Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s cancer treatment has begun.
The 28-year-old, Mama June Shannon’s eldest daughter, just endured her first round of chemotherapy with her youngest daughter, Kylee Madison, by her side. A family member says her hair has since “come out in pieces.”
According to the site, Anna has maintained a cheerful attitude in the face of the circumstances and is looking for a wig to cover up her hair loss while focusing on her health and recovery.
The mother of two was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal cancer in January. Anna’s cancer was diagnosed in her liver, kidney, and lung after a battery of tests after she complained of stomach problems.
Anna, who appeared in TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras and later, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo with her mother, 43, and sister Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, got her first round of chemotherapy last month.
According to TMZ, which broke the story first, Anna’s family is “extremely hopeful” she will survive the diagnosis. Doctors are waiting to see how she responds to chemotherapy before making any further choices.
Alana spoke up about her sister after the diagnosis was made public on Thursday.
“This is what I mean when you never know what someone is going through at home. Regardless of how well-known they are. Yes, I’m famous, but normal s—- happens to my family and me, and you need to accept that as soon as possible, “wrote the 17-year-old in an Instagram Story, accompanied by a screenshot of a TMZ article that broke the news.
Anna is the mother of two children: Kaitlyn Elizabeth, born in 2012, and Kylee Madison, born in 2015. (the latter to ex-husband Michael Cardwell, whom she separated from in 2017 after three years together).
Anna was most recently related to her boyfriend Eldridge Toney, with whom she became an Instagram official in April 2019.
