"I am writing my obituary because I don't know how long I have left on this earth. I may have days, weeks, or months. But I don't feel I have many days left." - Louise Emma Jung-Beeman

Emma Jung-Beeman was born in Seoul, South Korea, on the harvest day of the year 1961. She often told her friends that it was an accident of birth that she was born a Korean. She had no choice in the matter…for she would like to consider herself a citizen of the world. As she had gotten older, she became more open-minded and called herself an unrepentant optimist and somewhat of a free-spirit.

"I am also lucky and proud to to have navigated through my AA Recovery Fellowship, where I met some incredibly brave souls. I have implicit love for those in AA. I also navigated through my coaching community, where we were bonded by our common commitment and values of being of service to those who want to improve their life. And all those who aren't affiliated with either of the communities, but nevertheless we clicked and created meaningful friendships.

I want the people to know that I loved my children dearly, even though I am human and made mistakes along the way…one thing remained constant is that I absolutely adored my kids and they were always my priority.

I have lived, loved, and I am grateful to have met so many amazing humans. I am grateful to have met every single one of you who were in my life (apart from my family of origin, Karen,Steve, Sylvia, Lou, Benny, Jamie, Harvey, John, Joan, Lisa, Sherry, Phoebe, and numerous others have been there for me through this last health journey).

I love you all. I want to share the message I received from my HP, when I was going through another challenging time in my life several years back. This message applies to those who are ready to hear it:

"Remember you are love,

You are loved,

You are protected,

Guided, and taken care of, there is nothing to fear."

I've learned so much in such a short span of time:

That at the end of the day, what matters most is who you surround yourself with, I am lucky to have genuine friends surrounding me;

It's ok to cry, laugh, get angry, but it's important to laugh intermittently. Cancer sucks, and life can be a bitch, but don't be a victim to its unexpected tragedies…it's ok to take time to laugh at the absurdities of it all;

I can recommend the following books that carried me through during the "bed prison," as my oncologist called it, at the hospital, Some of you may have heard of them or not, but you will be enriched by them, in my honest opinion:

Radical Remission - Kelly Turner

Cured - Jeffrey Redinger

Stillness Speaks - Eckhardt Tollé

After - Bruce Greyson

No Cure For Being Human - Kate Bowler

The Art of Asking - Amanda Palmer

Proof of Heaven - Eben Alexander

Map of Heaven - Eben Alexander

Appointments with Heaven - Dr. Regie Anderson

Dying to be me - Anita Moorjani

The Book of Joy - Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

Atlas of the Heart - Brene Brown

Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I write - Claire Messud

Powerful Joe Dispenza Meditation - Joe Dispenza

Bittersweet- Susan Cain

Pachinko - Min Jin Lee

Our Country Friends - Gary Shteyngart

The Loneliest Americans - Jay Caspian Kang

Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff

Stroke of Insight - Jill Bolte Taylor

Whole. Brain Living - Jill Bolte Taylor

The list goes on and on….

Thank you for being in my life, I am truly eternally grateful. I shall see you on the other side of

the rainbow.

Be vigilant on your health and wellness…and I'll end it with some of cliches: "Life is too short,"

"Go be your beautiful genuine self," and "Go love one another, we are all connected.""