My best friend, closer than a sister, died of brain cancer in 2012. We both worked in WDW for awhile at the same time, and WDW was a very central part of our lives before and after we worked there. The last time I visited on vacation (2011) was with her before she was diagnosed.

I married in 2014, she wasn't there to be my Maid of Honor, but I didn't give anyone else the title, she has it in my mind. My husband is taking me back to Disney World in January for a belated celebration of our first anniversary. It will be the first time I go back. I know there will be bittersweet moments: remembering her and that she isn't here, but so thankful to share with him the new memories and the reminders of the days past.