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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

  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 3 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 9 hours ago
  • "It's Only Skin Cancer" . . .
    dolphin99 15 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 21 hours 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 5 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 5 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 6 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 7 days ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    RedTree26 7 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 7 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Kaze
    New(ish) to site.
                  I have been reading the forums / blogs on this site for a bit now and thought it was about time I said Hello!
                  I have a bit of a history with cancer  but my latest battle was a diagnosis in July 2009 of T Cell rich B Cell Lymphoma for which I’ve had an unrelated  donor stem cell transplant.
                   At the moment I am 9 mths post transplant and have my 9 mth PET/CT scan this Thursday which I am already getting completely uptight about.  It’s not like I haven’t had enough of them and I know they don...
    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Val
    New to site

    Hi,

    I was diagnosed with lung cancer yesterday I'm still in a state of shock was really pleased to come across this site last nigh and I'm sure I will be using it quite a bit in the future and everyone seems to be kind and understanding

     

    Val

     

     

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • gerzabec's blog
    1 Year on and it's creapt up and bit me again

    I haven't been on this site since my darling Ray passed over as I found it too hard.   He has been gone 1 year on the 3rd August and it has been the year from hell.   2 weeks after his funeral my younger sister Jane was diagnosed with Peritoneal Cancer (a form of ovarian cancer).  Up to that point she didn't even feel unwell, it was so sudden. She had an op to remove all the cancer and they told her she was 'microscopically clean' and they would give her chemo just to mop up.   She had chemo...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • veekay
    Holiday

    Hello to everyone. this is a quick post to ask you for some advice. My two sisters are taking me on holiday in Sept to Corfu and I would be grateful if anyone has any advice on which travel insurance to use.

    Any other advice on the holiday in general very welcome. thank you.

    On the general health front I'm feeling ok not to bad at all really, pain is now under control and  feeling quite good.

    Still using crutches and wheelchair for long trips but day to day can get by with crutches.

    Love and...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • sandy77
    new to site

    Hi ,

     Just joined this site.Mum has just been told she has months to live following trwatment for womb cancer that spread to surrounding lymph glands and now liver.I do not know how I am going to cope with losing mum.Dad is disabled following a brain haemmoraghe 5 years ago and helping him through all of this is going to make it harder. Sandy

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Ramblings of a Bad Fairy
    Who needs sleep?....

    …..Me, I do and lots of it!

     

    I know, you know and lots of other people know that it’s not advisable to take steroids after about 6pm. My chemo appointment yesterday was running a bit late and it was about 5.45pm when my pre-chemo steroids were sent firing through my veins.

    Oh what a night! It was quite obvious that it wasn’t going to be an early one, steroids make me a bit hyper. I leave the chemo suite ready to dance around the car park … the reason why Mr Bad Fairy won’t let...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • sally mo's thaughts for the day!
    another little op!!

    hello to all!!!  back from hospital after having that annoying little port removed, feel a bit sore like i've been kicked in the ribs but i am sure it will pass, weird seeing the consultant again but she is very friendly, nice to be awake for surgery this time, she had terrible hiccups which made me laugh!!!! hugs to allxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • NSCLC - a journey
    NSCLC a journey Part II

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    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Jim's Blog
    Frustration

    Suffering a bit with frustration today. There's the stuff you know, and the stuff you don't  know. It's now eight weeks since I had my melanoma removed at the biopsy and six weeks since the result - it was 1.5 mil thick. The doctor who gave me the news stressed how urgently I had to get to see the dermatologists / oncolgists at Jimmy's. Hurry, hurry ... got there, but now it'sbeen three weeks of lolling about, with another two before the pencilled date for the WLE / SLNB.

    I have...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • dieulidou sue
    after the chemo, rt, how long tili feel well??

    ok, so i've finished all the treatment stuff, now wait ng for scans etc, but how long till the side effects of the chemo and radio wear off. i know i have good days and not so good days (there seems to be quite a lot of those). i feel sick and my joints ache and i sometimes need to sleep in the day. i haven't managed another ride on my motorbike yet. is this all normal am i being impatient? i spose i naively thought that once the treatment finished i would be back to my old self, but i guess that...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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