High Chef alum Shirley Chung reveals she’s closing her restaurant Mrs Chi briefly whereas she focuses on restoration throughout her most cancers remedy. The chef and Bravo star takes to social media to share an replace on her life this July.
Bravo followers had been first launched to Shirley Chung when she appeared as a High Chef: New Orleans contestant in 2013. She appeared in season 11 and later returned to season 14. Shirley competed on High Chef: Charleston in 2016 and completed the present as a runner-up to Brooke Williamson.
High Chef Shirley Chung’s most cancers prognosis
Taking to Instagram this July, Chef Shirley explains how she came upon she had most cancers.
“Since final 12 months December, I had a collection of dental points, I bit my tongue severely; I fractured my tooth and needed to extract it and get an implant… we thought it was as a result of I’m a heavy enamel grinder…”
The previous High Chef contestant provides how she was “too busy to see an EMT specialist,” and by “the top of Could, ulcers erupted” in her mouth.
She continues: “…My oral surgeon found a hidden tumor underneath my tongue. A couple of days later, I used to be identified, stage 4 tongue most cancers, as most cancers cells additionally unfold into my lymph nodes.”
High Chef alum is a ‘warrior’
When docs gave Shirley the information, she explains she was “very calm” as she’s “at all times thrived underneath stress as a chef.”
She pens: “I used to be extraordinarily targeted on getting all of the assessments and scans as quick as attainable, so I can begin on the remedy plans.”
However, on Sunday June 2, she provides how she “broke down” whereas talking to her lead oncologist at Cedar Sinai hospital, Dr Ho.
As she mentioned remedy plans with the physician, she explains how she: “…broke down, crying, attempting to place ideas collectively and ask questions however bodily couldn’t, all I heard was ‘possibility 1, surgical procedure, 100% elimination of your tongue’ … Jimmy was holding it collectively for each of us, asking if we have now any possibility that I can preserve my tongue and the survival charges ‘There may be an alternative choice, which was a unicorn case, at College of Chicago, they cured a affected person (a chef!) with radiation and chemo, however you’ll have to go to Chicago’ Greater survival fee, or preserve my tongue? I selected to maintain my tongue, I’m a fighter, I’m a chef, I will be that unicorn too.”
The chef and TV star has simply completed six weeks of Chemotherapy.
She writes of how she has “many extra weeks to go,” and likewise has to go to the hospital “4 occasions every week for injections.”
Shirly provides: “My tumor is shrinking, my speech is significantly better and I can eat most conventional meals now. I’m studying to lean on others, to let go, to be extra weak… it took me two weeks of considering to resolve to inform my dad and mom about my most cancers, solely my shut circle of mates and my sister have recognized till now. I’m studying, I will be robust 98% of the time, it’s alright to be not okay. I’ve a tricky lengthy street to restoration in entrance of me. Your love and assist will carry me by. Cheer me on, Shirley Chung 2.0 will probably be reborn in 2025!”
Lots of her followers and mates take to the feedback of her put up to share how a lot they love her. One writes: “You’ve obtained this!” and extra ship her “love and energy.”
Within the US, contact Most cancers Care at 800‑813‑HOPE (4673) or go to this hyperlink. You too can name the American Most cancers Society on 1-800-227-234 or go to their web site.
Within the UK you possibly can name Breast Most cancers Now free on 0808 800 6000 or go to Most cancers Analysis UK , or Macmillan Most cancers Help.
Associated Matters
