Suleika Jaouad is a 33 years old American writer, advocate, and motivational speaker who won an Emmy Award for her New York Times column ‘Life, Interrupted.’
Born in New York, the United States, on the 5th of July 1988, Jaouad is the author of Between Two Kingdoms, the instant New York Times bestselling memoir, and her works have gotten featured in New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Vogue, and NPR.
Who Are Suleika Jaouad Parents?
Jaouad has very encouraging and supportive parents who have always been by her side through thick and thin; they are the ones who raised her to be the strongest fighter and an incredible human being.
Suleika is very grateful to have such mentors in her life; although the writer hasn’t shared the tags of her loved ones, she has shared many pictures of them on her social media while describing the moments through her writing skills.
She has shared some precious snaps of her parents on her Instagram under @suleikajaouad. Moreover, the author has accumulated 115k followers on the platform as of the 15th of June 2022, with 1.1k posts.
Meet Suleika Jaouad’s Mother, Anne Francey, And Father
Suleika was both to a Tunisian father whose name is yet to get disclosed and a Swiss mother named Anne Francey, and they have been married for more than three decades.
Her dad is a professor who made sure she graduated ( when she almost dropped out to move to the Gaza Strip for a boy), taught her to write, and introduced her to great things in life.
Furthermore, her mom is a painter who taught her to paint beautiful colors in her life. Moreover, in one of her social media posts, the writer shared that she has been blessed with three godmothers but hasn’t disclosed their identities.
Although belonging to different religions, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds, her parents never gave up on each other. Their love won; the Tunisian and Swiss tied the knot and took the wedding vows in 1987. Furthermore, the pair celebrates their wedding anniversary on the 28th of November each passing year.
Suleika Jaouad Siblings: The Writer Has A Brother
Jaouad is not the only child of her parents; she has spent her childhood goofing around and having fun with a brother named Adam, who must have been protective of her.
Suleika revealed through a post that her brother is her life savior as Adam was her bone marrow donor; she wouldn’t have made it to life had her sibling not been a donor; they seem to have a strong bond of love and affecting for one another.
However, insufficient information about him is available as he is not active on social media. Hopefully, the writer will open up and share more about her brother and the special moments they witnessed together; they might have many.
Suleika Jaouad Illness And Health Update 2022
Suleika has battled leukemia since she was 22 years old and with a 35% chance of survival; the writer fought cancer and shared her journey with her well-wishers through her social networking sites.
However, her leukemia had returned, as per the NY Times, but she continued to focus her energy on gratitude, connection, and the healing powers of creativity.
Jaouad shared that she went through a 72-hour long bone marrow transplant on the 9th of February 2022 through an Instagram post, and her boyfriend nursed her in her hospital bed. Furthermore, as she has gone through chemos, she has been flaunting her bald head.
The fighter also got back into painting while receiving treatments; furthermore, when she got discharged, the author settled into a new home in Brooklyn after spending almost a month in hospital rooms and borrowed apartments.