Skye lived only three hours, but to her parents, those hours were filled with beauty, love, and meaning.
After her passing, the couple received support from a special midwife and were given time in the “Daisy Room,” a private space for parents to spend precious moments with their baby before and after death.
But soon after, nobody spoke about Skye again. Millie felt devastated, as if her daughter had been forgotten.
She remembered how, at first, staff acknowledged Skye’s situation—but eventually, her existence seemed to disappear from conversation.
At the same time, Millie was caring for her surviving twin, Callie, who remained in the NICU. One day, while talking to another mother of twins, that mother casually remarked how “lucky” Millie was not to have twins—completely unaware of her loss.
“The other parents were not aware of Skye’s position. The innocent statement was made in jest. They were unaware that I had already had two children.”
The words cut deeply. Millie burst into tears and ran out of the room, leaving the other parents confused. She couldn’t bring herself to explain. Later, she realized that a simple sticker could have prevented such a painful misunderstanding.
