Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
Heyyyy loves! ❤️ My 1 year scans came back all Cleared 🥹💪✌️ Last year November I completed 50 rounds of radiation and rang the victory bell at @uchicago. After a year of hard work, focusing on my wellbeing and living my life to the fullest. I am maintaining cancer free and in remission. Thank you Dr. Vokes, Dr. Juloori my oncology team at Chicago, you saved my tongue, my life and my career ❤️ Chicago means hope, light and rebirth for me. Not only I got to enjoy this beautiful city this trip, I also had the honor to be part of @tasteofhopechicago for America Cancer Society. Now I belong to this C club, and winning, I will do my part to help fight cancer for everyone ✊ #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #stage4 #tonguecancer #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #tasteofhopechicago
My stage 4 tongue cancer journey #4. This one was tough for me. At .37 seconds of this reel, the pictures might be triggering ❤️🩹 I experienced the most painful 3 weeks of my life. Radiation burned inside and outside of my mouth and neck, I lost the ability to speak & swallow. Had to use suction machine for blood and mucus buildup so I won’t choke. Started on Fentanyl patch with morphine every 2.5 hours (highest dosage a person can take), and pouring lidocaine down my throat. 3 weeks of time were a blur, I wanted to scream, but was in too much pain. I even had to skip a day of radiation because my mouth were too bloody had too many blisters for mouth guard. All I remember was starring at the clock through my teary eyes, counting minutes till my next dose of morphine🩸But ultimately I pulled through! Fought like a chef! Completed 10 weeks, 50 rounds of Radiation Chemo, rang the Victory Bell 🔔💪🦄 #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #dumplingmafiaqueen #fuckcancer #tonguecancer
I made a promise to @chefbrookew and @stephanieizard last year, I will prevail from my tongue cancer and cook with them again 💪✌️Last Saturday I got to cook with my dear friends at @girlandthegoatla for a great cause @commonthreadsorg 🫶🫶🫶 Thank you everyone who came out dine and supported us.❤️So good to see so many familiar faces in the dining room, my heart is filled with gratitude 🙏 #chefshirleychung #cancerwarrior #lifeaftercancer #cancersurvivor
Thank you for all the birthday wishes 🥰❤️🎂✌️2.0 celebrated 1st birthday with love ones over a feast of Chinese banquet, and happily reporting to you that I was be able to eat Everything! Even the spicy lobster noodles!🦀🦞🐓🐟🍤🥩🍗🍜 Last year’s birthday I had my first bite of solid food, but couldn’t blow the candle on the cake, this year my friends made sure I got to blow 2 😆🎂 What a year! Happy to be alive and Eating!!
Thank you for all the birthday wishes 🥰❤️🎂✌️2.0 celebrated 1st birthday with love ones over a feast of Chinese banquet, and happily reporting to you that I was be able to eat Everything! Even the spicy lobster noodles!🦀🦞🐓🐟🍤🥩🍗🍜 Last year’s birthday I had my first bite of solid food, but couldn’t blow the candle on the cake, this year my friends made sure I got to blow 2 😆🎂 What a year! Happy to be alive and Eating!!
Thank you for all the birthday wishes 🥰❤️🎂✌️2.0 celebrated 1st birthday with love ones over a feast of Chinese banquet, and happily reporting to you that I was be able to eat Everything! Even the spicy lobster noodles!🦀🦞🐓🐟🍤🥩🍗🍜 Last year’s birthday I had my first bite of solid food, but couldn’t blow the candle on the cake, this year my friends made sure I got to blow 2 😆🎂 What a year! Happy to be alive and Eating!!
Thank you for all the birthday wishes 🥰❤️🎂✌️2.0 celebrated 1st birthday with love ones over a feast of Chinese banquet, and happily reporting to you that I was be able to eat Everything! Even the spicy lobster noodles!🦀🦞🐓🐟🍤🥩🍗🍜 Last year’s birthday I had my first bite of solid food, but couldn’t blow the candle on the cake, this year my friends made sure I got to blow 2 😆🎂 What a year! Happy to be alive and Eating!!
Thank you for all the birthday wishes 🥰❤️🎂✌️2.0 celebrated 1st birthday with love ones over a feast of Chinese banquet, and happily reporting to you that I was be able to eat Everything! Even the spicy lobster noodles!🦀🦞🐓🐟🍤🥩🍗🍜 Last year’s birthday I had my first bite of solid food, but couldn’t blow the candle on the cake, this year my friends made sure I got to blow 2 😆🎂 What a year! Happy to be alive and Eating!!
