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This Just Got Personal
Why an Executive Order on Glyphosate Hits Home for This Midwest Millennial Mama If you’ve been following the news, you might have seen headlines about President Trump’s recent executive order concerning glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. For many, it might seem like just another political maneuver, another piece of legislation in a long line…
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Zach Lahn for Governor of Iowa
Putting my pain into purpose. 🎗️🙏🏻 My journey as a 2x cancer survivor has taught me that silence isn’t an option when our future is at stake. With Iowa facing the 2nd highest cancer rate in the nation, we can’t afford ‘politics as usual.’ We need a leader who has the guts to name the…
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Pain into Purpose: Protecting Iowa
After preschool pick-up today, I went and fought to protect Iowa’s air, land, and water. I didn’t change out of my “mama gear,” and I didn’t leave my survivor story at the door. I walked into the State Capitol because the health of our children shouldn’t be a “future” problem—it’s a right-now crisis. As I…
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The Monster in the Room
There is a specific kind of “quiet” that comes after cancer treatment, but it isn’t always peaceful. For many, it feels like living with a monster lurking just over your shoulder, silent but present, waiting for the right moment to step back into the light. Most people in their thirties are planning their next decade.…
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Real Life vs. The Noise
Cancer gives you a vision the world tries to take away. 🕊️🎗️ While I was fighting for my life, my world got very small, very fast. When you’re staring at a hospital ceiling, you don’t care about the viral outrage of the day. You don’t care about political propaganda or the “scandal” in another state.…
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Behind the Locked Doors
Right now, 15,000 nurses in New York City are on the picket lines. While the headlines talk about wages and benefits, there is a deeper, more chilling demand at the heart of this strike: Workplace safety and violence protections. For anyone who hasn’t lived in a hospital for weeks at a time, this might sound…
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