THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!
Together, we have raised life-altering funds for the teen and young adult patients benefiting from the critical services provided by the Stanford Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer program.
SULEIKA JAOUAD
Suleika Jaouad is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, celebrated TED speaker, and the author of the instant New York Times bestselling memoir Between Two Kingdoms, which recounts her odyssey of healing and self-discovery after a diagnosis of leukemia at the age of twenty-two and given only a 35% chance of survival. During a four-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia, Suleika chronicled her illness in her widely read The New York Times “Life, Interrupted” column and video series.
After years of fighting for her life and being declared cancer-free, Suleika set out on a 15,000-mile solo cross-country adventure, seeking out some of the many strangers who had responded to her column and written her letters during the long, lonely years in the hospital. Born of this trip, her memoir Between Two Kingdoms, describes her profound chronicle of survivorship and what it means to begin again.
After almost a decade in remission, Suleika learned the devastating news that her cancer had returned. With ongoing treatment, she continues to be an inspiring guide for those living with illness as well as those struggling with and enduring life’s many challenges and interruptions. She has appeared on TV and travels the world teaching workshops and inspiring audiences with the story of her life-changing illness and the value of human connection.
STANFORD ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER PROGRAM
Traditional healthcare organizations design their care for either children or adults, leaving the needs of teens and young adults unmet. Pediatric activities and spaces are juvenile, while adult care can be intimidating. Receiving a cancer diagnosis is already life-altering, but patients at this age have increased feelings of isolation from missing out on key milestones with their peers. To address these unique challenges, Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Health Care teamed up to create the Stanford Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program (SAYAC) for patients ages 15-29 with cancer. The SAYAC team supports transition of care, survivorship, mental health, fertility and reproductive health, pain management, career and education assistance, nutrition and exercise, and many other services.
All event proceeds will go towards expanding and implementing new programming provided by the Stanford Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer program.
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