“To put it as clearly as possible, the treatments that were keeping the leukemia at bay are no longer working,” book of alchemy The author wrote in A 28 September Instagram post. “I know there may be another bone marrow transplant in the future. I was hoping there would be less of a rush in the future.”
Jouad – who was first diagnosed with cancer in 2010, before returning in December 2021 and again in the summer of 2024 – said that although she was “scared” about her procedure, she has “great hope” and an incredible support system, including Batiste.
“I have wonderful doctors I trust,” she wrote. “I have John and my family, and friends who come over with games and flowers and inappropriate jokes. I have four dogs, two peacocks, and fourteen chickens.”
Keep reading for a closer look at Jaoud and Batiste’s love story…