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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 15 hours ago
  • Wittering away...
    Rowan8a3264 19 hours ago
  • My mum 86yrs
    Julie17 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.
    Megan- Online Community Team 4 days ago
  • Benign Thymoma
    Jenz 5 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 7 days ago
  • Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica
    Beesuit 12 days ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Coddfish 12 days ago
  • Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer
    Lemsip 16 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • For The Love Of Gordy - A Sister's Story
    It's That Time of Year When...

    ...I start baking the fruit cakes for Christmas.  (I bake and decorate celebration cakes).

    Got two in the oven this morning and just washed the fruit and soaked with brandy to make two more tomorrow.  Normally I would be dancing around my kitchen with joy as I love the smells created by baking rich fruit cake but today I feel a little sad because a) I don't know if Gordy will still be with us at Christmas and b) I think the melancholy emotions of this time of year are getting to me.

    October through...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • The mysteries of Mo
    October 12th 2011

    Doctor Morrell came round today to explain to me about the Just-in-case (JIC) medicine box and see Mo as he has to see her so there are no complications with the death certificate.Don't want to go there,but now it is something everyone who knows Mo and I must face.I was quite glad it was Dr Morrell and not Dr Munro who came up,Mo doesn't like Dr Munro luckily she was on holiday.This is the same doctor who Mo saw first after her diagnosis and mentioned to me about the D.N.R rule and made Mo sign a...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • The mysteries of Mo
    October 11th 2011

    To date this is one if not the hardest blog to write,where do I start?.We have had to increase Mo's steroid dosage from 12mg to 16mg per day.Unfortunately the cancer seems to be spreading far quicker than the steroids are working,if they are.This isn't normally what happens the progression of Mo's cancer and the subsequent increase in steroids is a lot quicker (less than 6 weeks)than us and anyone,including Kath the Macmillan nurse has ever seen.This obviously is a major concern for all of us,technically...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Christine1's blog
    Yes, it worked....Update time.

    I did try to update earlier but I've no idea what happened to my post.  I'm a bit tired to go through it all again, so will just give a synopsis.

    Its now 15th October, 2011 and I've had a great year.  Completed 2 level 3 diplomas and have just started college again doing a full time beauty course.  Had every bit of me waxed during practise.....ouch! but having a really great time and enjoying it. My greatest achievment to date was this summer when I climbed up and down Mount Snowdon.  It...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Two Years Post chemo update
    2 yrs today the end of chemo

    Don't post very often but thought I would share 2 years today was when I had my last of 8 R-Chop chemo and the roller coaster ride has continued but the noise reduces with time, as many of you know. So 2 years on and I am still a good stat and now targeting the 5 yr mark. So everyone going through treatment the is a light at the end of the tunnel and its shining bright for me.

    It looks like I have been one of the few who have long term damage from the chemo and only now am I starting to get...

    johnr over 14 years ago
  • WLE AND SPILT SKIN GRAFT (CONTAINS PHOTOS OF A GRAPHIC NATURE)
    DECEMBER 1

    HI ..... WHO EVER WATCHES MY POSTS ANYMORE... SORRY I SHOULD WRITE MORE OFTEN

    SOME OF YOU HAVE MOVED OVER TO FACEBOOK AND SOME STAYED HERE...

    THURSDAY DECEMBER 1ST IS MY BIRTHDAY .... I  AM AT MM CLINIC IN THE MORNING BUT WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IF ANYONE IS AROUND IN OR NEAR LONDON TO MEET SOMEWHERE CENTRAL TO ALL AND HAVE A DRINK AND SHOW SOME FACES!

    ANYONE INTERESTED THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE YOU ARE SO I CAN FIND A GOOD CENTRAL LOCATION...

    HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING GOOD..

    PETER

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • SmilerB
    Back to work....post Breast Cancer

    Well I am fit enought to go back to work part time and I had my first two afternoons last week.It feels very odd as obviously I have been in a protective bubble for the past 11 months.

    My life has completely changed and I am a 'new me' who hasn't figured it all out yet.

    I feel like a square peg in a round hole...part of me doesn't work properly due to treatment...my brain doesn't retain information and my right arm is bad with lymphoedema and I am limited to duties and fatigue is draining...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • A waiting game!
    A waiting game.

    I have been waiting to hear the results of cervical biopsies taken on 12/09/11 and have finally been told (yesterday) that they are ready and that the results will be shown to the colposcopy nurse and that I should receive a letter next week.

    In the meantime I also had a biopsy done (7/10/11) on a new lesion that appeared on the foot I had Melanoma removed from in January...........It was marked as urgent.

    I was due to go and see my plastic surgeon on 27/10/11 after my appointment on 20/10/11 was...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • leggy Griffs blog
    OCTOBER 14th

    OK but as eating more suffering hiccups and burping.Hospital say nothing to get concerned about so that helps.Apparently my digestive system still settling down.Got my cd recorded this week and is selling really well.

    Former Member over 14 years ago
  • Bummer....!
    Check up day- Waste of a Rolo? maybe not after all!

    I woke up this morning and was feelin blue dad a dad a daaaan... sorry I’m not a blues singer.

    I woke up this morning a little scared as it was GC day. Checked phone as it was blinking at me. Messages of good luck and appendages crossed from my mac family and a text from Ems too.  Nothing from my real family, but they are miles away and forget and friends don’t want to talk about it really so... thanks Mac family. I then read a blog which made me cry and want to run away. Then got lots of...

    Former Member over 14 years ago
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