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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
    7 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

  • 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 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 4 hours ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 2 days ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Coddfish 2 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 6 days ago
  • Eunice77
    Eunice77 7 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 8 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 10 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 11 days ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 14 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • new to the site
    Questions

    I'm Not even sure what to ask my Dr.  I'm worried to watchful wait without having scans an tests first. 

    Former Member over 11 years ago
  • A journey through throat cancer
    Too bad to blog

    Sorry to everyone to whom I have failed to reply or respond recently. It sounds counter-intuitive, initially, but the side effects continue to get worse after treatment stops - in my case exactly one week ago - and I just have not been able to reply to anyone about anything. The nature of the treatment especially radiotherapy, is such that it continues to roll on inside you even after the input has stopped. Think radiation sickness, Chernobyl, Fukushima .....  

    My neighbour, who has been through this...

    Cymru123 over 11 years ago
  • Cancer, Me and Them
    Running, parties and hugs

    Hi all,

    We have had a busy few days!  I left you with my weekend plans and a promised update on the Ugly Yellow Handbag amongst other things.  I am sitting here with coffee and my favourite Hotel Chocolat chocs (others are available but not as delicious in my humble opinion) so will update...
    Sunday was the Newcastle Race for Life and little miss h'ss birthday party.  I was determined to go and wave the lovely babywearing ladies off at the start especially as they were wearing my name. Thanks...
    Former Member over 11 years ago
  • Possible Cancer of the Cervix ~ # Very Worried
    Waiting for a Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Biopsy

    I am nearly 52 and waiting to go for a Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Biopsy next Thursday 23rd  under General Anesthetic. 

    I was 48 when I stopped Periods and no Bleeding for 18 month's then every now again for the last year have been having very Heavy Bleeding that would last an hour or two but becoming more frequent in that last week had one Bleed on Tuesday but then Thursday was rushed into Hospital with Haemorrhaging that didn't stop. On Friday I had the Ultrasound, Internal Probe and Chest Ex-ray...

    Former Member over 11 years ago
  • Kee vs DIPG
    Disney

    What can I say, to see the smile on her face as she met elsa and belle and even nemo was worth every minute of pain we've had the last few months.

    To see a 5 year old full of joy dispite being so so poorly, we had the very best holiday we could have asked for! We met all the princesses, had daddy dressed up in matching elsa dresses. Since we got back it's all she's talked about, sadly she has also deterioted, her eye has gotten much worse and she stumbles on basic words.

    What matters...

    Former Member over 11 years ago
  • Being My mums Support through oesophageal cancer .i am so lost. i need a friend
    What happens now? am i going to lose her? is there no other options? My beautiful mumsy.

    hello i am mandi i am 23 with 2 beautiful kids and an amazing fiance

    and My mumsy she is the most beautiful woman inside and out she recenetly just turned 65 on the 29th of june and 3 days before that got told she had a tumor and possibly cancer. on the 9th of july she was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus the doctor said she was between stage 2 and 3 as about 3 lymph glands have lit up around the tymor it has possibly spread to her lymph nodes so it is localised which the doctor said is a...

    Former Member over 11 years ago
  • A journey through throat cancer
    Nosebag

    So, the six weeks of chemotherapy and daily radiotherapy was completed yesterday! It did not quite all go according to plan though. The second dose of chemo was delayed for a week due to a low white blood cell count and my naively optimistic attempt to get through it all without a feeding tube did not quite work out. In fact I was admitted to hospital last Tuesday because I just could not keep any fluid or nutrition in me and had lost about 9-10 kilos. A nasogastric feeding tube was fitted, which...

    Cymru123 over 11 years ago
  • Cancer, Me and Them
    Birthdays, Bags and London

    Hello readers!

    Sorry been a while since I updated you on progress.  Things have been a bit quiet until the last few days so I thought I would do a blog after my trip to London for my second opinion but now I have lots to talk about so war and peace it is....

    We have had a busy few days with important dates here, July is a busy month, Mr H and Little Miss H have birthdays within two days of each other.  Then on the 22nd we have our wedding anniversary.  Usually we enjoy July but this one has been hard...

    Former Member over 11 years ago
  • Dairy of a hubby & Dad of 7
    Wigs, chemo & Drama

    Started the day by walking with the girls to school & walking the dog at the same time. Then went to the wig shop with my wife & our 2 year old boy. My wife still has a full head of hair at the moment but it is starting to fall out. It was a bit hard for her to try the wigs on cos of her hair underneath. Finally decided on a colour a bit lighter than her own. Also got a couple of headscarfs. She said she'd feel nervous wearing them though cos then she would look like she's got cancer. Having to deal...

    Former Member over 11 years ago
  • Dairy of a hubby & Dad of 7
    OMG, I've just flooded the house!

    Was wondering about an hour ago, how to start this blog. Had the idea to start writing one while waiting & waiting with my wife in clinic, but thought must start it with a funny story, but nothing funny has happened today. Then by chance, I flood the house.

    After a long day, my wife says put the bath on for me, so I did. Then while we're talking to our oldest daughter about whether she should go on a school trip or go to the wig shop with her Mum, we forgot about the bath. Finally, at about 10...

    Former Member over 11 years ago
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