KIDNEY CANCER - LIST OF PATIENT BLOGS

[Rose Woodward]

http://www.kidneycancerbloggers.com set up by Andy Thomas ( kidney cancer resource) and now home for several UK patients to blog whenever they feel like it. Open to any patients or carers to set up their own blog, Andy can help if you are unsure how to go about it. ( look him up on the members list and sent an email or reply with a post in this category

http://www.journeyofanotherkind..co.uk Our own lovely Jane Thompson set up her blog when she was first diagnosed 2 years ago – it charts her various treatments and incredible ways she and her family dealt with treatments including HDIL-2 and Sutent, various surgeries and of course her bravery in face of a terminal diagnosis.

http://sandy.thedaviesclan.net/ Sandy Davies writes about her husband Colin’s battle with KC, sadly Colin died a short while ago but this blog is a story of their fight together

http://wrightyway.blogspot.com/ Set up by Sally Hewitt to tell the story of her fight with her partner Steve Wright and his battle with a serious KC diagnosis and their journey to find info and treatments.

http://kidneycancerfighter.blogspot.com/ Manuel Lopez – really good advice and written with such care and kindness. Manuel and his own unique way of dealing with life with KC

http://www.ourlifewithkidneycancer beautifully written with honesty and emotion

http://birdsnest.com/wordpress/?p=192 Richard Bird - KC Blog from the USA

http://kristyraerichardson.blogspot.com/ Uninsured KC patient from the USA and her fight to get treatment

http://drkens.wordpress.com/ Dr ken Yourner is a stage 4 KC patient and also Medical director of ACKC - Action to Cure Kidney cancer a wonderful group run entirely by kidney patient volunteers who have a huge amount of real knowledge betwwen them. Every penny of money raised goes to research for future generations.

http://onesillymama.blogspot.com/... Liz in America is currently undergoing HD IL-2 . She is a stalwart of our Kidney Onc list which has over 1800 members and writes honestly about her fight with stage 4 kidney cancer

added 22nd Aug 2010 http://www.travscrappycancer.blogspot.com/ Travis - a young(ish) KC patient who has been on Torisel for 3 years, this blog updated by his wife.

[Rose Woodward]

http://www.myhusbandskidneycancer.com/ written by Deb in Canada about her husbands RCC. This has turned into a general "what you need to know about cancer" blog and is now an important part of Debs life.