent wrote anything for a while, but today I have thought about it all day?

    I am a carer for my Mum (Jenny) who has Stage 4 NSC Lung Cancer and secondry brain, liver and spinal cancer. She was diagnosed in August 2009 and they gave her 3 months... Wow how wrong were they because 19 months on we are still fighting the bloody thing!!

    Mum has been on high dose steroids for the last 19 months which have really taken there toll on her legs...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • jujuc
    Special treatment!

    Well I do feel special! I was sitting watching morning TV when my phone rang.

    It was my surgeon!

    I blogged a few days ago that I have been waiting for an appointment to see him after 4 weeks from leaving hospital , this came and went and I have had no appointment.

    To cut a long story short, he rang to ask if I had received an appt, I said no that I was waiting for todays post to come and if I didn't get one then I was going to ring his secretary. He said that I should have been to see him at...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • lainey B
    Tiredness....

    Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has any tips for me. I finished Radiotherapy at the end of October . Now on herceptin and things seem to be going well apart from being extremely tired most of the time... I am ok if i don't go running around like i did before this all kicked off....

       I know other people at the same stage of treatment who are back in work while i am sitting there thinking i couldn't do a 2 hour shift on my feet let alone the 9 hours I normally did...

      Just interested...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Fighting the enemy
    Near the end

    Mum took a turn for the worse over the weekend, she can't even drink unassisted. Yesterday she was very agitated and broken blood spots started appearing all over her body. Blood test were taken and it was found her blood count is dangerously low because the cancer has attacked her bones the bone marrow is not making blood any more.

    The Dr has advised us not to take her home as she is at risk of heamoraging which could be very distressing for my mum. The hospice is equiped to give her medication...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • help: information please,womb cancer
    not coping

    Hi all

    This time next week we shall know if mums cancer has spread.  She has had womb cancer, had all the treatment,surgery, chemo and Radio.  Went for Oncologist appointment a couple of weeks ago and after examining her the doctor said he coud feel a lump between her neck and shoulder.  So we have had a CT scan and the results are next Monday.

    Mum is coping but i'm not, how selfish is that!!!  I just cant bear it if it has come back so soon, she only finished chemo in January.  Of course i will...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
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