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Jon Batiste Shared amazing messages that his wife, Suleika jaouadHe is in “remission” after the diagnosis of leukemia for the third time.
“He’s doing great,” Batiste (38) said E! In an interview published on Monday, March 17th.
Former Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Banleader confirmed that Jaouad, 36, responded well to treatment after he was diagnosed with cancer in September 2024.
“Now he has this beautiful remission,” he added. “That has been the case of the last few months and we hope it will stay that way.” He took everything a step, and elegantly dealt with all the things that were happening. ”
Batiste confirmed that he plans to accompany Jaouad on her five -day book tour to promote his guide self -help Alchemyfrom April 23 at Miller Theater in Philadelphia.
“She is able to continue painting, continue writing,” Jon confirmed. “All this happens after this crazy recurrence and it’s just the best scenario.” He feels healthy. Treatment works and we are very inspired. ”
I was originally diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2010 and got a slim chance of survival, but she resisted the chances of going into the pardon. The author wrote about her first battle for cancer in her memory 2021 Between the two kingdoms: an interrupted memory of lifewho became the bestseller of the New York Times.
After the recurrence of the disease in 2021, Jaouad underwent his second bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately last September confirmed that doctors found “a very small amount of leukemia in (her) marrow.”
“In the last month I have been taking things in a day-right, an hour per hour, given the way chemo is coming and leaving,” she wrote over. Her blog In September 2024. “This way, this way occasionally takes over the feeling of white joint-like you do everything you can to chase. For relief from this grind and the ongoing illness, I turned to something that we started to practice just two years ago as a community: noting and growing small joys. ”
I wrote about how the supportive Batiste was throughout her health failure, and revealed that her ghosts were “glittering her hips, her finger twisted fully on the gyration” every time her sister turned her back.
In his new Batiste interview, he insisted that he and Jaouad understand that her cancer path is a “process” and is therefore ready for any changes.
“She goes through these different moments of treatments that are vague for her, don’t stop.” Will continue until there are some innovations. We know it, ”he said. “Sometimes cancer will be gone, sometimes we will have to deal with what comes when it comes back and that’s just part of our life.” I support her in it. ”
The musician continued: “((cancer) is testing you. We all have these things that invite us to build our character and strengthen our relationships … In fact, it has strengthened our relationship and connection because we were close.”
Batiste and Jaouad have known each other since they participated in the same band camp as teenagers. The couple married just one day before Jaouad received a bone marrow transplant in February 2022.