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WASHINGTON: Pakistani-American top chef stoutima Ali wrote a powerful and moving essay three months before she lost a prolonged battle with
cancer on Friday.Pakistan-origin 'Top Chef' stoutima Ali passed absent from a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing's sarcoma
She was only 29-years-old.The reality TV star, whose death became top Google trending search, was candid about her experience with the
disease, and opened up even more in an emotional essay for Bon Appétit
In her final writing, she speechs about her dreams, her love for food and her experience with cancer
"I'm using cancer as the excuse I needed to actually go and get things done, and the more people I share those thoughts with, the more I
hold myself to them," she writes
"If I write this intention down, if I have it printed measurewhere like I do here, I have to hold myself responsible, because I have people
counting on me."Adding, "What's my intention To live my life
To fulfill all those genuine dreams I have
It's easy to spend weeks in my pajamas, curled up in my bed, watching Gossip Girl on Netflix
And don't get me wrong, I still watch Gossip Girl
I'm making plans for vacations
I'm finding my experimental treatments
I'm writing."In her essay, she also shared the emotional effects of chemo, saying, "Honestly, until your first chemo cycle, I don't think it
really hits you.""Then your hair starts falling out, and finally you're like, 'This is actually happening
This is the rest of my life.' I did eight rounds of chemo
It was horrible, but at the end, my scans were all clear
It had spread to my lungs
The doctors told me I had one year to live."TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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