Thank you for all the birthday wishes 🥰❤️🎂✌️2.0 celebrated 1st birthday with love ones over a feast of Chinese banquet, and happily reporting to you that I was be able to eat Everything! Even the spicy lobster noodles!🦀🦞🐓🐟🍤🥩🍗🍜 Last year’s birthday I had my first bite of solid food, but couldn’t blow the candle on the cake, this year my friends made sure I got to blow 2 😆🎂 What a year! Happy to be alive and Eating!!
Thank you for all the birthday wishes 🥰❤️🎂✌️2.0 celebrated 1st birthday with love ones over a feast of Chinese banquet, and happily reporting to you that I was be able to eat Everything! Even the spicy lobster noodles!🦀🦞🐓🐟🍤🥩🍗🍜 Last year’s birthday I had my first bite of solid food, but couldn’t blow the candle on the cake, this year my friends made sure I got to blow 2 😆🎂 What a year! Happy to be alive and Eating!!
Tomorrow Night I am partnering up with my dear friend @chefsherryyard , Sweet and Savory 👯♀️ for All Star Tournament of Champions Christmas 🎄 This is my first show since cancer recovery, my speech is still improving everyday. ❤️Really grateful for Sherry and the producers at @foodnetwork helping me through out filming. Can’t believe I AM BACK ! Shirley 2.0 ✌️💪 Premiering Wednesday, November 5th at 8pm – “A Holly Jolly Tournament Kickoff” – SEASON PREMIERE Guy Fieri is decking the halls of the Tournament of Champions arena to be a Winner’s Wonderland, and 32 superstar chefs are pairing up for a team-based holiday showdown to score $100,000 and deliver big bucks to charity. The tournament kicks off with three matchups as the teams hope to “sleigh” the competition and move on to the next round. #TournamentOfChampions #AllStarChristmas #chefshirleychung #dumplingmafiaqueen #cancerwarrior #fuckcancer @HBOMax @DiscoveryPlus
Tomorrow Night I am partnering up with my dear friend @chefsherryyard , Sweet and Savory 👯♀️ for All Star Tournament of Champions Christmas 🎄 This is my first show since cancer recovery, my speech is still improving everyday. ❤️Really grateful for Sherry and the producers at @foodnetwork helping me through out filming. Can’t believe I AM BACK ! Shirley 2.0 ✌️💪 Premiering Wednesday, November 5th at 8pm – “A Holly Jolly Tournament Kickoff” – SEASON PREMIERE Guy Fieri is decking the halls of the Tournament of Champions arena to be a Winner’s Wonderland, and 32 superstar chefs are pairing up for a team-based holiday showdown to score $100,000 and deliver big bucks to charity. The tournament kicks off with three matchups as the teams hope to “sleigh” the competition and move on to the next round. #TournamentOfChampions #AllStarChristmas #chefshirleychung #dumplingmafiaqueen #cancerwarrior #fuckcancer @HBOMax @DiscoveryPlus
Calling All Chicagoland Leaders and Culinary Changemakers Are you passionate about making a difference in the fight against cancer? Looking to get involved in a meaningful and impactful way? Taste of Hope is one of Chicago’s premier culinary fundraising events, uniting award-winning chefs, restaurant partners, and philanthropic leaders for an unforgettable evening in support of the American Cancer Society. We are now recruiting for two key volunteer groups: 🔹 Executive Leadership Committee Join Tom Evans, Kemper and Victoria De La Huerga, ADM. Made up of influential leaders from across Chicago’s business and philanthropic communities, this group helps us raise over $1 million to support cancer research, patient services, and advocacy. 🔹 Culinary Committee (New this year!) Join @chfshirleychung Chef Shirley Chung and @chefkapernaros Chef Nikolaos Kapernaros. This dynamic committee is made up of top chefs, restaurateurs, and food industry leaders from across Chicagoland. Their goal? To push the boundaries of culinary creativity at Taste of Hope, create unforgettable guest experiences, and build community through food and mission. If you’re interested in joining either committee, reach out to Tina Nowak at [email protected] to learn more. #TasteOfHopeCHI #AmericanCancerSociety #EndCancer #CulinaryCommittee #ExecutiveLeadership #ChicagoEvents #HopeInAction #JoinUs
