by Jamie Holloway | Feb 27, 2026 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
February 18th is a trigger day for me. My abuser died that day. I lived with my abuser for 10 years. I was his verbal punching bag, his physical punching bag, his cook, his cleaner, and his work horse. He was physically disabled and I loved him and I wanted to help...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 23, 2026 | Auto-immune
Note: This article was originally published on WellnessWorksNW.com on 2/9/2026 I live with several chronic illnesses. Today I am will be sharing about living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Keeping them straight with all the steps of the medical treatment and learning what...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 13, 2026 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Part of living with a chronic condition is learning to live with pain. One of the ways I deal with pain that won’t allow me to sleep is by getting lost in a good novel. Most recent novel is by author Hannah Brohm called “Love and Other Brain Experiments”. The main...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 20, 2026 | The Magnificent Journey
I have a voice. It is different from the one I was born with. My Rheumatoid Arthritis attacked my voice box, this is called Cricoarytenoid. It is a rare thing to have. I seem to have hit the jackpot with rare diseases two in one body. There are three treatments...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 9, 2026 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
( (My writing buddy Nicholas Thriller Holloway) My writing has been inconsistent the last year. My inspiration for writing and researching and journaling has been lacking in my life. I miss you. I feel like a part of me is missing. My energy levels were...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 6, 2025 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have loved Reba McEntire since I was in my early twenties. She is one of my favorites. Her music speaks to my soul. Recently, I got her part memoir, part cookbook “Not That Fancy”. A beautifully crafted book full of recipes, stories, and photographs that...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 18, 2025 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
I have been living with a damaged lung for three years. My lower left lung is collapsed and my upper left lung where my windpipe meets the lung is narrowing just like my trachea has been for the last 16 years. With my trachea, my ENT and I have been...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 27, 2025 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
The voice, a powerful instrument that is used to get your thoughts, your emotions, your opinions, and most important to express who you are to everyone. What happens when you lose the capability to talk? What happens when your voice becomes weak and not able to...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 15, 2025 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
One of the ways I cope with living with chronic illness is getting lost inside a good book. This last week has been rough, several doctor appointments and getting a CT scan and starting Prednisone. By Thursday I was on the verge of collapse. Thursday afternoon,...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 22, 2025 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I first heard about Anne Frank in 8th grade in my English class. We read “The Diary of Anne Frank”, and I was enthralled with her journey. So, when I heard Alice Hoffman, who is one of my favorite writers, wrote a fiction book on Anne Frank before she...
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