A Place to Find Hope & Help When Your Baby is Fighting for Life

Breathe Between Battles | Supporting NICU and ECMO Families

Breathe Between Battles provides critical support, resources, and community for families navigating the NICU and ECMO journey. Founded in honor of McRae, our nonprofit organization offers emotional support, financial assistance information, and connections to other parents who understand the challenges of having a medically fragile infant in intensive care.

We serve families facing:
  • Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stays
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment
  • Critical care for premature babies and medically complex newborns

No parent should face this journey alone. Find support, resources, and understanding here.

WHY WE EXIST

Support, Community, Comfort — Every Breath Matters

At Breathe Between Battles, we support families walking through medical crises like CDH and ECMO. Our mission is to provide community, comfort, and real resources that help parents breathe in the hardest moments of their lives. Every program, every donation, and every interaction honors the life and legacy of my son, McRae.
Key Values:
  • Hope
  • Strength
  • Compassion
  • Faith
  • Community
  • Resilience
  • Support
  • Honoring McRae's legacy
YOU ARE NOT ALONE

Families facing NICU and ECMO journeys need more than medical care — they need a community that understands, resources that help, and a place to exhale between the battles.

Support Highlights:
  • Emotional Support: Someone to listen and guide you.
  • Peer Connections: Connect with other parents who understand.
  • Financial Assistance: Through The Golden Gear program.
  • Care Packages & Resources: Practical help during tough times.
Support, guidance, & community for every stage of the journey.

Parent Resources

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Resources

Infant Loss Support

Remembrance & Healing

MERCH STORE & FUNDRASING

Shop to Support Families and Honor McRae

When you shop with us, you're doing more than acquiring a product—you're becoming part of a movement of hope and healing. Every purchase directly supports families navigating the overwhelming challenges of ECMO and critical care journeys, providing them with resources, comfort, and community when they need it most.
When you wear or use our products, you carry McRae's legacy forward. You spark conversations that raise awareness. You remind other families that they are not alone. And you help us continue providing critical support to those who need it most.
Shop with purpose. Give with heart. Change lives together.
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Take a Breath With Us — The Breathe Between Battles Podcast

Real stories of faith, grief, and healing — because no one should walk this journey alone.

While we’re putting the finishing touches on our website, we invite you to join Chloë — McRae’s mom — on the Breathe Between Battles podcast, a space for honest conversations about medical motherhood, loss, and life after.
Through powerful storytelling, faith-filled reflection, and moments of raw truth, Chloë shares what it means to find peace between the pain, strength in the struggle, and hope in every heartbeat.
If you’ve ever felt unseen in your grief, or unsure of how to keep going — this podcast is for you.
🎧 Listen Now
McRea in the hospital collage with sibling

Be Part of What We’re Building

Breathe Between Battles is building a space rooted in compassion, understanding, and lived experience. Sign up to receive thoughtful updates, early access to resources, and news as we prepare to launch. We’ll only share what matters—no noise, just care.