Supporting the family of Lacey Irwin-Dziuk

It is a tragedy when a best friend dies too young. What would be worse is never meeting them. I am delighted to have had Lacey, as a friend in life but will stay to be their companion in death, honoring her in whatever I can do. I am creating this GoFund me for my friends family, to ease some of their burdens during this difficult time.

I’ve received so many messages this weekend and have heard from many people from many places saying “there are no words” – well, there are. There are words. There are words of happiness about the treasured time we all had with Lacey, although it was too brief.

There are words of beauty to describe her individuality and how she always looked. There are words of sorrow to try and communicate what we are feeling now she has left us.

But maybe most of all there are words of strength, of hope, of power, of resilience and of tender love. Words that can bring us all together, to cross these choppy waters and come out the other side, better for it. All that will be different now, but I feel she’ll be with me wherever I go.

So what would Lacey want from us today? Aside from more smiling :)

A celebration of who she was and a sharing of our happy memories of her. No hassles! The thought of a fuss being made would embarrass and annoy her in equal measure. She'd want that we protect each other, talk to each other and share our grief - be open and care for those hurting.  And most of all she’d want that we try and be positive. I feel so so lucky to have shared so many days with lacey. She's made me a better person. She's left an indelible mark on our lives and we need to honour that with strength and with love. As a friend said this weekend – we all need to be a little more Lacey.

Lacey was a HUGE part of our community, and was always there to show her support in anyway possible. Now it’s our turn to show love and support to her family. Please help out this lovely family, anything helps. Thank you. ❤️

As Lacey would always say, Love you friend❤️