by Jamie Holloway | Jul 17, 2012 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
A Place Of Healing By Joni Eareckson-Tada My friend Chelsey Lawrence put a link for a free Kindle edition of “A Place Of Healing” in the Vasculitis support group that I belong to. I downloaded Joni’s book while it was free. I enjoyed reading it and I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 15, 2012 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
The last couple of days have been a roller coaster ride of emotions that stem from being rejected. I wrote about having to go to the University Of Seattle in order to visit my ENT to see what the next steps will be concerning my Subglottic Stenosis. I believed that I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 6, 2012 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The Power Of Self-Healing Dr. Fabrizio Mancini In February, my care provider saw Dr. Phil’s TV talk show and this author was on hocking his book. I purchase the book after Myron suggested that I might be interested in reading it. I have always been interested in...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 30, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I do not normally write about my fears and such on my blog because it gets boring reading about someone who only talks and whines about their illness. I do it once in a while when I need to truly get it off my chest. This is one of those times. The last two weeks I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 29, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
A month ago I posted as my status to my friends what they did to sooth themselves when life gets tough. I got some interesting answers from the few friends who answered my question. One of those friends named Kris Esau graciously sent me a big stack of papers with...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 28, 2012 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“You Are A Writer” by Jeff Goins took me two days to read through and get helpful insight into my own struggle with calling myself a writer. Goins insight thoughts on what the writing process is, and what it entails opened my eyes up the possibilities out there for...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 26, 2012 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Doors, I dreamed about doors. I will tell you what my dream was: I was on some kind of a game show. I did not see the announcer. All I could here was the announcer’s voice and he told me to walk up this plank into this corridor and I had to make a choice and there...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 25, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I woke up this morning in a blissful mood. I spent my weekend in contemplative thought, because in my spirit I felt restless and unsure about where my life is going. I made some choices that I will be implementing soon. The reason for my restlessness is due to the...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 23, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am looking forward to August 4th, my friend Debra Lawson-Bean has graciously accepted and registered me to go to day conference at OHSU. This conference is for individuals and their care providers who suffer from an auto-immune disease. Vasculitis will be one of the...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 15, 2012 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I wanted to put my photographs that I took since I got my first digital camera in the summer of 2005 to some amazing quotes. I am doing it to inspire myself and to inspire my readers. No one else can speak the words on your lips. Drench yourself in words unspoken....
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 14, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I wrote in my story that I am awaiting my appointment on July 10th, 2012 at the University of Washington for a consultation appointment with Dr. Hillel (an ENT) and Dr. Gardner (my Rhematoligist) to see about what can be done about my throat issues. I just could not...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 14, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I was asked my Jim Bornac and Chelsey Lawrence to participate in writing about patients living with Vasculitis. I did. Check out Chelsey’s blog Hope to read about her story. You can find Jim Bornac sharing articles and all types of information on his Face book....
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 6, 2012 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
Finally I am taking on the challenge of nutrition. I have been putting of this subject simply because of all the conflicting information out there. I have no idea what the right answer is. All I know for sure is that drinking soda, eating chips, pizza, and all that...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 3, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
For the last couple of weeks I have been doing some deep work on my own self-worth. A couple of weeks ago if you remember reading I had to find out what my values were in each section and figure out goals for each section. Now, I am doing the detail work in those...
by Jamie Holloway | May 26, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Being sick with a trach is a challenge. Since I am always coughing something up, taking the cannula out to clean out my debris then how do you know when you are sick? Let me tell you. Today, Friday I woke up coughing and having to use my suction machine more than once...
by Jamie Holloway | May 21, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
Today is my thirty eighth birthday and yeah I am supposed to write an all happy post about how great it is to be thirty eight and be positive. If that is what you are wanting, then I will be disappointing you. I watched a movie starring Gordon Levitt Jr. called 50/50...
by Jamie Holloway | May 20, 2012 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
The other day my big sister Vickie and I were discussing recipes in how to make meatloaf. She was looking through her cookbooks. I have to confess that even though I enjoy cooking a lot, I do not own a lot of recipe/cook books. I hope to change that. Suddenly I...
by Jamie Holloway | May 19, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
For my thirty eighth birthday I decided that I wanted to do a project that I saw posted on a blog called Fit And Free With Emily that I read about 101 things I want to accomplish in 1001 days. The last few days I have been working on my list. I gave it a lot of...
by Jamie Holloway | May 16, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Citizenship/Community always meant to be helping people succeed in their lives and to aide them in their own healing journey. Being someone who is ill, I have a chronic illness that makes my ability to help others more challenging than the average person, but I am...
by Jamie Holloway | May 14, 2012 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
After going to Seattle to get the results of my X-rays from my Rhematologist Dr. Gardner I have been having all these feelings running through my mind that make moving forward a difficult task for me at this present moment. What happened is I went to the doctor...
by Jamie Holloway | May 10, 2012 | Inspiring Nutrition
I know, I know today I was supposed to be writing about the fifth installment of my Values/Goals list. I have decided to take a break on that post and write about something else that’s been on my mind. Yesterday I went to see Dr. Ferdow’s my GI doctor to get the...
by Jamie Holloway | May 9, 2012 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I have some amazing friends, old, new, and just getting know friends that make me laugh until I double over from my stomach hurting, and who send me encouraging emails, Face book messages, IM’s, phone calls, and texts in order to see how I am doing and to check in...
by Jamie Holloway | May 8, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
Family relationships are the topic for my post today. Yes, you guess it, the third installment of my assignment from my therapist. Being open, supportive, loyal is my definition of family. At least that is what I aspire to be as a sister, daughter, aunt, niece and...
by Jamie Holloway | May 7, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
Today is the start of my spring fling with the Sits Girls social media. I have an awesome web mistress Summer, but I wanted to learn some things myself that is why I have decided to join the fling this year. It will be two weeks of learning marketing skills for my...
by Jamie Holloway | May 6, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
Today I decided to do the second easy section of my assignment which concerns Health/Physical Well-being. I have spent years ruminating over my health, so it probably comes to no surprise to anyone that I have goals and it was easy for me. My value statement that I...