by Jamie Holloway | Feb 2, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“A Course In Weight Loss” Marianne Williamson Williamson looks at weight loss and health in a spiritual way. Loving you, before you can shed the pounds she believes and is probably correct you must learn to live in love with the body you have now being a fat ass and...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 1, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Hungry” Dr. Robyn L. Smith What I learned from reading this book is nothing new for me, but a reminder of what I have learned on my own journey with my disease. Her disease is different than mine, but we shared the shame unmasking of what was projected upon us from...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 31, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I have had the tune “Getting To Know You” from the Yul Brenner’s movie “The King and I” with Maureen O’Hara from the late 50’s early 60’s stuck in my head. I am getting to know my stomach again. I used to know my stomach well, but that all changed when I had my...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 30, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I got all my staples out of my belly. I am so happy, I feel like doing a belly dance, but I will spare you the visual image of me swinging my belly back and forth in excitement. Yes, I hurt, the staples make the wounds hurt worse and now I have a bandage on all 6...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 28, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
I am struggling today, Monday January 28th with pain that does not allow me to get comfortable in any position. I know this is a part of the healing process of the surgery I just experienced Tuesday the 22nd of January. I tried laying on my back, still hurt, then on...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 27, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Yesterday I spent the entire day relaxing in order for my body to heal. I also took a water pill and been peeing a lot in order to get the water retention gone from my body. I see the evidence in my right foot and I hate seeing my foot swollen. It is ugly. I retain...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 26, 2013 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
One of the things I do not like about being in the hospital is when my skin gets dry. The lotion they give you just seems to make my skin even drier. I asked my sister Carri to buy me some lotion to use while I am in the hospital before she came up for our visit...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 25, 2013 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Monday January 21st around 8 PM I felt like I had an atomic bomb explode in my stomach. The pain was excruciating. I have never experienced anything to that caliber in my life and believe me I have experienced a lot of painful things. After suffering until about 10:45...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 19, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Yesterday was a challenging day, actually the whole week was. Every single day I had something to do and even today I have something to do. I am tired, but I feel good at the same time about what I am accomplishing. It is a bit of a contradiction, but sometimes things...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 18, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
I am home from Longview. I enjoyed my trip and time away. I am exhausted, but feeling good. I will be going to Longview every three weeks to be the secretary of Living Ministries and to see my family and friends while I am there. My hope, my new quest is to move back...