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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

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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.
    Megan- Online Community Team 4 hours ago
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  • One Step At A Time
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  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 6 days ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Coddfish 6 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 10 days ago
  • Eunice77
    Eunice77 11 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 12 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 14 days ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 15 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • After he has gone.......
    Day 31
    Today I cannot believe how I have got to day 31, feels like yesterday albeit in a slightly altered way. I miss the coming home to a cup of tea ready for me and someone who wants to hear all about my day not just listening because they feel like they have to. I hate waking up alone without Doug there to put his arms round me and say good morning....I dislike explaining why I look flipping miserable most of the time but most of all I just miss him badly. I know I'm not the only one in this situation...
    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • experiance.
    experiance

    As i ve said in my blog intro, an op to remove cancer in my mouth didnt work, so then had 6 and a half weeks of chemo and radio theropey, which ended nearly 2 weeks ago. So now the afercare!!!! none! During treatment was told all about macmillan but so far  have not met or seen a macmillan nurse, as for my own GP pratice district nurses ,all they want to do is phone me to see how i am, as their to busy!!!. So when i see all these ads on tv about people like me with cancer , i now know its just lies...

    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • My chemotherapy journey
    Back to normal
    Afternoon folks

    Just returned from the docs for bloods. My WBC is now 6.3 so now classed in the normal range, the doc agreed this is a good start and now it's the task of getting the nasty CLL cells out of the bone marrow.

    It was a good visit overall and I had a good chat with the doc about the future and the possibilities dependant on the outcome of this round of chemo and when it comes then next round. I have to say although I am a very positive person the discussion did give me more...

    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • Stopping Treatment
    should i stop my treatment?

    I've gone back to work full time 37.5 hours a week and i can barely keep my eyes open when i get home. I even go to the gym and my stamina just wont improve at all. My doctor tells me it will be like this until i finish all my treatment but i want to have my stamina back now not in a year. I enjoy my life at the moment. Work is great and would be incredible if i wasn't so tired. I go to the gym when i feel like i have some energy, force myself if i have to, i play roller derby twice a week and nothing...

    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • After he has gone.......
    Day 30
    Thank goodness the weekend is over, I find them difficult. Had to drag myself to get my hair cut on Saturday as it was long overdue. I am trying to find new things to do but that is hard work also, today I am going to visit colleagues at one of my two jobs to see if a return is likely next week. My other job I have been going in for a couple of hours a few days last week to see how that feels, I am lucky I can do this as I have been off for 7 weeks now. Not looking forward to it but here goes.....
    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • Living with incurable cancer
    Waiting for Knowhow

    Weird isn't it how you can be so ill and still life goes on I am waiting for my new fridge and freezer to be delivered, normally I would be given the late slot and would be upset that I had to wait around, now that I have a stinking cold and my partner is in bed with the flu I have been given the 7 to 11 slot so I had to get up dead early this morning.  I know they will probably come nearer 11 than 7 but can't take the risk, partner is absolutely laid up or she would  be doing it and I had...

    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • My chemotherapy journey
    The bad with the good
    Morning folks

    Well as the previous post said until Thursday evening I felt fine, a bit weak but generally ok.

    Throughout the Thursday night I woke up a few times feeling nauseous but managed not to actually be sick, until the morning. At 6:30 I couldn't hold it anymore and was quite sick. I took the anti sickness pill and actually felt a bit worse, at 11:00 I took the daily medication I have bed given with a glass of water and it was like a comedy sketch from little Britain the sickness...

    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • Why does no one see what i see??
    How it all began...

    It is actually strange how this all started, because at first it had nothing to do with cancer at all, well so we thought. Just before xmas 2012, my gran had a stumble down a flight of stairs, bumping her head,face and pride. After hours of speaking to her i eventually managed to get her to go to the doctors to be checked over. At the doctors after investigation the doctor decided to send her home to rest and make an apt with the optician as he thought she was showing signs of having a cataracts...

    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • Oesophageal Cancer - the truth
    It's been a while.........

    It's been a while since I started with all best intentions.....so here I am back again to share with you where I am now.........

    The last month has been awful. Delays in hospital treatment have meant that they had to forcibly insert a stent and now I can't eat normally and it's hard to find the positive things to focus on. I was in hospital for a week as I just couldn't stop being sick and when I was home the drugs were all getting too much. I got my daughter to look at the side effects of the...

    Former Member over 13 years ago
  • Warm your teaspoon
    Appetite

    Husband is hungry tonight. Had his brekkie and lunch. Tea tonight (fish, oven chips, peas (lazy I know but had been at work too)) then fresh fruit with custard, capec and now mars bar. Says he feels stuffed but still hungry. I say go eat. While you can. 

    Not sure how or why this has happened, maybe because the sun came out today?????

    Or he had his hair cut for first time in ages ?????

    Or he stopped taking the wellman vitamin couple of days ago (contains folic acid - bad for the tingle feet /hand...

    Former Member over 13 years ago
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