Episode 133: Suleika Jaouad
Who faces death at the age of 22? Suleika Jaouad did. After she was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, Suleika had a bone marrow transplant. At the age of 26, she was declared cancer free. Suleika is the author of the best-selling memoir Between Two Kingdoms. She's also married to musician Jon Batiste, the former band leader for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and a 5-time Grammy award winner. Two years ago, Suleika's cancer came back and at a time when Jon’s career was soaring, her life sank to a low point. Suleika has recovered and she says she now tries to live every day as if it’s her first. Suleika has thought a lot about life and death and all the moments in between. What she has to say will grab your heart.