Showing results for title "Between Two Kingdoms", by author "Suleika Jaouad" in Biographies & Memoirs

At just 22, on the cusp of adult life, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukaemia and given a 35 per cent chance of survival. For the next five years, her world comprised four white walls, a hospital bed, fluorescent lights, tubes and wires. She became patient 5624. At 27, and celebrating her first year of remission, Suleika realised that, having survived, she now had no idea how to live. And so she set out to meet some of the many strangers who had written to her about their experiences of life death, healing and recovery.

Às vésperas de completar 23 anos, Suleika Jaouad ouviu as palavras que marcariam para sempre a sua vida: leucemia mieloide aguda. Assim começou sua longa batalha contra um inimigo invisível. Os quatro anos seguintes foram passados em quartos de hospital, lutando pela sobrevivência, enquanto lidava com as questões naturais da juventude e narrava sua experiência em uma coluna do The New York Times.