While her sister Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird tells PEOPLE that Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell is “doing a little bit better,” she is still battling stage 4 adrenal carcinoma. ”.
Lauryn, 23, tells PEOPLE about the oldest sibling and mother of Kaitlyn, 11, and Kylee, 7, that “she’s been able to still go to the grocery store and still do everyday things, which is actually pretty much a blessing because I know most people at stage four and stuff physically [can’t].”.
Anna was diagnosed with cancer this past January after visiting the doctor with complaints of stomachaches. Cancer was found in her liver, kidney, and lungs. .
Since then, Anna, 28, has been irregularly posting on social media about her progress and chemotherapy treatments. At one point, she posted a video where she jokingly discussed her favorite snacks.
As Lauryn confirmed to PEOPLE, Anna is seen in the video sporting a pink turban and is completely hairless. She did shave her hair, shaving it all the way off because it was falling out in chunks and other such things.
She also has no brows or anything else.
However, aside from that, I believe she is improving slightly in terms of her physical condition. ”.
Sister Anna is battling stage 4 cancer, but Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird claims that her “pain is getting better.”.
On social media, Anna Cardwell has occasionally posted updates about her battle with cancer. Photograph by ANNA CARDWELL on Instagram.
In fact, Lauryn tells PEOPLE that Anna’s hair loss aside, chemo seems to have improved Anna’s overall mood. “The chemo didn’t drag her down as much… When people think ‘chemo’ and things like that, they immediately think of older people, and I feel like it makes them sicker. I think it’s been beneficial for her. She claimed that her pain was lessening. ” .
In the midst of her mother’s addiction, one of Mama June’s daughters almost quit the show, but she discovered how to “lean on” her sisters instead.
However, the family is still coming to terms with Anna’s terminal diagnosis while deciding on her next course of action, as Mama June Shannon recently told Entertainment Tonight.
It can be an emotional rollercoaster for me at times.
June, 43, said, “I think about it constantly.
“We understand it is fatal.
“.
She is stage four.
She won’t enter remission, she continued.
We have all come to terms with that, so I just advise people to take each day as it comes because you never know. “.
Lauryn also tells PEOPLE that “she’s done taking chemo treatments right now” because the doctor only recommended four sessions due to the potential for serious health complications.
Sister Anna is battling stage 4 cancer, but Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird claims that her “pain is getting better.”.
In January, Anna Cardwell received her cancer diagnosis. By ANNA CARDWELL on Instagram.
However, as of right now, Lauryn notes that the patient must undergo scans every three months and speculates that she may eventually participate in clinical trials or immune therapies.
The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo cast’s ups and downs are all documented.
After appearing on Toddlers and Tiaras on TLC, Shannon’s sister Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson gained notoriety for the family. She later had her own show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which followed the lives of Shannon and her four daughters, including Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon.
The WE tv reality series Mama June: Family Crisis currently features June and some of her kids.
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