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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

  • 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 8 hours ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 18 hours ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 1 day ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 4 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 10 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 17 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 18 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 19 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 20 days ago
  • Pete's cancer blog
    Peterb 25 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 95: Celebrations and Seatbelts.
    Post 95: Celebrations and Seatbelts. On an OK day, a period of it can be nearly perfect — embrace it as soon as you notice. ——— The last few days have been easily forgettable thanks to the back issues, and while I’d ...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 63: Three days and all’s well.
    Post 63: Three days and all’s well. When I say three days, I mean three days till it’s a week after the last A&E visit for another AFib — which will trigger a review of the date at which I can resume the chemo. That said, I&r...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 94: Blogging swings and Rollercoasters.
    Post 94: Blogging swings and Rollercoasters. ——— The pain, in the main, will remain a strain. ——— My back pain is worse. It seems chronic now, and even though the hospice doctor kindly wrote to my GP yesterday...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • Still enjoying life with cancer
    Ask for help when you need it don’t forget!
    Yesterday a routine call from the pharmacist prior to next week’s treatment turned into a visit to hospital visit.. My ALT was 216 and the pharmacist had decided to postpone my treatment for at least a week until this was investigated. The phar...
    Slartybartfast over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 93: Taking Stock and Planning.
    Post 93: Taking Stock and Planning. There are a few things that, once suggested, are hard to ignore — moving house is one of them. ——— Dozing all night on the hastily arranged rocking chair-bed was neither comfortable nor ...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • One Life Live It
    Well that took the experience to a whole new level
    Imagine having to lie super still on a hard bed for 30 minutes, paranoid that if you move you'll make the images fuzzy. The clunking and banging noises are so loud, even with headphones they drown out the music. The bed jerks as it moves intermit...
    Irishgirl16 over 1 year ago
  • Community News
    Spirituality, faith and cancer in the Online Community

    A cancer experience can lead to many changes. Some are physical, while others may affect how you see life, yourself, or the world around you. In times of uncertainty, many people turn to faith or spirituality for comfort, strength, and a sense of peace.

    Spirituality can mean different things to different people. For some, it’s about following a religion or being part of a faith community. For others, it might be a personal sense of meaning, connection to nature, or time for quiet reflection....

    Dylan - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 92: No Pain Without Gain.
    Post 92: No Pain Without Gain. Forcing each other out of the mundane for a trip back in time is what you have to do—even if it means a sleepless night. ⸻ All day we had good timing and a good dose of luck as we ventured out on the bus for a...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 91: Not Brave — Just Tired.
    Post 91: Not Brave — Just Tired. Sometimes life is too big. And sometimes I want to run away from it all. ——— On a good day, we leap from bed with energy and purpose. Other days, despite our best hopes, that positivity fad...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 90: I don’t like Mondays.
    Post 90: I don’t like Mondays. The week started full of promise. Then Monday turned, snarled… and bit my bum. ——— Being off work for so long now, I’m used to the relaxed feeling that comes with Monday — ...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
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