A writer's work is being widely shared following his death. The only catch is, it's his obituary which he wrote before his death sharing his struggles with sins and miracles from God.

Passing on January 3, 2020, from liver disease, Ken Fuson was prepared for his death by writing his own humorous obituary sharing his love for his family and struggle with addiction.

". . . it was faith in Jesus Christ that transformed his life. That was the one thing he never regretted. It changed everything."

The honest recount of his own life is unique to obituaries. Fuson spends the obituary sharing his struggles with gambling and how his church groups helped him get through the addiction.

"For most of his life, Ken suffered from a compulsive gambling addiction that nearly destroyed him. But his church friends, and the loving people at Gamblers Anonymous, never gave up on him," Fuson writes about himself.

Fuson turned to God after "having blown most of that money" he earned writing. 

"Ken last placed a bet on Sept. 5, 2009. He died clean. He hopes that anyone who needs help will seek it, which is hard, and accept it, which is even harder. Miracles abound. Ken's pastor says God can work miracles for you and through you. Skepticism may be cool, and for too many years Ken embraced it, but it was faith in Jesus Christ that transformed his life. That was the one thing he never regretted. It changed everything."

The obituary gives way for complete strangers to share their own stories about how they connected to God and their thankfulness for Fuson's honesty.

"Reading about Ken and seeing the honesty he clearly embraced by being open about his addiction made me happy, because there's not enough honesty," writes a woman from Houston in Fuson's guestbook. "When I get to heaven and get settled in. I'm going to find Ken Fusion and let him know how his obituary was an inspiration," writes another from Georgia. 

Before his death, Fuson was a member of Lutheran Church of Hope in Des Moines, Iowa. He writes that "If you want to know what God's love feels like, just walk in those doors. Seriously, right now. We'll wait. Ken's not going anywhere."

"God is good. Embrace every moment, even the bad ones. See you in heaven. Ken promises to let you cut in line," Fuson writes. He is survived by his three sons.