by Jamie Holloway | Aug 13, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
“If you are ready to find real fulfillment, now is the time to start your new journey.” Oprah Winfrey What does my journey look like now that I got a permanent solution to my subglottic stenosis? Let me be clear about one thing. I am not happy about the solution that...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 10, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am home. I am happy to be home. Melissa one of the wonderful nurses at the hospital told me she didn’t want me to leave, but I did want to leave. I missed my bed, my space, my people, not that the people at the hospital weren’t wonderful. I had some amazing nurses,...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 8, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am writing this blog post hooked up to many different machines in order to be healthy. I have the humidifier hooked to my throat, I have to IV’s one in each arm and I have the oxygenator hooked up. Different noises, different reasons for each device to be hooked up...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 7, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Have you ever received messages that just make you think? I have, messages for me can be in the lyrics to a song, a line in a movie, a quote, a book I am reading, something a person is saying to me, or even a thought that pops into my head. Tonight, while sitting in...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 6, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
Looks like I will be staying a couple more nights in the hospital. I will be having another surgery tomorrow in order for them to lower the T-stent in my throat. Currently, the upper part of the t-stent is pressing on my voice cords and making it difficult for me to...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 5, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Happy Sunday! If you suspect that I am still in the hospital, you would be correct. I am still here. One of the student doctors came in and she told me that I will be going home for sure tomorrow. I had to make a couple of phone calls, one of course to Myron, my...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 4, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I woke up this morning expecting to be heading home to Vancouver, but once again my plains were derailed by someone else. I have to stay two more days in the hospital simply because Dr. Hillel wants me to be absolutely sure that I can take care of my t-stent tube. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 4, 2012 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
This is my last night in the hospital. I am up in the middle of the night because I had to suction my t-tent and also take some pains meds. My throat is sore. I feel as though I swallowed a porcupine whole. Vickie is asleep on a cot next to me. I doubt she is getting...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 3, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Greetings from the University Of Washington Medical center here in Seattle Washington. Happy to say that I made it through my surgery and I now have my T-stent in and I feel like a million bucks. I can breathe fully. I can smell. When Dr. Hillel and his team went in...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 1, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
\\ Photography by Myron Freiburger I am all packed for my hospital stay which starts today. Kris, my fabulous sister in law and I will be leaving Vancouver at 7 in the morning to reach our destination in Seattle which computes to a three hour trip. The doctor said I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 30, 2012 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
Last night I spent two in half hours on the phone with my sister Carri. I came out of this conversation realizing three things about myself. One, I have to commit to an eating plan. Two, everyone’s is different with regards to how their body process’ food, maintains...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 24, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
The last couple of years my hair does not grow back fast and I have been losing a lot of my hair due to my disease and the medications that I have to take in order to maintain a balance. I shaved it. For women, hair is their identity. It showcases their beauty, why do...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 23, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
I am amazed how often God brings someone into my life when I am stuck in a rut. The last couple of months I have been in a ditch in my mind. I am an over thinker and it gets me into trouble. It also stops me from accomplishing many things that I want to. One of those...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 18, 2012 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Prompted by a blog post by Jeff Goin’s in promotion for his new book that will be coming out. It made me think. How has my life been wrecked and turned out good? Three years ago I woke with no ability to breathe properly and severe joint pain. I sounded like a...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 17, 2012 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
A Place Of Healing By Joni Eareckson-Tada My friend Chelsey Lawrence put a link for a free Kindle edition of “A Place Of Healing” in the Vasculitis support group that I belong to. I downloaded Joni’s book while it was free. I enjoyed reading it and I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 15, 2012 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
The last couple of days have been a roller coaster ride of emotions that stem from being rejected. I wrote about having to go to the University Of Seattle in order to visit my ENT to see what the next steps will be concerning my Subglottic Stenosis. I believed that I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 6, 2012 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The Power Of Self-Healing Dr. Fabrizio Mancini In February, my care provider saw Dr. Phil’s TV talk show and this author was on hocking his book. I purchase the book after Myron suggested that I might be interested in reading it. I have always been interested in...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 30, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I do not normally write about my fears and such on my blog because it gets boring reading about someone who only talks and whines about their illness. I do it once in a while when I need to truly get it off my chest. This is one of those times. The last two weeks I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 29, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
A month ago I posted as my status to my friends what they did to sooth themselves when life gets tough. I got some interesting answers from the few friends who answered my question. One of those friends named Kris Esau graciously sent me a big stack of papers with...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 28, 2012 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“You Are A Writer” by Jeff Goins took me two days to read through and get helpful insight into my own struggle with calling myself a writer. Goins insight thoughts on what the writing process is, and what it entails opened my eyes up the possibilities out there for...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 26, 2012 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Doors, I dreamed about doors. I will tell you what my dream was: I was on some kind of a game show. I did not see the announcer. All I could here was the announcer’s voice and he told me to walk up this plank into this corridor and I had to make a choice and there...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 25, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I woke up this morning in a blissful mood. I spent my weekend in contemplative thought, because in my spirit I felt restless and unsure about where my life is going. I made some choices that I will be implementing soon. The reason for my restlessness is due to the...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 23, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am looking forward to August 4th, my friend Debra Lawson-Bean has graciously accepted and registered me to go to day conference at OHSU. This conference is for individuals and their care providers who suffer from an auto-immune disease. Vasculitis will be one of the...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 15, 2012 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I wanted to put my photographs that I took since I got my first digital camera in the summer of 2005 to some amazing quotes. I am doing it to inspire myself and to inspire my readers. No one else can speak the words on your lips. Drench yourself in words unspoken....
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 14, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I wrote in my story that I am awaiting my appointment on July 10th, 2012 at the University of Washington for a consultation appointment with Dr. Hillel (an ENT) and Dr. Gardner (my Rhematoligist) to see about what can be done about my throat issues. I just could not...
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