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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

  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 7 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 20 hours ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 1 day ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 2 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 3 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 3 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 5 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 15 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 22 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 24 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • My bowel and other parts
    12th June - one step further and…
    Phone call from Nurse just phoned to say I have to have a PET scan. I asked about date of operation and found they are talking about 12th July. I asked if it would have spread further by then but was reassured that it is relatively slow growing. The ...
    Jopeg over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Overcoming smear fear with the Online Community

    A green painted backgroud with the words 'Overcoming smear fear' written in white text

    Many people worry about attending cervical screening appointments, due to anxiety, existing health worries and concerns about the procedure. It’s ok to feel a range of emotions including embarrassment, and by being a member of our Community cancer forums you’ll probably find that you’re not alone in feeling this way.

    It can be helpful to have the factual information about what to expect and our ‘Cervical cancer prevention blog’ has some helpful information about why it’s...

    Megan- Online Community Team over 5 years ago
  • BC, the inflammatory one.
    Water
    Hauled up and down in a bucket. Clattering against the sides. Skin scraping. Water escaping each time. Precious water. Every drop guarded. Needed. Deep in the well of darkness. Cold. Unable to move. Beyond exhausted. Five times dipped before the hard...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Into the unknown
    Waiting game
    Well it's been a week of wondering ,then bam, everyone gets Intouch , my GP online account is updated , and how many times do I have to see the words suspected colonrectal cancer. Feeling a bit sad I guess ,waiting is the worst of all.
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • It's Gone Tits Up
    I get by with a little help from my friends
    On Friday, I went wig shopping. Truth be told, I really didn’t want to. I’m quite happy with my buzz cut and didn’t want to look like a man in drag in a bad wig that I was constantly fighting with. Turns out, wig shopping was the mo...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Bawbee's Journey
    Jun 14 2021
    First RT today went well.It was pretty uneventful, maybe a wee bit slower than I thought it would be; was there for around 45 minutes when I was told 15 - maybe it’s just it being the first session. Still sore from the feeding tube procedure bu...
    Bawbee over 5 years ago
  • My bowel and other parts
    8th June - appointment with surgeon
    We were the last appointment of the day and went in just over an hour late, it was an anxious wait. The surgeon explained everything very clearly and answered our questions fully so I didn’t mind the wait, we certainly didn’t feel rushed....
    Jopeg over 5 years ago
  • My bowel and other parts
    1 June - I phone the hospital after a week of silence
    Tuesday after a bank holiday and a week after the MRI I decided it was time to chase things along. I phoned the nurse team and asked what was happening. I was told that a letter was in the post with an appointment to see the consultant, or one of his...
    Jopeg over 5 years ago
  • My bowel and other parts
    25th May - MRI
    Again all went to time despite it being quite late in the afternoon. I had no problems with the MRI and was amused by the hologram of a beach with flying birds and falling coconuts. Slightly bemused afterwards as I was ushered out and nobody told me ...
    Jopeg over 5 years ago
  • My bowel and other parts
    20th May - Hoping for gallstones
    I received a phone call from the nurse. She said the CT scan had shown the tumour on my bowel and something small near my liver that was probably unconnected possibly gallstones, I needed an MRI to be sure. I asked how large the tumour was and was to...
    Jopeg over 5 years ago
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