Today is my 17th birthday, and I am receiving one of the best gifts that I could imagine or get, I smiled to myself, as I packed my Vera Bradley suitcase.I am cancer-free and finally able to return home to Denver, Colorado.The day that I had yearned for for so long is here. The day that I have anxiously waited for has finally arrived. After being treated fpr Stage 4 breast cancer and residing at the Long Cancer Center, and Long Rehabili-tation Facility for the past two years, I am finally being discharged. Twenty surgeries, endless chemo and radiation treatments later, I am healthy and finally going home. I am finally going to be reunited with Mom, Dad, my twin brother, Kyle, our dachshund, Rocket and our Abyssinian Tabby, Sunshine. I have missed them greatly and am looking forward to spending quality with them. However, they aren't the only ones that I am anxious to see. My best friends, Kelly, Sara, Courtney, and Keith Ford, have been best friends with Kyle and me since all of us were six months old. Actually, Kyle and Kelly are more than just friends. In fact, they have been dating for two years. My point is that we are family. We have been through so much together, as well as been their for each other countless times. After all, what are best friends for? As I closed my suitcase and headed to breakfast, a happy feeling filled my heart. I was finally going home and being reunited with the people that I have missed greatly. I mean, come on. What could be better than that