When Krista found herself a single mom to a toddler after going through a divorce in her 20s, she felt the pressure of providing for her son while giving him the best childhood possible. This pressure made her work to be an employee that could not be replaced. Like her mother taught her, she taught her son to bloom where he was planted and make the most of what he had. Later, in June 2022, Krista was laid off from the company she had worked at for 15 years, and a conversation with her husband made her realize this was her opportunity to return to nursing school. It was a dream she began years ago that she was now determined to see through.