Cancer treatment has started for Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell.
The 28-year-old, Mama June Shannon’s eldest child, recently underwent her first round of chemotherapy with Kylee Madison by her side. Her hair has since “come out in pieces,” a family member claims”.
The website claims that Anna has remained upbeat despite the circumstances and is looking for a wig to conceal her hair loss while concentrating on her health and recovery.
In January, the mother of two received a stage 4 diagnosis of adrenal cancer. After a battery of tests was conducted after Anna complained of stomach issues, cancer was found in her liver, kidney, and lung.
Anna, who starred alongside her mother, 43, and sister Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, in TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras and later Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, received her first round of chemotherapy last month.
TMZ, which broke the news first, reported that Anna’s family is “extremely hopeful” that she will live through the diagnosis. Before making further decisions, doctors wait to see how she responds to the chemotherapy.
After the diagnosis was made public on Thursday, Alana spoke about her sister.
This demonstrates what I mean by the adage that you never know what someone is going through at home. Whatever their level of fame. Yes, I’m famous, but normal s— happens to my family and me, and you need to accept that as soon as possible, “the 17-year-old wrote in an Instagram Story with a screenshot of a TMZ article that broke the news.
Two children, Kylee Madison and Kaitlyn Elizabeth, were born to Anna in 2012 and 2015, respectively.
Anna’s most recent relationship was with her boyfriend Eldridge Toney, with whom she joined Instagram as an official couple in April 2019.
