by Jamie Holloway | Oct 18, 2023 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I have been lazy this year with my blog in just doing book reviews and not writing much on my journey with healing from Sepsis and relearning my life and routines and making new life habits for myself. I will start with the one good thing that I am happy about. I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 21, 2023 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Longevity is something I have been contemplating on for a long, long time. Most people think it means to live forever. It does not. It means leaving as well as possible with what you have. That means in whatever health state I am in. It is possible. Outlive is a great...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 4, 2022 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love the season fall. The crisp air in the morning, the rain, the changing leaves, and the coolness in the air. I breathe better. I feel better in the fall and spring. Winter and Summer do not bring out the best in me. I did not write about my goals for September,...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 27, 2022 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
According to Webster-Merriam dictionary the definition of acceptance being approved and also agreeing with things. I have been mulling over this definition and also why the word ACCEPTANCE triggers me. Here is what I have come up with. My entire life I have not been...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 19, 2022 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Healing is the name of the game for me this week. It has been one week since I had my third surgery in my lungs in a month period of time. I am breathing well. I can feel the stint sometimes when I move. It feels strange, but somehow it feels comforting at the same...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 10, 2022 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Nine days into September and I am late with my monthly post. I am moving slow. I have had three surgeries between my trachea and lungs this month. From August 10th my first surgery, August 25th, and yesterday on the 8th. I am not done yet. I have surgery in...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 1, 2022 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Finally, after weeks of not having a quiet moment to myself I finally have some time to reflect and think about what happened in August. It has been a whirlwind, a tornado, an earth quick. It has been overwhelming, maddening, depressing, and hopeful all wrapped into...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 6, 2022 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I am familiar with grieving. I started the grieving process when my birth mom passed away when I was 13 years old. Then a lot of deeply traumatic changes started happening in my life and it has not changed since then. So when I offered a chance to read Rachel...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 1, 2022 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Happy Independence! With the way things have been going on with the Supreme Court ruling and other things it is hard to remember the good things about being an U.S. Citizen. I am choosing to remember the good things, while at the same time fighting for my rights as a...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 29, 2022 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Sadly, I did not meet up too many of the goals I set for June. A lot of things are going on in my life medically that have left me feeling overwhelmed and I have chosen to rest. So I will update you on some of the changes medically that are happening. I am still...
by Jamie Holloway | May 31, 2022 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Here are all the things I used this month. I tried a couple of new protein products to get more protein into my eating plan. I have been dealing with low and high blood sugar issues because of the Prednisone, so I have been finding creative ways to keep them up....
by Jamie Holloway | May 14, 2022 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I wrote the following yesterday morning before I went in for my surgery. I woke up with a bad feeling in my gut about my surgery. I never had that before. I have had powerful dreams about my surgeries, but never not one telling me that I should not get it done. It was...
by Jamie Holloway | May 10, 2022 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am writing! The day after receiving my first chemotherapy infusion of Rituximab in a year. I had to stop this medication in order to receive the Coved-19 vaccine so that I would not be affected by it. Did not turn out so well for me. No matter what I chose. I could...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 31, 2021 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am having a hard time fathoming that this is the last month of the year. That in a few short weeks will be the end of 2021. It is time for me to review my year. I chose the word Intentional. I chose the word intentional because my heart hurt after all the election...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 29, 2021 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Wow, the week sure flew by, didn’t it? Right now, I am sitting on my bed with my Unhide fuzzy blanket while listening to Joyce Meyer’s podcast. I am still struggling with breathing. My oxygen levels are low when I am not on oxygen. When I take it off to go to...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 22, 2021 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
“You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” Louise Hay I feel so behind on my personal blogging that I decided to start over. Starting over means starting at a where I am at, at this...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 4, 2021 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
January went fast, didn’t it? In January I started my focus on the fruits of the spirit, I chose peace as first one. February I am choosing love. A verse caught my eye while I was reading in devotionals “There is no fear in love. Perfect love drives out fear because...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 30, 2020 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Warning: I am not a medical professional and if you want to take this type of medication, I recommend you discuss this with your doctor before trying it. I live several chronic illness’ and a trach tube where I have to have a large volume nebulizer compressor...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 24, 2020 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Here is a fact about myself that not many realize about me. I cannot smell. The reason I cannot smell is due to my trach tube. The trach tube cuts off my nose from working, so my nose and all that it does is not working. Every so often I can smell and it is...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 23, 2020 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
It’s Sunday night, I’m sitting on my bed with my boy Nicholas listening to nature sounds on IHeart Radio. Right now ocean waves are playing on my stereo system and I love it. I miss the ocean. I can imagine myself sitting on the warm sand with my toes buried...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 17, 2019 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
The last couple of months I have been struggling with what’s the point of dealing day in and day out with my illness, with my trach tube, with going towards bariatric surgery, and I have felt disappointment and overwhelmed by all that these three...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 9, 2019 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Warmth, the cold morning air in my apartment allows me to climb into my bed with my soft plush blankets and my cat as I type. February, I made the decision to lament. I read a book called The Loud Sound about grieving and allowing yourself to lament that I was...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 22, 2019 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
It’s one of those nights when sleep does not come. There are many reasons sleep does not come easy for me, these includes, the large volume nebulizer that sits right next to my bed that I have to wear all night long and sounds like a large compressor by...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 29, 2019 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Lamenting does not come easy for me. I had a hard time starting Aubrey Sampson’s book The Louder Song. I made a commitment to read it and review it, so I reluctantly read it. Now I know why, it isn’t because Sampson is a horrible writer, it was...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 24, 2019 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I remember a time when nothing on my body hurt. I remember a time when I could walk freely without feeling like I was going to fall over or that oxygen was limited. I remember a time when I could ride my bike, walk 3 miles without stopping, dance joyously, and talk...
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