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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 2 hours 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 16 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 19 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 21: Good Juju.
    Post 21: Good Juju. Vital statistics: Temp: perfect BP: 108/76/104 (AFib) Weight: I’ve a wasplike belly  Hair: Looking good  Anything else? Get it together, Mr U. I’ve dealt with the first job of the day satisfactorily &mdas...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • My Hodgkin's story
    Appointment - Useless? Does it have to be useful?
    So today was my 3-month appointment. It looks like I've moved into the B-team of lymphoma patients and from now on appointments will be every four months instead of three.  Met a different doctor today who I never met before, not sure if this is...
    swift_dc over 1 year ago
  • What the ecky fump?
    The latest
    So. EC-T and a portacath to be arranged. Tests to do and mid May will see the start of apparently a 10 year treatment.... I knew it wouldn't be a quick 3/4 months like my 1st go round but TEN YEARS ? Drugs -  EPIRUBICIN & CYCLOPHOSPHAMID...
    JH70 over 1 year ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Hips
    It seems odd to be posting about a hip replacement on a cancer blog, but I guess many of us have a cross over of conditions.  My first slight awareness of hip problems was about three years after the birth of my first child back in the early 90s...
    Coddfish over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 20: Geriatric? Bloomin’ cheek.
    Post 20: Geriatric? Bloomin’ cheek. Vital statistics: Temp: Normal  BP: 120/81/49  ️ Weight: 73kgs Hair: Needs cutting Anything else? What next? Deep joy — being back at home is great. I appreciate all that has been done t...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 19: “I don’t want you home!”
    Post 19: “I don’t want you home!” Vital statistics: Temp: 36.5  BP: 115/79/56 Weight: not bothered  Hair: who cares  Anything else? Belly bruise surprise ⸻ How blinking rude is that! My Darling doesn’t wa...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • Community News
    "Finding my new normal"- Jane's story

    Cancer is a journey that none of us would choose and that many people will experience either directly themselves or through family, friends or colleagues. My endometrial carcinoma sarcoma journey began in 2022. I had major surgery, and this was followed by chemotherapy and external beam radiotherapy.

    For me there was life before cancer, life with cancer, and now there is life after cancer. This blog looks at my wellbeing, physical changes, emotional moments, social challenges and my journey to find...

    Megan- Online Community Team over 1 year ago
  • My Hodgkin's story
    Appointment - review week
    Haven't written anything this month. Been busier at work, Champions League and other football events have taken up many of my evenings, I went home for Easter and I also needed a little break from checking this website on a daily basis. I am plan...
    swift_dc over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 18: The Overnight Bag.
    Post 18: The Overnight Bag. Vital statistics: Temp: 36.4  BP: 128/77/52 Weight: too many treats Hair: who cares  Anything else? I want to go home? ⸻ Lately, I wasn’t thinking about an overnight bag unless it was for the, now ca...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Post 17: “Go straight to A&E”.
    Post 17: “Go straight to A&E”. Vital statistics: Temp: 36.4 BP: 107/61/60 Weight: stable  Hair: Still all there  Anything else? Embarrassingnessness  Yesterday’s pains are today’s nightmare. I wake up ...
    Mr U over 1 year ago
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