![]() While the first part of the book is about her illness and ultimate cure, the second part is about her struggles transitioning back into “life’. I found myself sighing out loud, my heart broken for all of them. The pain that she (and her family) endured going through this experience is unfathomable. She writes with such precision and detail that it’s sometimes difficult to read. Jaouad takes us through her experience of being sick - from her diagnosis to four years of chemo and a bone marrow transplant. After multiple trips to the doctor and hospital visits, she was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 23 and given a 35% chance of survival. ![]() Instead, she started experiencing unusual symptoms from unbearable itching to fatigue requiring six-hour naps and high fevers. ![]() Suleika Jaouad graduated from college, moved to Paris, fell in love and was on her way to becoming a war correspondent and realizing her dreams. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad ![]()
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