Honoring her life, love, and legacy
I’m honored to finally share that Jamie Walls memorial bench has been installed at Indian Mary Park, overlooking the beautiful Rogue River near Grants Pass, Oregon. Knowing that this special place now exists brings me a great deal of peace. It is a quiet, beautiful spot where family, friends, and anyone whose life Jamie touched…
The Beginning I have wanted to write about how Jamie impacted my life, but I couldn’t find the words for a long time. Every time I tried, I realized I wasn’t just trying to tell a story—I was trying to put words to someone who changed my life in ways I didn’t fully understand until…
Jamie Michele Walls February 5, 1985 — December 27, 2025 GRANTS PASS, OR — Surrounded by her family and loved ones, Jamie Michele Walls, 40, passed away on December 27, 2025, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Grants Pass, Jamie was a 2003 graduate of Rogue River High School. She went…
Not much to report but I promised you guys I would do better about keeping you informed on what’s going on with me and the family 🙂 Sleep is my best friend, and sleep is what I do. We’ve done some adjusting to my meds and have finally seem to have found a sweet spot…
***10-16-25 UPDATE*** after a ton of Oral meds through the night, I was finally able to use the restroom – it was an event and I’ll just leave it at that… I just met with the morning rounds doctor and they are getting me set up with a whole team so that I can actually…
This is going to be hard, just a fair warning. I had a CT on Monday and unfortunately it is showing rapid disease progression. I now have fluid build up in my chest surrounding my lungs so I had to go have that drained, which wasn’t as horrible as I thought it was going to…
Due to my increasing pain and need for paracentesis, my doctor is suspecting more rapid disease progression in the peritoneal space in my upper abdomen. She is starting me on a low dose fentanyl patch so I’m not waking up in horrible pain anymore. At this time I don’t know what this will mean for…
Just got my lab results from yesterday…. MY CEA DROPPED 73 POINTS IN 2 WEEKS!!!! All my labs looked amazing too, especially my liver enzymes which were the lowest they’ve been in 8 months!!!
So the ascites battle continues (fluid build up in the abdomen). I got drained again yesterday (Monday) and they took almost 5 liters out and I’m already filling back up. I’m scheduled again on Friday for another drainage but what we’re running into is I’m filling up faster than they can get me in so…
Things have been a little rough. See that massive belly? I have what’s called ascites – fluid buildup in my abdomen that’s being secreted by the cancer. I’m waiting on a call from Asante to get in for an ultrasound and to get it drained hopefully tomorrow I’m pretty limited on what I can do…