by Jamie Holloway | Nov 10, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I do several things for my Vasculitis besides taking the chemo drugs and steroids. I am a firm believer in trying different methods to help my body to be the best she can be. I do this by: 1) I use therapeutic grade essential oils. basil, peppermint,...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 9, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
As my friend was walking with her cane to make purchases at the grocery store a couple soon was behind her making rude comments. “It will be interesting to watch how a blind person gets around and shops for food.” This deflated my friend, as the couple followed her...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 7, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I have a beautiful pink crochet bag that my friend Summer Clemenson from Knotty Ware’s and Exclaim Media made me for my birthday one year. I have used this bag for my numerous trips to the hospital for surgeries. I have fit inside my lap top, clothes, hygiene stuff,...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 6, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was given the opportunity to read “God in Motion” by Jeff Leake and in which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. There were several things upon reading “God in Motion” that caused me to ponder and view my own beliefs about Jesus. Relationship has been a key component of...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 5, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I joined two writing challenges this month. One is the WEGO “National Health Blog Month” and the other challenge I joined is an off shoot of NaNo that just focus’ on blogging. NaNo is a novel writing challenge. I am familiar with the NaNo because one of my...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 4, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Today’s writing prompt for WEGO is to write about how my health condition forced me to grow up and take my training wheels off. This prompted me to think deeply about these last 4 years of my life fighting my own body with GPA (Wegener’s) and how it has shaped...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 3, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Weight loss and eating healthy is important to me at this exact moment in my life. You see I have a Vasculitis disease that wreck’s havoc on my body and cause my body to attack itself. My adventures with living with a trach and dealing with all the emotions,...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 2, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I kind of feel like the little Engine that Could remember that story book from when we were kids? I do. Today’s Wego Health Challenge for November is about I think I can. Here is mine… I think I can start getting my body moving so I can get the excess weight...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 1, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I found this on two blogs that I enjoy reading “Fit and Free With Emily” and “Back To Her Roots”. I will be adding only one thing to the list. Goals: I only have one goal for the month of November. That is to get my body moving. Now that I am recovered from my surgery...