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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?

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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 1 day ago
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    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 2 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 4 days ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Coddfish 4 days ago
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    Lemsip 8 days ago
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    Eunice77 10 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 10 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 13 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 13 days ago
  • Cool Cap Relief
    TerryB 16 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • The good the bad and the ugly
    Good stuff about cancer , bad stuuf about cancer

    I have been lurking on these pages for quite some time and rarely posted ( well never posted correctly- not sure why I find it so confusing). Thanks to Dave the Brave for inspiring me to write.

    I guess it would help if you knew alittle about me, other than my age. I am married and have no kids and work for a charity, . Almost every day I helped people to deal with difficult news and situations and my job defines almost everything about me.

    In the last six months I have suprised myself almost daily...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Smashing The Stragglers...
    Day 8 - The Guilt Trip...
    So into week 2 of RT we go, and after a brilliant weekend am now feeling a bit guilty. Am guilty of having to take so much time off work and others having to cover my desk. I am guilty of not being that poorly compared to others around me in the hospital (some who look really ill), and the online head and neck cancer community whose emails and blogs that I have access to now I am part of the 'gang' have troubles beyond my worst nightmares, I feel sorry for posting how well I am feeling and fear what...
    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • The man who changed my life.
    The final week.

    As i look back over the last 4 weeks , i wonder where did the time go. Its not been easy and i dont expect the final week to be any different Ive more things to contend with , sore anus , itchy skin , constipation and the faf of having, the pump attached.

    But it is the end , i know come this time next week i can relax and concentrate on getting myself back to old me.

    What the week will bring i dont know , but with the drug out the way and also RT my body can recover from the onslaught of alien...

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Smashing The Stragglers...
    Day 7 - The Calm Before The Storm...
    Just a short post today as Sunday is the day of rest. Had a really good day yesterday and great to see mam and dad. Appetite back now not feeling sick so fired four ham sandwiches down for lunch and the spare ribs at the pub for dinner in the evening, only water to wash it down though, and the BBQ spices didn't taste BBQ-ey at all. Watched a movie in the evening which was followed by a good nights sleep. Thoughts now turning to week 2 of treatment which starts tomorrow, and the thoughts of what...
    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Smashing The Stragglers...
    Day 6 - That's The Way To Do It...
    Hope readers appreciated the double take on yesterday's blog, at no extra charge!!!  My chat with nutritionist yesterday may have revealed the cause of feeling sick. Apparently trying to flush my gastro tube with water quickly with syrlnge so as to feel the strange sensation of having a drink from the bottom up is not good 'tekkers'! Slowed it down before bed and lo and behold I didn't feel sick, best nights sleep for a while - until smoke alarm battery decided to die at 0730hrs, the warning beep...
    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • I need to get it out
    Bad taste already????

    He has had only two blasts and he said to me at 2 this afternoon, that he had a funny taste in his mouth

    That can't be from the rt already can it?

    I might add that it was "before" lunch and not my cooking :)

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • Smashing The Stragglers...
    Day 5 - Ready for the Weekend
    Managed chicken tikka massala for supper last night, did not taste much like chicken tikka massala at all, although I caught some of the spices. Didn't sleep very well through the night, mouth drier than normal, bit of neck pain, and the feeling sick meant broken sleep. Early start this morning in order to get through salisbury rush hour traffic. Took almost one and a half hours to get to the hospital - 40mins longer than normal. Luckily most my appointments are late morning. Have my mam and dad...
    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • My journey
    Diagnosis - 25th October 2013
    After being ill for the best part of a year, I was finally diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma on Friday 25th October 2013. Every doctor and specialist I had seen had been adamant that I had some exotic infection and it was nothing to worry about so when I went to get my biopsy results I wasn't entirely expecting the news I got. Over the past 9 months I had been for various tests; bloods, ultra-sounds and a camera up my nose & down my throat (horrific!!!). I finally had a biopsy two weeks previously...
    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • I need to get it out
    Damn Mask

    Given the fact that 1-2% possibility of late onset blindness WHY WHY WHY is it that luck has it that the mask (?) is making K have a fuzzy eye for about 3/4 of an hour after it is removed.

    Give us a break please!!!!!!!!

    Do I need to be positive on here?????

    Can't say more just now

    I wonder if this blog is a good thing to do

    Former Member over 12 years ago
  • My Mastectomy Journey...
    12 weeks on....
    It's been 12 weeks (ish) since the op. The boobs are still not right- the left one is still massively swollen and has fluid still A droops, and the right now has an infection :( I have my next appointment on December 2nd with plastics. However I went back to work last week- long phased return was suggested by the occupation health nurse and GP. So I'm doing half days just now. It was hard going back but with the Xmas Hols Coming up Its probably THe best time. I'm in the process of writing...
    Former Member over 12 years ago
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