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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
    W J 15 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 19 hours ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 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.
    Lizzie - Online Community Team 3 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 9 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 16 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 17 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 18 days ago
  • Warm your teaspoon
    Mrs of husband with bowel cancer - T3 N1 - chemo to be followed by radio then anterior bowel - depending what they find. Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine being the prescribed drugs. `
    Sierraoscar 19 days ago
  • Pete's cancer blog
    Peterb 24 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 257: Happy New Year, we all have positive possibilities in 2026.
    Post 257: Happy New Year, we all have positive possibilities in 2026. January 1st and I’ve gone to bed early, with another three bottles of water and tired eyelids. Gone are the days of parties in the house till mid-morning, and right now, it&...
    Mr U 8 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 256: I’ve got pain all of the time that I’m awake…
    Post 256: I’ve got pain all of the time that I’m awake… ———— In my head and in my back the pain controls my everything. We wake together but never kiss, and sleep together and no one cares. The invisible b...
    Mr U 8 months ago
  • I have a Cancer
    I have a Cancer - 5
    My wife kept saying, there must be a mistake.  There is nothing wrong with you. I just replied, I feel fine, but something has been found.  Let’s just wait for the results. We sat in a local supermarket drinking overpriced coffee and ...
    Soglio 8 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 255: The ESA Call Lead to the Advice Overwhelming Me.
    Post 255: The ESA Call Lead to the Advice Overwhelming Me. (The photo today might help the reading of the blog) My fingers are still dancing and it’s a very calm day — it’s like a game I’ll never win. ——— ...
    Mr U 8 months ago
  • Black
    Post 5 Between Christmas and New Year
    Black is grey. Grey Cornwall. Grey emotions. Grey life right now. But grey is better than black right. Responsibility of travelling to Cornwall weighs me down. Consultant says yes go… But he doesn’t have the ‘what if? Worry’ ...
    CO24 8 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 254: Put your hand up in the air, if you think you’re not a square?
    Post 254: Put your hand up in the air, if you think you’re not a square? ———— My dastardly fingers are jumping around like gibbons in their favourite part of the rainforest. They go where they bloomin’ well like ...
    Mr U 8 months ago
  • Benign Thymoma
    To Surgery or Not To Surgery
    I have been diagnosed with a low risk thymoma (anterior mediastinal mass). It measures 3.5x2cms. I have had two scans. The PET scan says there is no activity in the mass. The surgeon has offered me surgery using robotics surgery but has also sai...
    butch 8 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 253: More Oramorph — more able.
    Post 253: More Oramorph — more able. The pain is coming, I hear its noise, But all I want is the drug that destroys, I really don’t care about how this works, I want a battle royale and let it usurp. ———— With a...
    Mr U 8 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 252: Boxing Day develops into a clock watch.
    Post 252: Boxing Day develops into a clock watch. When the pills and potions are working together well and the body is feeling strong there’s nothing much to spoil the view but today’s oramorph timings have been every four hours meaning ...
    Mr U 8 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 251: A Christmas Day visit to A&E ruined my day.
    Post 251: A Christmas Day visit to A&E ruined my day. I looked at my watch and there was plenty of time sure enough, but also a message notification from Big Sis: “Just left home, be with you soon.” With that I stood up and said to ...
    Mr U 8 months ago
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