This is for Bee’s challenge to highlight the wonderful musicians who have had the awful experience of having breast cancer. Here is my contribution; she is one of the youngest artists to be diagnosed, in medical records, at the age of 22.
https://alchetron.com/Elizabeth-Wolfgramm
Early career
Wolfgramm was only 11 years old when her family band was signed to MCA Records. She was the lead singer of the group. She is the face of “The Jets” and quickly became a fan favorite. She recorded their hit song “You Got It All” when she was only 12 years old. The song hit number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts and #3 on the Pop Charts. In 1995, Wolfgramm teamed up with Marie Osmond‘s husband, Record Producer Brian Blosil to record a solo album through Treble V, though the album was never released.
Elizabeth was only 22 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994. She eventually had her breast removed and has been in remission since. She was told by doctors at the time she would not be able to bear children, yet has now borne six healthy children. She credits her strong Mormon faith with her survival and blessings of her children.
Stine Writing 
Wow. so young!
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I know!!! I remember hearing once that it is a much more ominous outlook if you get diagnosed early on in life. Maybe it has something to do with genes. I give every one credit who goes through any of it. When you don’t have a care about it, you think, hey, boobs, big deal, but then you think about the surgery and waking up after and it is soooooo scary.
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I didn’t find the surgery the worst. Chemotherapy did it for me 😱
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Yes, I remember my mother being absolutely so sick! Actually, she was horribly ill the night I met my first/late husband Bob! I guess it was good that I was late showing up at the Christmas Party because he was too! Lol, we were married for 21 years! We’d still be married if……
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Woa, what a connection. I was quite sick despite the anti-sickness tablets. But I got treatment in the pandemic so I was grateful. So Many didn’t or didn’t even get diagnosed.
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You often have to wonder what is worse or better…the tools to find things early or the lack of to not find problems at all.
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I doubt you can win on that one 🥰
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🫶🏼
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To be honest, I just wanted it done and have never looked back. I was 60 with my first strike , 63 with my second, and so angry that it had invaded my body twice! I’ve read about increased chances by not having children, but think it’s the luck of the draw. My twin aunts and a cousin had it, as did my great grandmother, but the doctors said I didn’t warrant having the gene test because it was not immediate family had it been my Mum or sister. As to whether my sister had the test, I don’t know, but I doubt it.
I think had I been younger my attitude may have been different, but I’m the same person, if not better actually.
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They say that a lot of it is your attitude! I would hope that I would have a fighting attitude and try to be positive, but you don’t know until you are in it.
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It was something that never entered my head until it happened.
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I can’t even imagine and pray I never need to!
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I second that Christine.
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Hi Stine, thanks for taking part. I didn’t know her or her music. But gosh, how young to have breast cancer. I think if you have a strong believe it certainly helps with healing
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Thank God healing is possible! I’m sure long ago it had no good outcome
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Very true. My mother had chemotherapy in the late 70s and early 80s and I remember her being terribly sick. But cancer treatment has come far since 🤗
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Yes, my mother died from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma back in 1994 and now it is almost always curable!
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I am so sorry to hear that. But wonderful how far medicine has come 🤗
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Yes, that is for sure. One of my oldest friends told me her son had it but thank God he is in remission! I hope it never comes back!
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It was nice to listen to this song again. I didn’t know about her breast cancer or that she was a singer, but Elizabeth Wolfgramm was in Karate Kid Part III.
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oh, I thought she looked familiar!!! When I was reading her bio I didn’t see that. Any of these song challenges is fun to hear new music, there is so much I think you could probably listen to new songs for the rest of your life without repeating!
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