She was never one to complain, even when her body was under siege by this ravenous and often fatal disease. Still working on songs, and still doing it.” Little did the world know of Kuehnemund’s silent struggle with cancer, which claimed her life on Thursday, October 10, 2013- a mere 6 weeks later.
When asked how she was doing on August 31, 2013, Vixen’s founder Jan Kuehnemund replied in her soft-spoken voice, “ pretty good.