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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

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 9 hours 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 1 day ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 3 days ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Coddfish 3 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 7 days ago
  • Eunice77
    Eunice77 8 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 9 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 11 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 12 days ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 15 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Metastatic Gastric Carcinoma
    Acceptance?

    It's been a few months since diagnosis and going through the motions with treatment but I don't know if I have, or ever will fully accept it.I'm meant to be making memories, stories to tell the grand children in my old age, but I won't ever grow old.

    I'm meant to making memories, stories to tell the grandchildren when I grow old ... But the truth is I won't ever grow old.

    I recently married, bought our first home together but all I keep thinking is How long will this last...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • NHL - a journey into the unknown
    I've had enough now, can this please stop

    I've had enough of this journey, can someone please stop the bus so I can get off?  After finding out on Friday that M would need the GSF injections and collecting the kit on Monday I went into a bit of tizz as I'm borderline phobic of needles and I had been told one injection a day for seven days for the rest of treatment, we've a sharps bin big enough to accommodate needles for the next ten years that's just sat looking at me all the time.  Every time I get a dose out of the fridge...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Whims and Wishes
    Harebrained scheme…

    I’m sending at risk thatreception's not chilly,

    I'm sorry, I’m honest, the future's not frilly,

    Stick with it, I know that the rhyming's quite silly,

    It had to be so, can't you see?

     

    It got me, because I can stand on my head,

    I wear fluffy bed jackets propped up in bed,

    I can carry off lipstick with no hair, she said,

    It had to be so, can't you see?

     

    If you've half of a mind, we've half of a chance,

    Look inside, you're given an ultrasound glance...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • How can I possibly cope with my dad dying....
    Daddy and Daughter day 💕

    So today I went and picked up my dad as he was having a good day, he was a little nauseous in the morning but he took his tablets and he was fine.I took him fishing with me today, it was a bright crisp winter day a soft breeze and still water. We had some very special chats and lots of laughs.it was so nice to sit on the beach having soup and our rods in the water, honestly not catching a fish didn't bother me, spending time with dad was brilliant.I also got the courage to take some pics of him and...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Bowel cancer
    Bowel cancer
    About a month and a half ago I was told I have bowel cancer and awaiting surgery. Has anybody else been through anything similar as I just can't get my head around what is happening and feel so alone. (Even though that may not be the case).
    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Breast cancer tax side effects
    nerve damage from tax

    Hi I have developed numb hands/feet2months after my last tax, I fee very low as can't walk far or feel my hands to do certain things, if anyone has experienced this can give me advice  me please?

    Trudi x

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • How can I possibly cope with my dad dying....
    has any one else experienced this with Gbm4?
    So tonight was the first time I "baby sat" dad as we affectinnately call it 😊 he has had a bad day today his headaches on both temples are increasing and he's also getting visionary disturbances he describes it as blue and white. He didn't have nausea today so that was positive. I suggested to mum if it gets worse maybe look at upping his steroids. The hardest thing I'm finding is how do you cop with the person you love getting upset about dying....I get stuck for words and get upset too. I don...
    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • First Day Of The Rest Of My Life
    Where to Begin

    So Today I finally became a fully paid up member of this club. Up until now I have felt like a bit of a fraud. A bit like it wasn't really happening. Just words being said to me and nothing of it was really real. 

    Let me go back to the very start to explain. 

    On 19 April 2014 I made yet another trip to the home of my beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers to see what became one of the most memorable games I have ever seen a 6 - 4 win over Rotherham. I came out of the game feeling great, and had just...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Sublingual Salivary Gland Cancer- my journey
    Day 48 - Consultants, insurance, eating more calories and waiting......

    The second appointment with the consultant was last Friday. He feels a bit like an old friend now, and I recognise the nurse too, so it's a comfortable experience now. Explained to him  the results of everything that's happened since I last saw him and the dates for RT starting next week.

    He gave everything a check and was very pleased with the way it was all progressing. he looked at the 2 stiches in  my side that are still quite visible and explained that these are deep stitches that will...

    DLC23 over 12 years ago
  • I'm Getting There
    Doubt's

    Well I finally got my phone call two week's ago to go Into hospital for my final two "procedure's" on the 20th of this month and straight away I'm nervous. I don't know why. I will be out cold when they do It so that part will be over . . . .I hope . . . This past week I've been experiencing  doubt's that the cancer Is gone. I've been getting ache's In my groin again and a feeling of nausea. I had these before I was diagnosed and my urine smell's. I've not said anything...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
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