Marvel's Remembrance

Here is Marvel's remembrance from Peggy's memorial service:

Working for Peggy was such a whirlwind of the emotions. She demanded much of herself and naturally the same of those around her. As caregivers we’ve watched her physical body weaken but her soul grow.

Peggy still remained such a compassionate person even though she had the most to overcome. Now looking back at that whole experience I realize that we were all in a race with her, a race for time and closure, hope was always our driving force.

Each caregiver brought their own unique spirit and complimented Peggy’s colorful personality. Some brought patience because without patience there was no foundation, some brought boundaries because without them sincerity could not exist, some brought eccentricity because without it there was no creative spark, but all brought love and without that then Peggy would not have made it this far.

In the Hawaii Pacific University documentary, “To Peggy with Love”, I recalled her saying, “I don’t want to just cease to exist”. For Peggy Chun that could never happen, her existence is eternal in our thoughts, our dreams and our hearts but her immortality will forever be embedded in the memories of all who beheld her and that is her triumph. ALS did not claim Peggy; she embraced it as her cause. Peggy lived with dignity and courage till the end and gave this disease a new face.

In Peggy’s last days there was such a peaceful aura around her as she comforted us all with her "eye love". Peggy had created such a beautiful rainbow out of all of our unique personalities. If Oahu is the gathering place then Peggy Chun’s room is the heart of it all the friendships created there are true and lasting, sewn together with her own hearts thread.

I won’t say that Peggy was a total angel, she could be kolohe, but all her different characteristics were all necessary ingredients in creating her legend. I’m sure many of you, as I had, thought that if anyone was going to beat ALS, Peggy would be that person. We’d walk into her room one day and she’d be there smiling up at us. I’d always dreamed of the day I would see her smile. Well the other day as I sat and thought about it, happy tears streamed down my face, I had finally realized, that I had walked into that room almost every day for the past 3 years and her spirit was always smiling, she had beaten ALS a long time ago.