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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 8 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 21 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

  • BC, the inflammatory one.
    Normal
    Expect the worst but hope for the best. That old cliche. Pre-armoured. Bulletproof. An invite to misfortune offered by the gods of optimism.  Feeling. Poking and prodding. Everything feels normal. Everything looks normal. Talk of minimal things....
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • TEB72
    New Challenges
    When I decided to take voluntary redundancy from my job in travel after 30 years to explore new challenges, I wasn’t expecting to be dealing with a cancer diagnosis as one of them!   I found a lump in my right boob in the shower, I kept th...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Mummy’s poorly, let’s get her better
    Nails, eyebrows and teeth….the ongoing fun of chemo side effects
    After the high of last week, (which I’m still experiencing don’t get me wrong) it’s time to talk about some of the lasting effects following my 18 weeks of chemotherapy.  I am lucky and five/six weeks post my final treatment I&...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • One Life Live It
    Halfway to somewhere
    I've completed the 3rd (of 6) chemo treatments so in my mind I am half way there.  My oncologist kindly reminded me this is halfway through phase 1, but in my head the chemo is THE worst so I'm going with half way. Yes, yes, I know my maths, I&n...
    Irishgirl16 over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Self-management for your own health and healthcare

    Close-up of a disabled and Black non-binary person with tattoos cutting green onions with kitchen scissors.

    Managing your own care can be necessary when dealing with a long-term health condition or illness, such as some cancers. It can be overwhelming to think about at first, especially when you might have been recently diagnosed.

    Learning more about self-management for your own health can help you at any stage of your experience with cancer. This can mean understanding your condition and what you might need, decision making, and knowing where to get help when you need it.

    We’ve created some quick links...

    Eliza -Online Community Team over 5 years ago
  • BC, the inflammatory one.
    Immunocompromised
    Dilemmas. What to do. Protection or life. Protection and life. Protection and no life. Dilemmas. Drive. When run down, with traffic and parking and unfamiliar roads. Train. Also unfamiliar. Enters, swaggering, uncaring. Shouting, with phone to ear, &...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • DavidG66
    Surgery details - update 11 May
    My update:Been to see the surgeon today to discuss my forthcoming operation. There were two options; remove my stomach and lower oesophagus and connect the remainder to my colon or remove just the top part of my stomach and lower oesophagus and conne...
    DavidG66 over 5 years ago
  • Another Prostate Cancer Blog
    a person with cancer is disabled
    18 months ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same one that has metastasized in the bones of the spine, I was given a triple treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, injection of hormones) with which in all this time it has made me feel tired...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • Community News
    Bereavement in the media - coping with grief

    'Bereavement and the media' written in white over a photo of a lighthouse and the sea taken by David.

    Today we are back with the third instalment of our series on coping with bereavement. This series aims to start conversations about grief and loss and provide reassurance that there is support out there if you have lost a loved one to cancer.

    Today we wanted to spend some time thinking about bereavement and the media and the effect it can have on those who are grieving. Whether you are watching your favourite television program, listening to the news on the radio, or scrolling through social media...

    Former Member over 5 years ago
  • BC, the inflammatory one.
    Distraction
    TV. Day time. Quiz shows, news, Real Deals. Breakfast TV, loose woman? Maybe not at that stage, yet. Granny. Blankets. Graduating to a hat. Nothing too complicated. Anything beyond simple befuddles the brain. Cancer. Thoughts from morning to night? N...
    Former Member over 5 years ago
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