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Jon Batiste Reveals Wife Suleika Jaouad's Cancer Is in Remission
Jon Batiste shared a positive update on his wife Suleika Jaouad's health following her September 2024 announcement that she'd been diagnosed with leukemia for a third time
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty ImagesJaouad was originally diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2010 and given a slim chance of survival, but she defied the odds by going into remission. For respite from that grind and from the ongoingness of illness, I’ve turned to something that, exactly two years ago, we began practicing as a community: noticing and cultivating small joys.” Jaouad wrote about how supportive Batiste was throughout her health setback, revealing that he lifted her spirits by “shimmying his hips, finger twirling [and] full-on gyrating” every time her nurse’s back was turned.
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