Singer Avalon Young, 2016 'Idol' finalist from San Diego, writes and records despite brain cancer
Avalon, who was 21 when she finished in the top eight of the 2016 “Idol” competition, revealed in February 2021 on social media that she had incurable brain cancer.
After a 16-hour surgery at UCSD Medical Center on Feb. 26, 2021, her physicians made an even grimmer discovery. The tumor, initially estimated to be the size of a golf ball, actually was as large as a peach — and it was malignant. Medical studies indicate this age group tends to have poorer health outcomes, Westerman explains, partly because cancer may be more advanced when discovered due to the youthful patients’ general good health and because of social isolation. Many no longer live with their families yet haven’t fully established independent lives, careers and new social support networks.
Meanwhile, Avalon was excited to get the initiation and to be surrounded by people who have had somewhat similar experiences. “I have never stopped making music, and I never will, no matter what,” she says. “I’d like to get to a place where I can get a job again.”
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