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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

  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 16 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 18 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 1 day ago
  • "It's Only Skin Cancer"
    A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception
    dolphin99 1 day 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 6 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 6 days ago
  • One Life Live It
    Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer
    Irishgirl16 7 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 8 days ago
  • Speaking to an empty room
    RedTree26 8 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Hello All new to this as of today
    Hi All 1st day here so here goes

    Hi

    1st time at this trying to get my head round the fact that the doctor has told me I have the big C. Feel a bit of a fraud at the mo as feel and look fine all a bit surreal. Was watching the England match with my boys but have given up watching as pants !!! lol

    Anyway story so far, found a lump under my arm a few weeks ago popped to the docs on the insistance of my partner was reffered to the breast clinic, week later mamagram scan and biopsy( bit surprised thought they were going to laugh me...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • WLE AND SPILT SKIN GRAFT (CONTAINS PHOTOS OF A GRAPHIC NATURE)
    4 WEEKS OFF

    i am finally taking 4 weeks off from Monday 21st June to make the final recovery of the WLE wound. Surgeon said to me this morning... take the time off or it will be along time before it heals 100%.... please get in line for the "I told you so" comment... thanks.... anyone in or near london please let me know if yo...u wanna drop in for a coffee morning, lunch or dinnner.... thanks

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • jenni b
    amazing welcoming a new life into this world :)

    Well where do i start , maybe the nice glass of champagne im drinking atm, well earnt i think ,

    Last night at 4 am i watched my best friend give birth to a beautiful baby girl , a home water birth , i could not ever explain what an experiance it was ,but i have fallen in love :) and cried and cried so many happy tears seeing her come into the world , but then after the perfect birth it all went wrong , my best friend ended up having to go into hospital sadly for an op , i wont go into details ...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • My Partner Has Breast Cancer - Our Story
    Cycle 3 Review

    Sal and I went to the hospital this morning for her normal review of progress so I thought I would bring you all up to date.

    This cycle has gone pretty much to plan. Symptoms this time include slight nose bleeds, breathlessness, nausea, bad tastes, fatigue, trouble sleeping. Nothing too disabling or troublesome but they decided that Sal should have a chest x-ray today just to check.

    Sal had a head CT scan last week and that has come out clear.

    So, just 3 cycles more and it is all starting to become...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Carlie
    Me Myself & I

    Well thats it now all over, im now on my own.

    My adoring mum left this world on monday evening and i let her go this morning at her funeral. Now everything is so final. In the last 6 months i have lost my darling daughter and my wonderful mum.

    Im left now all on my own with noone to go and have a cry with when im feeling down, noone to run to when i need a hug, noone to tell me everythings going to be alright.

    at the moment i feel like i have been hit by a train, and if my time on this earth were...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • greybadger's blog
    remission

    At last - the relief of knowing that I have beaten the devil again for the time being.  My last treatment on Monday then freedom to enjoy my retirement for a while (hopefully a long while!).  My GP was so pleased yesterday when I saw her, and the new oncologist I saw today really enjoyed telling us the very very good news- the ca 125  is down to  19 and the scan was clear, (and that was after 4 treatments)  Here's hoping it stays away so we can do the travelling we want and see all our friends round the...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • staceyf
    meeting in mid August

    I am quite keen to go to this meeting in Birmingham.  Can someone let me know the details as I very rarely use the chat room now

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • Jack's blog
    jack blogs

    hi

    how are you?

    many thanks

     

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • ibmerrie
    My brillant brother .(melanoma )

    (My brillant Brother). May..2010 surgery to remove known milgnant melanoma on face. Also removed lymph by the ear and small bone at front of ear (Trageus) also another melanoma futher down the cheek. After surgrey was told there was another lump not removed on the left side. Face healed up really well. June 2010 started a combination of a month of radio therapy and after a week the first of three lots of chemotherapy.(he is now on his first lot of chemo and second week of radio)Has anyone been through...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
  • robynn
    Confused

    AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

    Only have 5 minutes to wirte this before I have to go to my onc appointment to find out how bad the recurrance is and what treatment etc is needed, but realy need to blurt for a bit.

    So on top of all this worry and fear about this appointment today, which to be honest although I do try and be big tough and brave has realy not been very easy, this morning I woke up to an email to say that I got a job interview so am totally freaking out. 

    Its for a job as a lecturer in Australia...

    Former Member over 16 years ago
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