by Jamie Holloway | Jun 6, 2026 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
While at OHSU recovering from Pneumonia and lung surgery I listened to Brene Brown’s book Strong Ground and I colored. While awaiting my surgery I developed non bacteria pneumonia in my lung. I ended up on antibiotics and on the ventilator. It was...
by Jamie Holloway | May 1, 2026 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
My weight has been an issue for me my entire life. I remember being ten years old and doing a milk shake diet with my birth mom. It tasted nasty. My birth mom was obese too. I did countless diets, saw dieticians even at Shriners Hospital and had to follow this...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 18, 2026 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love reading children’s books. The best part is giving them to children after I am done. I love the artwork and the simple story. “My Gift” by Raluca Sirbu is one of those stories. It’s a charming story about how a treasure that was passed down that...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 11, 2026 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
One week has passed since I received the devastating news about my left lung. My upper left lung is collapsing just like my lower left lung did. The human body has two lungs, the right lung and the left lung. There are 2 lobes in the left lung and three in the right...
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...
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