Pakistani-American chef Fatima Ali, who with her heart-breaking story of terminal cancer has touched the hearts of people around the globe, has made a devastating health update.

Turning to Instagram, the 29-year-old Top Chef contestant shared a picture of herself with shows and her hair returned to her bald scalp after several chemotherapy sessions and asked her followers in their prayers to remember her.

“I know it’s been ages since I posted and most may have figured out why. I’m sick and unfortunately, I’m getting sicker,” she wrote.

She went on to state: “Right now, all I need are prayers; prayers that are simple. I hope, because a wish is putting on too much responsibility on the other, that you will somehow find forgiveness in your big heart for whenever I must have hurt you. I thank you a million times over for when you have given me joy. I’ll try to keep everyone updated the best that I possibly can.”