In times of tragedy, small acts of kindness are remembered for a lifetime. That’s why Kostas and Poppy Gribilas felt the need to give back, after their eight-month-old daughter Konstantina passed away.

The couple have set up “The Konstantina Angelique Gribilas Foundation” this week, and will be hosting a fundraising event next March to raise funds for the Sydney Children’s Intensive care Unit at Randwick Hospital.

The couple are now in the process of setting up the foundation’s logistics and are in talks with solicitors to get everything underway as soon as possible.

They felt the need to give back despite such tragic circumstances after they were helped so much by the staff at Randwick Hospital.

“They were amazing, I can’t thank them enough,” Poppy Gribilas tells Neos Kosmos.

“They went above and beyond trying to save my girl.”

Konstantina went into hospital on September 14 in 2013 after Poppy and Kosta were worried their little girl was getting dehydrated while teething.

“My baby had no sickness and we were always making sure that she was having a checkup,” Poppy says.

“She was teething, and when babies are teething they don’t eat properly, so we thought she was dehydrated and we took her straight to the hospital.

“Within 48 hours we lost her.”

Konstantina had heart complications, and wasn’t able to hold on.

The family is no stranger to heart conditions. Although not linked to Konstantina’s case, her father Kosta received a lifesaving heart transplant in 2008 from Doujon Zammit, a 20-year-old Australian killed by a bouncer while on holiday in Greece.

With the knowledge of her husband’s condition, Poppy was beyond cautious during her pregnancy to ensure that her baby was healthy.

“With my husband’s history, when I was pregnant I was getting tests done, I was getting double and triple checks, making sure everything was ok,” she says.

“She was healthy. There was no sign, no nothing.”

The family still doesn’t have all the answers. They have undergone various genetic testing and all tests have come back clear. They are still looking to find out more on how their little angel died.

The charity is a way to at least deal with their grief in a constructive way. The couple says they want to branch out and support more worthwhile charities after their March event.

“Whether it’s for a nursing home, whether it’s for homeless people; wherever there’s a need that’s where the money will go,” Poppy says.

Heartbreakingly, the couple runs a Christening business in Sydney, where the memory of their daughter is never too far away.

Poppy says Konstantina would come to work with them every day and even had a little play room out the back.

“She was always happy, she was always laughing,” Poppy says.

“We were so lucky that we had her here with us, she was just the most perfect little baby.”

It’s through the help of their friends and family, taking over the business and dealing with customers, that the couple was able to stay on their own two feet and grieve in peace.

Seeing them back at work today is a testament to their spirit.

“As painful as it is, it’s the least we can do,” Poppy says.

“With gods strength we get out of bed. We put on our mask and we go to work.”

The couple are seeking for sponsors to take part in the March fundraising event for the Sydney Children’s Intensive care Unit at Randwick Hospital and say tickets will be on sale soon.

For more information, visit the foundation’s facebook page at www.facebook.com/KonstantinaAngelique