Happy Birthday Kasey!!!!! I miss you so much, there isn’t a day where I don’t think about you, I see you in the sunshine and in the trees and in all the animals (especially the ducks and birds I’m always seeing) and in all nature and in kindness and in absolutely everything that I do and everywhere that I go. I can never find the right words but I hope that you are somewhere so so so lovely and peaceful and that you are full of all the love everyone has for you. It has almost been a year since I first met you and I’ll never forget the kindness you showed me from the moment I first walked into the kitchen and saw you (even if you did almost burn your noodles mid conversation and we got distracted trying to open the window) to the moment we said goodbye for Easter break <3 For my birthday you gave me the most beautiful present and I wish I could give you something just as wonderful but instead I will be extra extra thinking of you and I will do things which I think you would love and appreciate (firstly being going to see the ducks around the lake!!!!!) <3 All of my love (and cakes hopefully better than the ones I made that one disastrous time), always, Grace xxxxx

Kasey, I am so glad to have known you, despite the pain in my heart since having lost you. It’s such a privilege to have been loved and cherished by you and I feel bad for those who never got to know your kindness, your smile and your strangling hugs. You will always be a part of me and I know you will be rooting for me to succeed. I promise I will make you proud, you always saw the best in me even when I saw nothing and I can never thank you enough for showing me what true friendship and unconditional love is. I got 65% on that essay you helped me with, although I can’t bring myself to read it anymore. I will always love you, I wish I’d told you more. Until we meet again one day, goodbye Kasey.

Dear Kasey, even though we’ve only been in each others lives for a few months, you’ve left a great mark on me. When I came abroad to UEA from the Netherlands, you immediately made me feel at home in our flat. I’ll never forget how you helped me settle and our lovely chats and coffees in the kitchen. You once told me you felt like you were taking up too much space, but I hope you’re in a place right now where you feel like you can take as much space as you need, because that’s the least that you deserve. I’ll never forget how you ridiculed me for liking the new Taylor swift album so much, so know that with every song you will be on my mind <3