Fellow Chefs Start Fundraiser to Help Fatima Ali of “Top Chef” Realize Her Foodie Dreams

When you meet Fatima, you have to smile. She's just really cool. She was in the SurvivorNet office a few months back, talking about doing cooking segments for people with cancer. "You have to remember, when you're getting chemo it kills the taste buds," said Fatima.

A lot of Americans got to know Fatima as one of the contestants on the popular TV show Top Chef. She was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma shortly after wrapping season 15 of the show. Now she says her cancer has come back in a terrible way – and she may only have months to live. When we met her, she was definitely in treatment, wearing a cool ski cap, but totally full of life – and super excited to teach other people about how to eat well during cancer.

Ewings Sarcoma is a rare cancer that grows in the bones or in the soft tissue around the bones. It is frequently found in children and young adults, but people of any age can be diagnosed with the disease.

It’s so hard to know what to do at times like this.

We are sending positive vibes.

We are happy Fatima is getting to make choices that give her some joy.

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