Cate Catanzariti lost her son Cody early in his life, after he was born at just 21 weeks and was diagnosed with spina bifida. That experience motivated her to start Little Wings, a support group for parents struggling with similar experiences.

"That was in Townsville, We had an amazing group up there called SANDS that stepped in and helped us. Set us up with counselling groups, anything that we could think of that we needed, they helped us," she explained.

"I'm a Griffith local and we moved back - when I got here, there was nothing available. To me, that was pretty sad. I set up an online support group to help people get in softly, maybe if they weren't ready to talk in person."

"It's just raising awareness. I'm a person who will talk about my son to anyone, he'll always be a part of our family, he'll always be with us."

She partnered with Helen Cambrell, who lost a child 30 years ago. She was quick to add that she couldn't have done it alone, and thanked Ms Cambrell for her help with creating the group.

Ms Catanzariti explained that infant loss can be an uncomfortable subject to talk about, but added that this can leave parents feeling isolated and alone.

"It doesn't get talked about much. It's brushed aside and people deal with it in their own way. With the society we have, we talk a lot more. We share our feelings. The prevalence of sharing is more which is great."

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This month, Griffith City Council is lighting up the Nancy Blumer Fountain in pink and blue in recognition of the month. Ms Catanzariti has her own tradition though.

"Because it's something that's very personal, I always light candles for all the members in our facebook group ... On the fifteenth, it's the international day so what happens from 7pm to 8pm, it's an international candle lighting ceremony. All over the world, we light candles in memory and leave them going for one hour," she explained.

She added that she was keen to get permission from council to hold a candle vigil on the night, so that families could share the space with others who'd been through the same thing.

"That's the biggest thing, to let people know they're not alone. It's the saddest thing that can ever happen to a family so we look at it that at least if you know someone else is out there traveling the same path or on the same steps, it's something," Ms Catanzariti closed.

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