Mama June's Daughter Anna 'Chickadee' Cardwell Dead At 29(1)
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00:00 Anna Chickadee Cardwell has passed away.
00:03 Mama June Shannon announced the heartbreaking news
00:05 that her eldest daughter has died at the age of 29
00:09 following a battle with cancer.
00:11 Quote, "With a breaking heart,
00:13 "we are announcing that Anna Marie is no longer with us.
00:16 "She passed away in my home last night,
00:18 "peacefully at 11, 12 p.m."
00:20 Mama June penned on Instagram alongside a family photo,
00:23 adding, quote, "She gave one hell of a fight for 10 months.
00:27 "She passed away with her family around her
00:29 "like she would want,
00:30 "and we will be updating y'all with more information
00:33 "as we get it today."
00:35 Mama June concluded her message by asking for, quote,
00:38 "continued prayers and thoughts for our family
00:40 "during this difficult time."
00:42 Anna, who was survived by her two daughters,
00:46 was diagnosed with stage four adrenal carcinoma
00:49 back in January.
00:50 Access Hollywood spoke with Mama June back in May,
00:53 and at the time,
00:54 she opened up about her daughter's diagnosis.
00:57 - You know, she has her bad days,
00:58 has her good days,
00:59 and like I tell people, as her mom,
01:01 you know, it's been hard on me,
01:03 so I can just imagine what she goes through,
01:06 you know, on a daily,
01:07 because there's some days that I'm emotional,
01:09 there's some days that I don't know how to deal with it,
01:11 and so I can just imagine how it is for her.
01:13 - Yeah, how have you been supporting her?
01:16 - Honestly, you know, like me and Justin,
01:18 we take her to chemo,
01:19 like you just have to be there for her.
01:21 Like, but honestly, you know,
01:23 like me and Justin and the girls,
01:25 which is like Pumpkin, Alana, Jessica,
01:28 we're, and Eldridge, which is her boyfriend,
01:30 are the only people that are there.
01:32 The rest of the family is not there.
01:33 - Wow.
01:34 - And so I tell people, they know what's going on,
01:36 you have to live with that at the end of the day.
01:37 I know we're here for her,
01:39 and I know my conscience is gonna be clear
01:41 if something happens.
01:42 - Right, right, absolutely.
01:44 - You know, they have to live with that decision,
01:45 not being there.
01:46 - Yeah.
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