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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

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 9 hours ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 1 day ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 4 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 4 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 10 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 16 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 18 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 25 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Distracting myself, hopefully!
    Biopsies today
    Alarm went off at 5.30am this morning.  We had to leave home by 7am to get to the hospital for 9am.  Saw 2 senior consultants who both felt that the swelling on my gums is probably a cancerous tumour.  So I didn't get the teeth ext...
    Margaret853 10 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 176: Kind friends and a quote to consider after a big deep breath.
    Post 176: Kind friends and a quote to consider after a big deep breath. We asked for what we wanted and got prices for all the stuff, But all that confidence left us quickly, with a number too high enough. ——— Today I’ve go...
    Mr U 10 months ago
  • (Cancer) Garden journey day by day
    That little frog and camouflage fungi!
      He made me jump, but such a pretty little fellow, a boost to feeling well below par. And to mark autumn, it’s fungus season: since the rains a whole new ground life has suddenly appeared! Well camouflaged fungus of some kind amongst...
    WalkerGirl 11 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 175: A walk to town is a test I need to pass.
    Post 175: A walk to town is a test I need to pass. Little steps are what we need to recover our feel for confidence in ourselves. It’s not as easy as you think. ——— A new week dawns, with my heart and mind in good order to ...
    Mr U 11 months ago
  • Google rabbit hole
    Is it cancer ?
    The title is probably quite shocking but is it not what we all want to know, I definitely do. From the minute I was told there was something wrong that’s the only question flying around my brain. I would absolutely love someone to just tell me ...
    Beth97eadd 11 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 174: Is It a Cake or a Hippie Hippie Bake?
    Post 174: Is It a Cake or a Hippie Hippie Bake? Anticipating something doesn’t make it happen, but the mind is quick — enjoy the Tom-foolery anyway. ——— “After eleven” were my Darling’s instructions ...
    Mr U 11 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 173: A Windy Bus Trip for Mrs & Mr Unremarkable.
    Post 173: A Windy Bus Trip for Mrs & Mr Unremarkable The day arrived, and the plans were made — what could go wrong? Absolutely nothing. ——— When all’s said and done, I’ve been tired. Apart from that, the Se...
    Mr U 11 months ago
  • Distracting myself, hopefully!
    The panda slippers.
    When I started this blog I thought I'd be struggling to find things to do each day to distract myself with.  However it's not turned out like that at all.  Firstly there were the practical things to sort out.  Then we started d...
    Margaret853 11 months ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 172: The Shape of a Normal Day.
    Post 172: The Shape of a Normal Day Mentally, I’ve reasoned that if I try to be normal I can be normal — but friends can really make a difference. ——— I could hear the door creaking open from the room where my daughte...
    Mr U 11 months ago
  • A daughters perspective
    Ovarian cancer me and my mum

    I have had stage 3c ovarian cancer carboplatin x 3 cycles, debulking surgery , resection 26 para aortic lymph nodes, more carboplatin. Lynparza 2 years. This was 21 (Nov).all clear since.  Ca125 below 7. Mum died in December 22 when I was going through the treatment. 

    I cared for her in her last week's. 

    She had stage 1C and had a reocurence 9 years after treatment.

    No one will tell me the likiehood of a reocurence and 4 years on I'm terrified..are there any answers ?

    Tatt penny 11 months ago
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