Children’s Miracle Network

Preston Billiar, 4

Five days before his 2nd birthday, Preston was admitted to the emergency department because of lingering bruising that began spreading all over his body. Immediately, blood work was done that showed he had leukemia. Preston received multiple chemotherapy treatments, lumbar punctures and blood transfusions. Treatment seemed to be normal until he contracted a bacterial infection and had to be transferred to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). A few days before his 3rd birthday, Preston was placed on the ECMO machine to help his heart and lungs heal. After spending 23 days in the PICU, he was transferred to the Kids Immunosuppressed Unit (KISU). Preston is now 4 and finished his treatment in February!

Stella Fleming, 14

In June 2025, Stella was involved in an accident when the ATV she was riding on rolled over and landed on her foot severely injuring muscle, tendons and bone. Stella was immediately transported to Maynard Children’s Hospital where she underwent surgery to clean the wound and remove dead, damaged or infected tissue. She then underwent several other surgeries to close the wound and to receive a skin graft. After each surgery, she required dressing changes that were extremely painful. After two weeks in the hospital, Stella was discharged and was able to go home. She required several rounds of physical therapy to be able to regain use of her foot. Today, Stella is in eighth grade, became homecoming queen and loves playing softball!

Roman Jackson, 3

Roman was born at just 25 weeks and spent the first 21 months of his life in the hospital throughout the Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Being so premature, he had chronic lung disease and was very sick while hospitalized. Roman had to have a trach tube inserted and was put on a ventilator to help him breathe. He also had to have a g-tube placed to help him eat and get the nutrients he needed to grow. After spending a year in the PICU, Roman was discharged right before his second Christmas. Today, he no longer requires the ventilator and is working on feeding.

Wyatt Mitchell, 8

In September 2024, Wyatt was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Treatment started with a bone marrow biopsy, lumbar punctures and a central line placement. Wyatt also underwent several inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy infusions as well as sedation for invasive procedures. As part of his chemotherapy treatment, Wyatt had to wear a continuous infusion chemo pump for 31 days at a time for multiple cycles. During this time, multiple visits to the hospital were required to access his port. Through the last year and a half of treatment, Wyatt has overcome so many fears thanks to the amazing team at Maynard Children’s Hospital. Today, Wyatt is cancer free and is currently in cycle one of seven in the maintenance phase of his chemotherapy treatment.

Millie Mae Paramore, 7 months

Millie Mae was born at just 25 weeks, weighing less than two pounds. She was taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) right after birth. Since she was so premature, Millie’s skin was see-through and she was tiny enough that a finger could be wrapped around her leg. Millie received several blood transfusions throughout her 104-day NICU stay. When she was discharged, she only required home oxygen. Today, Millie Mae no longer requires home oxygen and is a healthy 7-month-old!

Fendi Perry, 6

Fendi was diagnosed with asthma as a 1-year-old. In September, she had to go home early from school one day and told her mom she needed to go to the hospital. Fendi was flown to Maynard Children’s Hospital and immediately started having trouble breathing and was put on a ventilator and diagnosed with pneumonia. After about 30 minutes of the ventilator not working, Fendi was also put on ECMO to allow her heart and lungs to rest. After being on the ECMO machine for nine days, she was finally stable and spent some time in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) before being discharged to go home. Today, Fendi is healthy and continues to navigate life with asthma.

Rawlings Warren, 1

Rawlings was born a healthy baby girl. At just 13 days old, she was admitted back to the hospital to the pediatrics floor for increased congestion, shallow breathing and feeding difficulty. Shortly after, she was transferred to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in septic shock with low platelets and elevated liver enzymes. Rawlings spent 27 days in the PICU before heading home. Today, she and her family consider the PICU care team part of their family. Rawlings is now a happy, healthy 1-year-old who loves the ECU Pirates and Sam, our Maynard Canine Crew facility dog.