Hi, my name is Alyx.
On June 6, 2026, my partner, Cyrus, passed away at just 26 years old. I am now trying to survive the loss of the person I planned my life with while facing the overwhelming financial and emotional challenges that have followed.
Cyrus and I were together for two years. They were the light of my life, my home, and genuinely the best person I have ever known. They loved plants, crystals, trinkets, accessories, animals, art, and surrounding themselves with meaningful objects. They found joy and connection in the little things, and those things now help me feel close to them.
Losing Cyrus has been life-shattering. It also came during an already devastating period in my life. In November, I survived a suicide attempt and experienced a serious mental-health crisis. Shortly afterward, I lost my job. Then I lost Cyrus, our shared future, and nearly every source of stability I had left.
Since Cyrus passed, I traveled out of state to attend the services held by their family and organized a memorial here in Michigan, so their friends, coworkers, and local community could gather to grieve and celebrate their life. I have also lost my connection to Cyrus’s family and the support system surrounding them following my mental-health crisis. I do not share that to create conflict or assign blame, but because it is an important part of my current reality: I am navigating this loss and everything that followed with very limited support.
In addition to losing Cyrus, I have faced significant housing instability, the loss of access to our shared home, and ongoing financial obligations associated with the apartment where they passed away.
I need help securing and maintaining safe housing, moving and storing our belongings, meeting my existing financial obligations, and creating enough stability to begin rebuilding my life.
This fundraiser originally focused on Cyrus’s services, memorial expenses, and final arrangements. As my circumstances have changed, its purpose has expanded to include housing, financial stability, and essential living expenses.
Contributions will be prioritized toward:
Securing and maintaining safe and stable housing
Moving, transportation, and storage expenses
A personalized urn for Cyrus’s ashes
Essential living expenses while I seek employment and longer-term support
If enough is raised beyond those immediate needs, I would also like to create lasting memorial keepsakes from the life Cyrus and I shared, including a memorial necklace, a quilt made from meaningful clothing, and possibly a memory bear.
Cyrus treasured the objects, trinkets, and decor that told the story of their life. Creating these pieces is the most natural way I know to preserve that story, carry them with me, and give all the love I still have for them somewhere to go.
I am doing what I can to move forward. I am selling belongings, looking for work, pursuing housing resources, and trying to make careful decisions while living through profound grief. But I have reached a point where I cannot create stability on my own.
If you are able to donate, thank you. If donating is not possible, sharing this fundraiser could still help it reach someone who can. Every contribution and every share helps me find safety, preserve Cyrus’s memory, and take another step toward rebuilding a life I never expected to face without them.
Thank you for reading, for caring, and for helping me honor Cyrus while I try to survive what comes next.
With gratitude,
Alyx
