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April 9, 2025 – Christie Martin received a panicked call from her daughter Brianne Cullen who claimed she was struggling to breathe.
Horrified, Christie rushed the 17-year-old to a nearby ER where she was given oxygen, X-rays and medication before being diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans — a health condition better known as ‘popcorn lung’. “She called me all of a sudden and said she can’t catch her breath.
“I couldn’t understand her, she kept saying ‘I can’t breathe’, it was the scariest thing.”
The mom went on to credit the sport for saving Brianne’s life.
“Cheer saved her life because the exertion that you put out during cheer practice on top of being sick, she couldn’t breathe,” Christie said.
