That's my story.

That's what life means to me. It means a never-ending support group of close friends and the love of an amazing man.

Looking back, I've achieved a lot. I've lived life to the fullest and I have no regrets. I've been lucky enough to do everything I ever wanted. I'm a doctor, an emergency room physician and the head of staff at Minnesota General Hospital.

I got married to the most amazing man on the face of the earth. I have great friends who I love to death, my family is the one single thing that my life revolves around. I have a brother who is constantly there for me, despite having a wife and family of his own.

I own my own home, my own car, and make a sizable income. Granted, I do work hard for that income, but every moment is worth it. I help people for a living, I help people like the way people helped me 5 years ago. There is nothing sweeter than walking out of those hospital doors at the end of a double shift knowing that even if I only helped one person, just one person in a world of billions, that I've made a difference in someone else's life.

I've traveled. Ok, so not anywhere out of the United States, but I've been here and there and everywhere, and I'm only 30. I'm a Godmother. A sister-in-law, an Aunt. A wife.

I've accomplished everything I ever wanted to do. And even some I didn't want to do.

For the past 3 years, my husband's cancer has been in remission.

And writing those words is the sweetest thing.

I never thought that I would feel such happiness that I felt the day we found out. But ever since then, I've thanked God everyday for letting me keep Adam. And I thank him for our daughter. She's only 4 months old, little Lacey Banks, the most exquisite thing ever.

I've traveled far and wide with Adam to discover things about each other I never knew when we were growing up. He's admired by so many people. No matter who I talk to, whether it be someone on Colorado Avalanche, or his family friends, or people who have only ever met him once, they've had nothing but nice things to say. I don't know how I got so lucky as to have him.

There were times during my life when I thought there was nothing to live for. That if I lost Adam, I'd lose everything. And while I came quite close to losing him a few times, I realized that I'm strong on my own, and that even if I did lose him, I was one of the luckiest people just to have known him.

I guess the whole moral of my story is that you have to believe in yourself. And in the people you love, because you're not alone, no matter how much you think you are.

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Note: Yes, this is a repost. I hope you've enjoyed. The reason for the repost is that I didn't post the whole fic last time, and couldn't remember my password is kinda forgetful But I hope that having the whole thing up will entice some Ducks readers. ;)