Miracle Memo

At 2 ½ years old, Emiliana spent her days doing all the things a toddler should be: learning at daycare, visiting bookstores, playing soccer with her younger sister, Carmela, and getting excited to start ballet.

Each year, student leaders from Children's Miracle Network Dance Marathon programs nationwide gather at CMN's national leadership conference, Ignite, to celebrate achievements.

As a child, River-Kai was missing one of life’s simplest pleasures that many take for granted: the ability to taste food and eat by mouth.

From the very beginning of Ellie’s medical journey, she was defying the odds.

At 3 months old, Joanna had been admitted to her local hospital six times before her rapidly deteriorating condition prompted a four-hour-plus trip in search of answers. That journey finally led her to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, where her baby was diagnosed with Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe form of drug‑resistant epilepsy that begins in infancy and can cause developmental delays.

Every year, 170 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals identify a “Champion” in each of their communities to serve as the face for children treated at their children’s hospital. These ambassadors spend the year advocating for the charitable needs of children’s hospitals across North America.  As the 2026 Children’s Miracle Network Champion at…

When a 21-week ultrasound turned their world upside down, Dylan and Devyn Parrish braced for a reality they had never imagined. A doctor noticed a faint echo that signaled their baby’s heart would not work the way it was meant to. Their unborn son, Callahan, was diagnosed with…

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Building worlds in Minecraft and racing through virtual bridges are just some of the ways 9-year-old Ella Grace Ramondetta keeps her spirit high during hospital stays. Now, as the newly named 2025 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, she’s building something even more…

Life was normal for soon-to-be high school senior Riley McFadden. An active student leader, Riley was a competitive swimmer with dreams of competing at the collegiate level. She was healthy and thriving. That all changed during her senior year when she was diagnosed with Stage 2B Bulky Hodgkins…