Suleika Jaouad

Suleika Jaouad
Born
New York City, U.S.
Education
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​

Suleika Jaouad (/suːˈleɪkə dʒəˈwɑːd/ soo-LAY-kə jə-WAHD;[1] Arabic: سليكة جواد) is an American writer, advocate, and motivational speaker.[2] She is the author of the "Life, Interrupted" column in The New York Times and has also written for Vogue, Glamour, NPR's All Things Considered and Women's Health. Her 2021 memoir Between Two Kingdoms was a New York Times Best Seller.

When Jaouad was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia in 2011, doctors said she had only a 35% chance of surviving.[3] She survived and has written and spoken extensively about her medical experiences. Her Emmy Award-winning column, "Life, Interrupted" was part of the New York Times Well blog.[4] In December 2021, Jaouad announced her cancer had returned and that she had undergone a second bone marrow transplant.[5]

  1. ^ Jaouad, Suleika (2021). Between Two Kingdoms (1st ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-399-58858-7. LCCN 2021-289350. OCLC 1105148693.
  2. ^ Horgan, Richard (October 3, 2013). "Suleika Jaouad's Life Joyfully Interrupted by Emmy Awards". Adweek. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ McAlpin, Heller (February 9, 2021). "'Between Two Kingdoms' Tells A Story Of Survival — And Of A Journey To Learn To Live". NPR. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Albo, Amy. "AAMC 2014: 'Life, Interrupted' author Suleika Jaouad gives a voice to oncology tweens". University of Utah UHealth. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Parker-Pope, Tara (March 29, 2022). "Interrupted, Again: Suleika Jaouad on Cancer and Healing the Second Time Around". New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2022.