Rest in Peace Lacey Grace

On behalf of the family I have created this go fund me for anyone who wishes to make a contribution to help Nadine & Isla in this extremely difficult time.

Lacey’s story provided by her mum:

Lacey Grace the most precious angel was born clinically dead due to a traumatic birth, she was worked on for ten minutes next to my bed side.

Those ten minutes felt like an eternity and something that I will forever be traumatised over, every time I close my eyes it’s all I can see.

After ten minutes they were able to get a heart beat, Lace was then transferred to Monash NICU where she was surrounded by the most amazing care team who not only looked after Lacey but myself also.

Although Lacey looked perfect in every aspect and fought so hard, multiple tests were run and the damage had already been done she was brain dead only brain activity she had was seizures.

Seven days of watching my girl only being kept alive by a ventilator and her only movements being seizures was beyond heart breaking.

Blow after blow with Lacey one day it got too much and a code blue was called I become unresponsive next to her, I don’t remember anything about that day except waking up in a ward as a patient away from my girl.

As a single mum with a nine year old girl, having to make the decision to turn off my babies ventilator was the hardest decision I have ever made.

My first and only proper hug with her was when her ventilator was taken out.

My little fighter held on for just over an hour, she wanted so dearly to be on this earth.

She was surrounded by myself, her sister, her father and both sides of her family as she took her last breathe.

I got to spend one night with her in a cold cot which was the hardest but most magical night of my life.

I never got to hear her cry, I never got to give her a bottle, I never got any firsts.

Lacey Grace was perfect in every way and even in all the darkness I will never be able to express my gratitude with Monash NICU they looked after my princess but they also cried with me, held me, went above and beyond.

Lacey Grace: 22/09/24-29/09/24

‘Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart’

Rest easy Lacey Grace forever loved and forever missed.

Any contribution is greatly appreciated x