Our Story

Raising a Teen with Rare Illnesses: The Battle Between Letting Go and Holding On
Raising a Teen with Rare Illnesses: The Battle Between Letting Go and Holding On
|Kursti Young
Teenage hormones and chronic illness—two things no parent is ever truly prepared for. Add in homeschooling while living full-time in a 44ft fifth wheel? Some days I feel strong. Other... Read more...
Mom Guilt, Medical Burnout & Caregivers Exhaustion=Balancing My Needs with My Kids’
Mom Guilt, Medical Burnout & Caregivers Exhaustion=Balancing My Needs with My Kids’
|Kursti Young
Being a medical mama comes with an invisible weight—one that includes burnout, guilt, and the pressure to do it all. In this post, I open up about what it really... Read more...
Traveling Full-Time as a Medical Mama
Traveling Full-Time as a Medical Mama
|Kursti Young
Living full-time in an RV with three kids—one with two rare lung diseases—was never the plan… but it’s become our beautiful, chaotic reality. Between homeschool lessons, breathing treatments, and chasing... Read more...
The things I wish people knew about PCD & Atypical CF
The things I wish people knew about PCD & Atypical CF
|Kursti Young
Even as a licensed vocational nurse — and with her dad being a respiratory therapist — nothing prepared us for raising a child with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Atypical Cystic... Read more...
The Little Wins We Celebrate (PCD + Atypical CF Edition)
The Little Wins We Celebrate (PCD + Atypical CF Edition)
|Kursti Young
When your child lives with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Atypical Cystic Fibrosis, you learn to celebrate the victories others never see. A night without coughing. A clear chest X-ray. A... Read more...
A Letter to the Mom Who Just Got the Diagnosis
A Letter to the Mom Who Just Got the Diagnosis
|Kursti Young
To the mom who just got the diagnosis — I see you.The fear, the questions, the overwhelming love. You’re not alone. At Breath In Bloom Collective, we’re here to support,... Read more...
Our Story: From Rare Diagnoses to a Collective of Hope
Our Story: From Rare Diagnoses to a Collective of Hope
|Kursti Young
Just a mom, sharing the ups, downs, and in-betweens of raising a rare-diagnosis warrior. Our blog is a little corner of honesty, hope, and heart—where awareness meets real life, and... Read more...