Midwest Millennial Mama ™️

Welcome

I didn’t choose this path; it chose me.

2x Cancer Survivor. Master Educator. Sovereign Matriarch. 🕊️

I see the playbook; I’m raising my kids to see it too. 👁 I am the Midwest Millennial Mama – here to expose the scripts that divide us, protect our Iowa land, and teach the next generation. Welcome to my awakening. ✨️

I’m a survivor, an educator, and most importantly a Midwest Millennial Mama. The lens is finally clear, and I’m inviting you to pull up a chair. ​Explore the site. Read the archives. Join the conversation.

  • She Wears My Shoes

    The world is calling 2026 the “new 2016.” For most, it’s a trend about fashion and nostalgia—a return to a certain look or feeling. But for me, the connection is much more literal, and a lot more emotional. In 2016, life looked a lot different. My oldest was only two years old—a whirlwind of cuteness…

    Read the full story HERE.

13 responses to “Welcome”

    • Thank you! I felt a calling to share my story. Hopefully I will inspire others to join the stem cell registry & donate blood. My life was saved because of those selfless acts. 🥹🙏🏻

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  6. This is amazing. Your voice, your story, and your positivity are exactly what so many people need. Watching you walk through this with so much courage has already inspired me, and now you’re creating a space to lift up others too. I’m so proud of you and can’t wait to see the impact this has 💛

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  7. I just started my journey with MDS blood cancer on Thanksgiving. I can’t qualify for a bone marrow transplant ever because of my age. 73. I just realized I have to have an injection every three weeks and a blood draw two days after each one for the rest of my life. I am at the beginning, and I have a different cancer. You are such a survivor I can see that. Yes, you are inspirational, but I am going thru grief. I just went from denial to depression and anger. I am not at the acceptance stage as I am not even two months in. My first blood transfusion is tomorrow. I am so glad that I too have my faith, and I know that I am being carried by God and He is there even with me when I don’t sense his presence when I am in deep depression. Also, not stable rapid-cycling bipolar. I have microscopic colitis that can keep me home. A solo senior with no family. Parent have died. No spouse, no children. My niece immigrated to Israel. My goddaughter just got married to an Aussie and has immigrated to Australia. My two close friends are out of town. My brother is out of town. It makes it hard. And people that I thought were friends really aren’t. Maybe they are afraid of my diagnosis. But my doctor and his nurse are lovely, and Scripps Torrey Pines staff are great. A very warm environment. Alot of people with MDS are flying in from around the country as it is a rare blood cancer. San Diego. Thank you for letting me vent. I had to push for an appointment and I had to advocate to see a doctor and get a bone biopsy. I’m good at advocating. So many more illness. It is just shocking to me. I didn’t expect my life to be like this at 73 but you just don’t know what struggle you will have in life and we all have struggles and tragedies. No one escapes them.

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