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\"You can tell a lot about somebody when they are going through the worst and how they handle it,\" he continued. \"I was going through the worst last year coming off an ACL (tear). Couldn't do anything, couldn't be my own man and she was the crutch there when I couldn't do it myself.\"

In an Instagram post Monday, Reaves gushed over his now-fiancee, expressing his gratitude for her constant encouragement and strength through life's highs and lows.

\"A year ago I was at one of my lowest. A year later, you helped get me back to my best!\" he wrote in the caption. \"Everytime life tore me down, you built me right back up and spoke life into me! You carried the weight when I couldn't during some tough days (all that PA school definitely came in handy lol!).\"

He added, \"God makes no mistakes, and he gave me you when I needed you most! 8+ years of friendship, a lifetime to go as one! I meant it when I said 5life! I love you Mikaela R Worley PA-C❤️.\"

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