Reality TV star Mama June Shannon has confirmed in a devastating statement her oldest daughter Anna ”Chickadee” Cardwell has passed away, aged 29.
The 44-year-old shared the news on her Instagram account after the mother-of-two was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.
”With the breaking heart, we are announcing that @annamarie35 is no longer with us,” Mama June wrote in her heartbreaking post.
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“She passed away in my home last night peacefully at 11:12 PM.
“She gave one hell of a fight for 10 months she passed away with her family around her like she won’t and we will be updating y’all with more information as we get it today.”
She added: “We love y’all and continued prayers and thoughts for our family doing this difficult time.”
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“Dear God I am so very sorry for your family’s loss I can’t even imagine or out in to words how sorry I am 😢,” one person commented underneath the post.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “adrenal cancer is a rare cancer that begins in one or both of the small, triangular glands (adrenal glands) located on top of your kidneys”.
Symptoms include weight gain, hormone changes and bloating.
Earlier this year, Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson confirmed the tragic news that her older sister, Anna was battling stage four cancer.
The Toddlers and Tiaras star took to her Instagram story, sharing a screenshot of a news story featuring her older sister, writing, “& this is what I mean when I say you never truly know what somebody is going through at home. no matter how famous they are.
“yes, I’m very famous but normal s-–t happens to me and my family & y’all need to realise that asap,” the now 17-year-old said.
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Cardwell was revealed to have been diagnosed with stage four adrenal carcinoma in January, according to family sources who informed TMZ.
She was reportedly complaining of stomach aches before a series of tests were conducted, which eventually discovered the cancer in her liver, kidney and lung.
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