Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell’s pain has eased since ending chemo (Picture: eldridgetoney / annamarie35)
After Mama June broke the devastating news of Anna Cardwell’s cancer diagnosis, the family gave a positive update on the reality star’s health.
The 28-year-old was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma in January but has now stopped her chemotherapy after doctors deemed her cancer terminal.
Mama June, 43, previously shared that Anna had a ‘rough’ time with chemotherapy and had been sleeping a lot.
Anna, known as ‘Chickadee’, rose to fame on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo – an American reality show focused on her family and sister Alana’s pageants.
The family has now shared that the mum of two is no longer undergoing the painful treatment but is ‘doing a little bit better.’
‘She’s been able to still go to the grocery store and still do everyday things, which is actually pretty much a blessing ’cause I know most people at stage four and stuff physically [can’t],’ sister Lauryn Efird, 23, shared with People.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo skyrocketed the family’s fame (Picture: LA Pictures3)
Anna’s diagnosis was shared in March (Picture: Anna Cardwell/Instagram)
After suffering from stomach aches, she was diagnosed with adrenal carcinoma but it had also spread to her lungs, liver and kidney.
This form of cancer is mostly found in children under five or adults in their 40s and 50s but can occur at any age.
It is unclear what causes the condition, but symptoms include weight gain, muscle weakness, back pain, abdominal bloating, nausea and vomiting
Anna appears to be doing well as she posted on her TikTok a little video taste-testing some food.
She was upbeat and chatty as she reviewed the snacks, although she was sporting a pink turban which prompted fans to send well wishes in the comments.
Lauren, nicknamed ‘Pumpkin’, added that ‘chemo didn’t drag her down as much.
‘When people think chemo and things like that, they think older people and instantly, I feel like it makes them sicker. For her, I feel like it’s helped her. She said her pain is “getting better”.’
The mum of two has a terminal diagnosis (Picture: Instagram/annamarie35)
Anna seemed chirpy in a new TikTok (Picture: Anna Cardwell/Instagram)
Anna is mum to two children, Kaitlyn, 10, and Kylee, seven, who she shares with ex-husband Michael Cardwell.
Mama June shared that the children were ‘aware’ of Anna’s diagnosis but Kaylee was ‘too young to really comprehend’ what was happening.
She added that Kaitlyn had become ‘clingy’ knowing that her mum is sick and confessed to Entertainment Tonight: ‘For me, it’s an emotional rollercoaster sometimes. Mentally it’s always on my mind.’
Anna is June’s eldest child, with the Dancing With The Stars contestant also mom to Jessica ‘Chubbs’ Shannon, 26, Lauryn, and Alana, 17.
Alana, the famed ‘Honey Boo Boo’, first found fame on Toddlers and Tiaras, before landing her own reality series.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo ran for two years from August, 2012, and followed the family in their home in Georgia.
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