It began with Millie Smith and Lewis Cann, who learned that one of their identical twin daughters, Skye, would die shortly after birth. They carried both girls anyway, loving them fiercely in the short time they had together. After Skye passed away, Millie was left navigating the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with only Callie in her incubator—and a wound no one could see. Other parents, unaware of her loss, would casually say how “lucky” she was not to be juggling two babies. Each comment was a fresh tear in a heart already broken.

From that agony came the purple butterfly: a small sticker placed on incubators to quietly signal that a twin or sibling has died. No explanations, no forced conversations—just a gentle shield of understanding. Today, through the Skye High Foundation, that symbol has traveled the world, honoring babies who lived only moments yet changed everything. It asks strangers for tenderness, spares grieving parents from reliving their worst day, and ensures that even the briefest life is seen, remembered, and spoken of with care.