MOST WANTEDManam Chocolate
Almond Praline Clusters
₹725Checking status…
✦ Round three of The Gift of Life ✦
ROUND THREE • MAKING ORAYA HAPPY 101
Still here.
Metastatically hot.
Since you can’t really gift me life, here’s the next best thing — my wish list. You don’t have to get me anything. Really. But if you want to, these are the things that would bring me absolute joy.
I will also be adding some unhinged things.
…gathering the love already sent
“People are already sending me so much love. Gifts are never required. But if you were going to panic-buy me something random, this is me lovingly preventing that.”
— Oraya, making sure the love is useful01
Choose a thing that makes you think of her.
02Shop directly from the maker or store.
03Come back, mark it gifted, and add a little love to the jar.
THE VERY CURATED EDIT
Little joys,
big feelings.
Many lovely possibilities, zero pressure. Tap the heart to make a tiny shortlist for yourself.
MOST WANTED
Manam Chocolate
Hot Chocolate Mix
₹950Checking status…
MOST WANTEDL’Occitane
Almond Shower Oil
₹2,650Checking status…
L’Occitane
Lavande Poivre Noir Shower Gel
₹2,250Checking status…
L’Occitane
Almond Polishing Paste
₹2,200Checking status…
MOST WANTEDThe Quince Life
Sweet(lime) Dreams Set
₹2,200Checking status…
Sukhatva
Pali Collared Set
₹2,800Checking status…
MOST WANTEDSwarovski
Symbolica Drop Earrings
₹3,843 · out of stockChecking status…
Swarovski
Gema Drop Earrings
₹11,940 · unavailable onlineChecking status…
Rebecca Yarros
Onyx Storm
₹375Checking status…
OSIM
uCozy 3D Neck & Shoulder Massager
₹9,499Checking status…
An experience for Oraya
Sound Healing Session
A restorative sound bath and a very good nap after.
₹5,000Checking status…
MOST WANTEDFendi
Baguette 26424
22,600 hand-embroidered beads. Over 70 hours of craftsmanship. Completely reasonable.
£7,800Checking status…
Doozie
Doozie Weighted Blanket
Gifted by a friend who owns Doozie — a breezy weighted hug Oraya already rates 10/10.
Already giftedGIFTED ♥✓ Gifted
Crayola
Whipped Paint Kit
Gifted by Dan’s parents. For when baking is not really on the menu, but decorating something ridiculous still is.
Already giftedGIFTED ♥✓ Gifted
CAPLORD
Soft Chemo Headwrap
Gifted by Dan’s parents — soft, easy, and a little more put-together on the days that ask too much.
Already giftedGIFTED ♥✓ Gifted
Play-Doh
Blooms Rosy Petite Flowers
Gifted by Dan’s parents. A tiny bouquet she gets to make, rearrange, and keep.
Already giftedGIFTED ♥✓ Gifted
GIFTS THAT DON’T COME IN A BOX
Experiences,
care & dreams.
Thoughtful ways to add love, light, and delight to my day-to-day—and give me something beautiful to look forward to.
The big one 01
Post-Cancer Moon
A babymoon is probably not in the cards, given that my organs have already filed several formal complaints. So: a cancer moon. A soft, ridiculous, beautiful vacation after round three. Moon optional. Joy non-negotiable.
Dreaming out loudContribution details coming soon
Steady care 02
Therapy, forever-ish
I’m working with a team of therapists to navigate some very big questions, very big feelings, and the small administrative matter of being alive through all of this.
₹6,000 / sessionContribution details coming soon
Making room for it all 03
Art Therapy
I’m finding a lot of release and joy through art. Working with an art therapist gives the grief, anger, fear, and everything else somewhere colourful to go when words are simply not doing the job.
₹5,000 / sessionContribution details coming soon
THREE ROUNDS · ONE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE
Far too young.
Still full of hope.
Round one
Stage 2
She was barely a teenager when cancer first arrived. Treatment meant chemotherapy and surgery—an enormous thing to ask of someone so young.
Chemotherapy + surgeryRound two
Stage 2
At 25, it came back. Another stage-two diagnosis. More chemotherapy. Another surgery. A second round nobody should have needed.
Chemotherapy + surgeryRound three · now
Stage 4 · metastatic
This round is metastatic and complicated, and it is hard. There is also a great deal of hope—and a team pursuing the best treatment available to her.
In chemotherapy
✿
FROM ME, WITH LOVE
Thank you for
holding me close.
Every message, prayer, visit, gift, and small act of care has made the hard days feel a little lighter. Your love helps me feel held, hopeful, and more like myself. It has become part of how I heal—and that means more to me than I can say.
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