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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?

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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

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 4 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 10 hours 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.
    Matthew - Online Community Team 1 day ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 1 day ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 7 days ago
  • Peter's Blog
    A blog about bowel cancer at a young age
    HawkeyeBrown 9 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 10 days ago
  • Kidney Not
    Mmum 10 days ago
  • Looking after Mr. B
    Miranda t 15 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • sorted67's blog
    Hi All!

    Went in on the 7th September let out for a day around the 16th then back in til 26th - I did stick my head round this new door a couple of days ago but it seemed too much like hard work - someone had rearranged the furniture...sorry.

    Hope everyone's alright and heading in the right direction. I didn't have internet in hospital so no blog so not sure where to start, really :) In no particular order - met lovely What Now lady on my ward which was pretty cool I thought; Hickman line #1 inserted...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • suzanne_21351's blog
    my dads a star

    hi everyone, sorry i have not been in contact for a while, because i have looked after my dad till the end. dad passed away last tuesday and his funeral is on wednesday. my mum needs keeping an eye on at the moment as well, so i have not had time to do anything , as i am a only child it is all down to me, and i am meeting myself coming back at present. D ad put up a brave fight to the end and never complained once. I dont know what i am going to do without him, my world has fallen apart. I will catch...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • mums hospital appt
    hospital 28th sept

    mum went to hospital today and they have told her that she can't teally do much and that she can't have any radiotherapy, it wouldn't  do any good.

    they've upped her morphine and now she is halluicnating she was actually argueing with me earlier over something that wasn't there!

    got gp coming tomorrow to see her so will be telling him about todays events

    x

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • pinnywinch
    My mother

    My wonderful wonderful mother has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. She found out last Wednesday whilst I was away on holiday and told me once I had got back.

    She is 78 years old and has made up her mind already not to have any treatment. Last year she got me to make a 'living will' for her with me as the executor. She told me in July this year when I went to visit that she was tired and didn't want to get any older. She told me what was in her will, what songs she wanted at her funeral and what...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • sarahlisa70's blog
    secret medical language

    ok..i recently found out that if the word PLEASANT is used to discribe the patient ... it is code so other doctors know you course no problems .. my last consultation the surgeon repeated .. i was a PLEASANT patient on the dictorphone.. i thought ok i'm nice but wow.. Then i spoke to a person in the medical profession who is a friend and she said it is a compliment to say the least ... does anyone else know any secret code words lol

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • tantan's blog
    Wittering on and on and on.......

    Just thought i'd do an update on what's been happening. Ian went in for his chemo last Monday and has been in bed ever since. It has really taken it out of him. Up till Monday morning he was able to do some small jobs around the house meaning he had some quality of living. But once I brought him home on Tuesday all he could manage was to just get into bed. I knew he really wasn't feeling well when he asked me if I would do his meds for him. This was a bad sign as he never ever asks me to do...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • harleygilli's blog
    Good news. Sutent is working!

    Just got back from that interminable hospital waiting! (Surely someone could design better systems.)

    However this time it was good news. For what seems like the first time since Christmas, we've come away from the hospital feeling better.

    Tony was diagnosed with kidney cancer, "a massive tumour" (15cm) in February & had his left kiney removed at the end of March. He was recommended for a trial of Sorafenib but by the time he was due to start, 'seedlings' in his lungs had started to grow and...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • louise h
    New to multiple myeloma and need to chat

    My husband found out today that his chronic back pain is myeloma, we are due to see a specialist at our local hospital on Friday.  He spent the whole of July and August at the osteopath having all sort back treatment, then he went to the doctor after the osteo said he was concerned and suggested the doctor. Put on pain killers and diazapan until last week when suddenly all the stops were pulled out and x rays three blood tests and then todays thunder bolt.  Our daughter has just got engaged will my...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Sam Maher's blog
    Looking for binnie / Belinda

    Hi,

     

    Cannot get my head round this new site at all and can't seem to write a pm to you!

     

    If you would like to contact me, I gave you my email address before and hopefully you'll be able to find it???

     

    I'd love to hear from you and find out that you're doing ok - it's a tough time - Dad's been gone 12 weeks now and it's still hard!

     

    Love to all

    Sam

     

    Former Member over 17 years ago
  • Terri75's blog
    Fear of losing my marbles

    I am very agitated today I found out a family friends mum died last night she was terminally ill with cancer, then just minutes ago I found out a friends mum died last night.  I know it sounds stupid but I believe in the fact that every comes in 3s its how I figured out my friend was pregnant last year as my 2 other close friends were expecting babies and I knew there would be a third and I asked and I was right she hadnt told anyone and was slightly freaked out that I had figured out without seeing...

    Former Member over 17 years ago
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