by Jamie Holloway | Aug 17, 2023 | Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
August 2023 has come upon me quickly. It has been one year since I got this massive wound on my right front lower leg that I have been wrestling with this year. This year has been hell for me a lot of hospital visits, pain procedures, leg infections, sepsis, and I...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 27, 2022 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
According to Webster-Merriam dictionary the definition of acceptance being approved and also agreeing with things. I have been mulling over this definition and also why the word ACCEPTANCE triggers me. Here is what I have come up with. My entire life I have not been...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 22, 2021 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
“You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” Louise Hay I feel so behind on my personal blogging that I decided to start over. Starting over means starting at a where I am at, at this...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 28, 2018 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
In one of my last articles I wrote about What Are Ketones, what they are what their job is in our bodies. In this article I will tackle the subject of Ketoacidosis. Being a diabetic and deciding to do the Keto Eating Plan means I have to be keenly aware of where my...
by Jamie Chases Butterflies | Mar 29, 2018 | Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Everyone wants to know What Are Ketones? I was inspired to write this article because my friend Karen from Wellness Works NW has started selling Prüvit Ketone Supplements. I wanted to know more about it. I also know that Karen is dedicated to the safety and health...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 9, 2017 | Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
The Hard Decision If you follow me on Facebook or are one of my friends on Facebook you might have read that I am Pursuing Bariatric Surgery. This was not an easy decision for me to make. It has taken me years. Choosing to change your stomach with surgery shouldn’t be...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 5, 2017 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
I am writing this post on my tablet. My lap top finally ran out of memory. Although I am frustrated by this, I am thankful that I have a tablet so I can still write, research, and email. I can still use my voice. The tablet is different than a...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 1, 2017 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
One day last month Karen sent me a text asking me to research the different types of arthritis. I was like okay, vague, but how many types can there be? Both Karen and I were deeply shocked when later I called her and told her what I discovered. There are 150...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 23, 2017 | Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Karen, from Wellness Works NW gave me another writing assignment. Posture. Posture is the position in which we hold our bodies while standing, sitting, and lying down. Having good posture helps our muscles, joints, and ligaments. Let me share something about myself. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 5, 2017 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
“I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. ” Although the Tens and PMS...
by Jamie Holloway | May 18, 2017 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other
A couple of weeks ago, Karen at Wellness Works NW, gave me another research assignment: Crohn’s Disease. The only thing I know about Crohn’s Disease is the Glenn Frey from the Eagles had it. Since doing my research I know a lot more. My aim in writing this article is...
by Jamie Holloway | May 2, 2017 | Supporting Each Other
My goal in writing an article about spices is to show men and women that they can learn to cook and to spice up their food without adding a ton of salt or things that will make their health deteriorate. When I first started learning to cook I had an older sister who...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 7, 2017 | Exhilarating People, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Recently I started having morning tea with a wonderful lady who lives in my apartment complex. What I enjoy about this lady is that she is a belly dancer, she is extremely creative, and she is a warrior. She struggles like we all do with her different health...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 5, 2017 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
I have been thinking about writing a post about Fibromyalgia because I have a niece in law and several friends who combat this disease. I have heard them talk about their pain, their anxiety, and the skin issues they suffer and the horrendous affects some of...
by Special Contributor | Mar 16, 2017 | Products I Love, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Dear Readers @ Jamie Chases Butterflies, I am writing this blog because Jamie NEVER would. Jamie is my best friend and sister. We have known each other since 1987 in Mr. Smith’s math class, where we would catch catnaps and counsel each other when we...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 16, 2017 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Inspiring Nutrition, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
In exchange for my honest review I was given a free copy of Susan Zogheib’s book Renal Diet Plan and Cookbook through her publishers Callisto and Rock Ridge Press and I won this book on Goodreads. The opinions I express are my own and in no way...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 8, 2017 | Supporting Each Other
I have been procrastinating writing about GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) for several months. Karen and Summer from Wellness Works NW gave me this hard topic to research and to write about. There is so much information, from the good things about it, to the...
by Jamie Chases Butterflies | Feb 9, 2017 | Supporting Each Other
Life is so complex. It takes my breathe away when I think about it all. All the decisions, choices, and the mass amounts of conflicting information that is out there overwhelms me. Does it you? As 2017 started last month, I thought about my role as writer and...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 25, 2016 | Books/Music, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Ever since I saw the movie War Room I started working on my prayer life. Praying builds up my relationship with Jesus and it also helps me focus on Him throughout my day. When I saw Amelia Rhodes book Pray A to Z I knew that I wanted to dive into this book. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 16, 2016 | Supporting Each Other
November is Movember, a movement to inspire men to think about their health. I’m not going to nag you into going to the doctor, but I am going to encourage you to go and get the check-ups that you need. I have written about prostate & testicular cancer, chronic...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 1, 2016 | Products I Love, Supporting Each Other
“I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company.” A Word from Jamie Holloway...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 17, 2016 | Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
For the last month I have not felt like writing anything personal for my blog. Since my last surgery and it’s complications I have felt an avoidance of writing or even facing the challenge that I know is before me. I needed quiet. I needed time away from...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 17, 2016 | Books/Music, Exhilarating People, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
This week while I have been healing from my latest trachea surgery I have been reading “A Call To Mercy” by Mother Teresa. I remember watching Mother Teresa on TV as a young child and being deeply fascinated by this small woman with a huge heart. I am...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 16, 2016 | Auto-immune, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
I’m still in recovery mode from when I had my surgery one week ago. While in the hospital I started reading “The Message” Bible, which I enjoy. It makes a ton more sense to me than if I were to read thy shalt not, etc. Here is the scripture from “The Message...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 25, 2016 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Stress has become unbearable within the last year so I decided to seek counseling and tools to help me manage it better. Here are the things that are causing me stress maybe they might be something you can identify with. The seemingly never ending saga of my...
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