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Enjoy the view

Thankfully, I'm home, sitting at my dining room table as I write this post. My house is sea-facing and I can catch a glimpse of the ocean...

Tanya Keough

Jul 6, 20203 min read

Offloading Unearned Guilt

I’m sitting here in the medical day unit having an infusion, surrounded by five others having chemotherapy and cancer related treatment,...

Dr Tanya Keough

Dec 27, 20196 min read

"Racing with, not against time"

I've got a million things to do. Topics to review, a bathroom to sand and paint, a professional development plan to write. Mostly, a...

Tanya Keough

Aug 22, 20194 min read

This ones for the ladies

For all of you women out there who have endured the life event of menopause, I'm feeling you. When my patients go into detail, giving me...

Tanya Keough

Jul 19, 20192 min read

Workin' on my night sweats

It starts as a sensational warmth travelling upward, beginning all the way down from my feet. The eruption of heat, as it reaches my...

Tanya Keough

Jun 9, 20192 min read

Thank you, Cancer.

I've sat with the most amazing and uplifting news for two weeks now. I think I've needed a bit of time and space in order to process and...

Dr Tanya Keough

Feb 25, 20193 min read

Heavy Heart

I imagine that song writers and authors alike have an awareness, as to when they are most creative. As a result, their self perceived...

Dr Tanya Keough

Jan 26, 20193 min read

Change. Its Inevitable.

I've recently had a lot of interactions with change. Its been a constant at this time of my life, adding to the unparalleled uncertainty...

Tanya Keough

Jan 22, 20192 min read

Love/Hate - but please, save my life.

I woke up shivering, my teeth chattering in the middle of the night last week. I pulled the blankets up above my shoulders and at the...

Tanya Keough

Dec 4, 20183 min read

Holding on to Hope

You're about to go away for the weekend. You've packed all your bags, made sure the house was taken care of, let your friends and family...

Dr Tanya Keough

Nov 23, 20183 min read

One less warrior

The world has lost one its bright lights and those of us battling blood cancers are saying good-bye to a fellow warrior, discovering yet...

Dr Tanya Keough

Nov 21, 20183 min read

A Small Maritime Perspective

Well, that was a whirlwind. Emotional? Check. Inspiring? Check. Hot as (Insert own reference here) - Check!! I've been completely...

Tanya Keough

Sep 17, 20183 min read

"You must be so angry"

I sat with an acquaintance a few days ago, upon completion of sitting in the chemo chair for round two. This individual looked at me as...

Dr Tanya Keough

Aug 6, 20182 min read

A Fire Within

Initially I had a symmetrical, red rash covering my torso - no big deal. Probably from the heat and humidity, I thought. It had been an...

Tanya Keough

Aug 3, 20183 min read

Drink the Purple Kool-Aid

Its Saturday morning. Usually, when I am in Halifax, I am out running with my Team in Training for the LLSC (Leukaemia and Lymphoma...

Dr Tanya Keough

Jul 21, 20182 min read

Nausea

Nausea. Your possession over me is palpable Running through every thought, You maintain your pushy presence Testing each emotion I've got...

Tanya Keough

Jul 18, 20181 min read

Curtain Craze

So, whats it like sleeping in a hospital? If you've unfortunately attempted and survived this miraculous feat, my next question for you...

Dr Tanya Keough

Jul 18, 20183 min read

Hot as Hell

I knew something was just not right, though it happened so fast I didn't have time to even appreciate the seriousness of the situation....

Dr Tanya Keough

Jul 14, 20183 min read

Oh what a neck!

I couldn't believe my eyes as I looked in the mirror. Just 3 days after my first cycle of FCR triple therapy, I could see the contours of...

Dr Tanya Keough

Jul 14, 20182 min read

Support me, Support you.

I once "tried" to attend a support group in the small town I was residing in New Zealand. I say I "tried" because it wasn't an uplifting,...

Dr Tanya Keough

Jul 9, 20183 min read