Millie Smith and Lewis Cann walked into the maternity ward expecting double joy and instead were asked to prepare for a countdown. One daughter, Skye, had anencephaly, a fatal condition that meant their time with her would be measured in hours, not years. They chose to fill those three precious hours with love, memorizing every feature, every breath, knowing goodbye was racing toward them.

In the weeks after Skye’s death, Millie discovered a second kind of loss: silence. People spoke as if she had only ever carried one child. The final blow came when another parent casually joked that she was “lucky not to have twins.” Out of that cruelty and invisibility, Millie created the purple butterfly sticker—quiet, gentle, unmistakable. Placed on incubators, it tells staff and visitors: one or more babies in this set are gone, but they are not forgotten. Through the Skye High Foundation, her daughter’s brief life now ripples across the world, turning unspoken grief into recognition and compassion.