Nov 29, 2023 · In February 2022, Suleika received a bone marrow transplant (BMT) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), 13 years after she was first treated for acute myeloid leukemia. “Only weeks after I learned of my leukemia relapse,” she says, “we started filming from sunrise to long past sunset.”

May 15, 2024 · It was 2015, and Suleika was just 26 years old—buoyant, finally off maintenance chemo, and radiant on account of it, her thick brown hair arranged in a boop-a-doop pixie cut.

Between Two Kingdoms author Suleika Jaouad, 33, is fighting cancer for a second time (she first battled the disease in her 20s). She recently shared a selfie and an update on Instagram, saying she’s enjoying resting and time with family during her chemo.

Nov 29, 2023 · Suleika’s Cancer Journey. Suleika was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia in 2011, right after graduating from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2010. Her dreams of becoming a war correspondent were hindered when she was given only a 35% chance of survival.

Jul 24, 2024 · After enduring four years of cancer treatment, including one year of inpatient hospitalization, several rounds of chemo, a clinical trial, and a bone marrow transplant, Jaouad said she knew she was lucky to finally be declared “cancer free.”

Dec 29, 2024 · Suleika, you are a gift to all of us. In 2024 I had chemo, surgery, radiation, and more chemo and I did not journal during the most intense chemo basically at all.

May 16, 2012 · On the day before Suleika Jaouad's first chemotherapy treatment in June 2011, an oncology nurse shaved her head. Just months after moving to Paris to start her first full-time job, Suleika Jaouad...

Mar 16, 2015 · Suleika Jaouad, who was 22 when she learned she had leukemia, has been told she is in remission, but said she felt far from healthy at age 26. Ashley Woo. Suleika Jaouad writes about the...

Aug 22, 2013 · Suleika Jaouad waited in a hospital for chemotherapy treatment as part of a clinical trial. Credit Shayla Harris/The New York Times

Apr 18, 2013 · Although Ms. Jaouad is now cancer-free, she is still undergoing a yearlong chemotherapy regimen. She recently took some time to talk about her writing schedule, the challenges of being a...