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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
    6 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

  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 14 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 1 day ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 1 day ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 2 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 2 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 4 days ago
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    W J 5 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 14 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 21 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Second Life
    Hello!
    Hello! In 2021 I was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. Since then it’s felt like I’ve been caught up in a frenetic medical vortex. I’m sure other folk can relate to this experience. During this time, along with my friend, I’...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Supporting a Loved One Through Cancer Treatment

    We often see conversations around cancer treatment on the Online Community. It can be concerns around treatment decisions for family members or other loved ones, dealing with side effects, or simply looking for emotional support and support groups. We know these situations can be a difficult time for people affected by cancer. However you want to talk about cancer treatment, we’re here to listen. 

    “Today is an ok day. Just popping in to say hi, and express my gratitude to the existence of this...

    Tom C - Online Community team over 4 years ago
  • Not this time!
    #18 The first anniversaries
    One of the worst things for me about November is going to work and coming home in the dark. I am sure teenagers these days have a vampire-ness to them when they complain as I open the classroom blinds – my feeble attempt at seeing some daylight...
    Ronnie95 over 4 years ago
  • Our Battle with Oesophageal Cancer
    Bouncing back
    When M came out of hospital, having had his stent fitted, he was at a very low ebb and the most poorly and weakened he has ever been in his life. How do you bounce back from that? After 7 rounds of aggressive chemo and a determined attitude, he was n...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Not this time!
    #17 Making Adaptations
    I ‘properly’ returned to work in the September, five months after treatment had finished. To start with I struggled with the fatigue and eating. For most of my colleagues’ morning break is challenging enough, taking a class to the r...
    Ronnie95 over 4 years ago
  • Who’s idea was this?
    Surgery
    25/4/22 finally surgery day has rolled around and thankfully not delayed (too much) by getting covid. Me and my partner went in at 8 am and thankfully because they couldn’t test be for covid since I’d just had it I got to go straight to t...
    KM26 over 4 years ago
  • Who’s idea was this?
    in between chemo and surgery
    Little update of between chemo and surgery first: So my last chemo was 3/3/22 (I had 6 in total), I got some scans on 16/3/22 to check how chemo had done and got told similar results to my half way they thought maybe only 2 lymph nodes involved now (...
    KM26 over 4 years ago
  • Who’s idea was this?
    Chemo 5 & 6
    Writing this way after the fact so hopefully haven’t forgot anything: chemos 5&6 we’re just the same as 4, not sick like the first three more just joint pain and back pain but the pain killers helped. I definitely got a high from the...
    KM26 over 4 years ago
  • Primary lung, liver, spleen and brain mets, my Mum aged 76
    Advice
    Hey lovely people. So my Mum found out last Sept she had lung, liver and spleen cancer. No symptoms, random blood test, did an xray as said they just would but no concerns be home from A&E in an hour they said to you have cancer in three organs 3...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    "But what should I say?" Talking to someone who's been diagnosed

    When someone close to you receives a cancer diagnosis, it can sometimes be difficult to know what to say. You want to reassure them, but you don’t want to minimise what they are going through, you may have questions you want to ask, but also don’t want to pry, you want to let them know you’re here for them but also give them any space they may need. It can seem really difficult to know how to start and can lead to some people avoiding the situation all together. When it comes to talking about cancer...

    Former Member over 4 years ago
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