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Milly

American  
[mil-ee] / ˈmɪl i /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Milicent or Mildred.


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The family of Tony Dynes, another cancer patient who died aged 63 in May 2021, have revealed he also had an aspergillus fungal infection, as well as the same bacterial infection as Milly Main.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The £31m hospitals inquiry was launched in 2020 in the wake of deaths linked to infections, including 10-year-old Milly Main.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Milly, who was being treated for leukaemia, was in remission at the time of her death.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Milly Main had a successful stem cell transplant in July 2017 while in remission from leukaemia.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

She hadn’t seen Janie since she’d come over to visit two days after Milly was born.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway