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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 52 minutes 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
  • Looking after Mr. B
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  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 4 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 5 days ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    RedTree26 5 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 5 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 7 days ago
  • My mum 86yrs
    Julie17 8 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Jacks Daughter
    Jacks Daughters thoughts

    Dad is 77 years young fit as an Ox , never ate loads not over weight ,so I guess we all missed the weight lost and tiredness.........his first op is on Monday so fingers crossed it can be removed from the stomach ,vowed I would not look up stomach cancer on the net and scare my self  . Want to be a strong daughter for my Dad as his always been there for mke but how do I do it ?

    Mum is coping better than I thought ,My brother David will do all the driving to & from the hospital ( I don't drive feeling...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • youngish mum with breast cancer
    low white blood count

    The taxol has actually been fine,I have had few side effects,not even the peripheral neuropathy.The only thing was my blood count plummeted and I ended up in hospital with some stupid infection.Now they've got me on the injections to get the white blood cells up and actually I feel worse after them then I do after the weekly taxol!Still I've had 10 out of 12 so nearly over and my hair seems to be growing back(grey! please no,it wasn't grey before!!)After that it's radio and of course the ongoing...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Claudette
    The first panic

    Follow a bit of disturbed night, she settled down well and looked really good in the morning. We had a visit from a cousin from the Netherlands, and on his arrival she really perked up. Mistakenly we ordered a chinese take away and she rather filled her plate, halfway through she rushed to the toilet in real distress and began to have breathing problems. I got her back into her chair in the living room, gave her a nebuliser and an anxiety pill and called the ambulance. After the first nebuliser had...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Val
    First Chemo session part 2 includes a rant

    Arrived at the hospital yesterday morning at 8.30 as requested having talked myself into being positive when we got there they did all the normal questions date of birth height weight all that stuff - then they asked me have you been taking folic acid - no I said,  it appeared that according to the records they had I should have been.

    I explained that I had two appointments to discuss the type of chemo and the decision at the first appointment I was given a prescription for a vitman B injection and...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • jenni b
    new job :)

    Well this will hopefully be short but you never know with me :)

    I know some of you have been waiting for this, but its been a long hard week, and ive not had time to do much at all , and have been exausted , i also as some of you are aware have had a nasty prob to deal with and will carry on doing that tommorow and thanx to those of you who know and are helping me through ,i will tell everyone else when its dealt with xxxx

    Well im now a health care assistant for the nhs, and i am thrilled the...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Vee's views
    24.09.10 - Absolutely gutted

    So, yesterday afternoon Dad was told that the cancer has spread to his lungs, chest, edge of the heart and liver and he will not survive.

    He's going to have RT next week and chemo in 3 weeks to try and ease it and give him a bit longer.

    It feels very surreal writing this

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • leeset
    tonsil cancer....chemo day 5..our story so far xx

    september 24th  -  well another day, another chemo session!!! went up to james cook hospital..or now affectionately known as jimmy c's. went to the mac coffee morning....won chocs . earrings and bath stuff!! woo hoo!! lady luck was shinin today!!!

    spent the whole day up there.been for walks, coffee...dinner etc. been lush! have to share with you....i got trev to walk in front of me...bcause i can see his tumour is visibly shrinkin!!! its mad!!!!!!!!!!!!  we have looked at pics from last weekend...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • First time blogger,chemo and radio patient
    first time blogger, chemo and radio patient

    Im not sure what to write, no really, i only joined the website today after speaking to a wonderful lady on the phone, like many people i guess i was under the "it can only happen to them" guise but then it happened to me,

    next week i start my first sessions of chemo and radio, im scared, nervous and wake up in a sweat over what may happen, i want to thx the people oi met in the chat today, you ladies and gents are the true heros out there

    So there it is in a nut shell, im 36 and have...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • GJG
    Had Last Chemo

    Hi everyone

    Just wanted to say that I had my last chemo session on the 22/9/2010.  Not suffering too badly from side effects as yet although do feel a bit washed out today and have sore throat. Normally have an injection in my stomach day after chemo but decided against it this time due to the side effects.  Just going to take things nice and easy for next few days then will have blood test to make sure all still ok.

    Really sad to say goodbye to my chemo nurses as they have all been terrific and...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • orange123
    came back sobbing

    hi all just thought i would let everyone know peter went to docs this morning as his knee has been playing up ,anyway turns out hes pulled the ligaments ,doctor also had all the scan results which we are going to hospital for on the 7/10/10 cancer not spread anywhere else,so yes we had a good old sob,sobbing with happiness, at last a bit of good news instead of always NEGATIVENESS love to all from jill peter xxxx

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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