«Breaking News» Top Chef's Fatima Ali wrote heartfelt essay about her days living with cancer before her death

Fatima Ali's last thoughts have been revealed, in an essay published days after she passed away from a rare form of bone cancer.

The Top Chef alum died on Friday at her family's home in San Marino, California at the age of 29. 

Despite facing her mortality head on, Ali talked about not letting 'fear cripple you,' while adding a life lesson for all to take to heart: 'It's harder being miserable than it is to be happy.' 

Emotional: Fatami Ali wrote a heartfelt essay three months before she passed away from a rare form of bone cancer; she is pictured during season 15 of Top Chef

Ali began the essay, which was written three months ago for Bon Appetite magazine, by reminiscing about her upbringing in Pakistan, her first introductions to cooking and her first few years working in the culinary industry after graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 2011.

She then turned to her diagnosis with Ewing's Sarcoma, which affects the bones and soft tissue, that happened during the airing of her appearance on Top Chef in 2017.

'Honestly, until your first chemo cycle, I don’t think it really hits you,' she wrote.

'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. I thought I’d beaten it. Then it came back. Worse than before. It was metastatic. It had spread to my lungs. The doctors told me I had a year to live.' 

Courageous: Despite her terminal cancer diagnosis, Ali revealed that she was going live out the remaining days of her life to the fullest

Instead of wallowing in sorrow, the season 15 Top Chef fan favorite revealed that she was going live out the remaining days of her life to the fullest. 

'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 wrote. 

'If I write this intention down, if I have it printed somewhere like I do here, I have to hold myself responsible, because I have people counting on me.'

And that's exactly what she did. Ali went on to say how she and her brother made plans to write a recipe a day— 'spaghetti; braised lamb with Pakistani spices and root vegetables; comfort food. Things I like to eat. Things people will actually make,' she confessed.

Loving: Friend and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi shared touching tribute to her friend on Instagram. 'Goodbye lil’ sis. One of our brightest stars has fallen from the sky'

She also revealed she had been eating at a lot of restaurants, and went into detail about how the exquisite food made her feel. There was also talk about a trip to Europe: Austran and Italy, so she can eat 'really phenomenal Parmesan and balsamic and fresh buffalo mozzarella and real Italian tomatoes and basil and fresh pasta with good olive oil and great cheese.'

Ali concluded the essay by confessing about how ''exceptionally afraid' she had been feeling.

'There are days I sit alone and cry, because I don't want to do it in front of my family,' she shared. 

'And there are other days that we all sit down and cry together, because it is such a scary thing. But at the same time, you can't let that fear cripple you. It's harder being miserable than it is to be happy.'

Tribute: Padma Lakshmi shared a touching collage photo of her friend on her Instagram Story

In the wake of her passing, friend and Top Chef host, Padma Lakshmi, shared a touching tribute to her friend on social media on Saturday. 

'Goodbye lil’ sis. One of our brightest stars has fallen from the sky....,' Lakshmi wrote on Instagram along with a touching video of photos of the two friends, played to the Carol King's classic song: So Far Away. 

'I have no words, but here are some of hers: ''I dream of being better. I dream of being myself again, but I know I'll never quite be the same, and that’s okay. I know I’'ll be different, and, despite the worry that settles into me every time I wake up, I look forward to meeting that woman one day.' 

On Sunday, Lakshmi shared a picture of herself and admitted that she was 'feeling vulnerable.... and sad.' 

Mourning: Lakshmi also shared how she was feeling vulnerable and sad

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Main photo article Fatima Ali’s last thoughts have been revealed, in an essay published days after she passed away from a rare form of bone cancer.
The Top Chef alum died on Friday at her family’s home in San Marino, California at the age of 29. 
Despite facing her mortality head on, Ali talked about ...

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