The oldest child of American reality TV personality Mama June, Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell is 30 years old. She had an appearance in the 2012 American reality television series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo alongside her mother and sisters Jessica, Lauryn, and Alana.
Chickadee was nearly given up for adoption by her mother, who gave birth to her a few days before her 15th birthday and was afterward nurtured by her maternal grandmother, Sandra. She has two children, Kaitlyn from a previous relationship, and Kylee from her marriage to Michael Cardwell, which ended in a separation in 2017.
She was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal cancer in January 2023. Here’s what we gathered about Mama June’s daughter.
Early Life And Background Of Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell
On August 28, 1994, Anna Marie “Chickadee” Cardwell was born to June Shannon, commonly known as Mama June, and David Dunn. She is currently 30 years old, as previously indicated.
While she is Mama June and David Dunn’s only child, she has three half-siblings from her mother’s past relationships. Jessica is from her mother’s connection with Michael Anthony Ford, Lauryn Efird, and Alana Frances “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is from her mother’s not-so-legal marriage with Mike “Sugar Bear” Thompson.
Her mother was about 15 years old when she was born, and as a result, she was almost given up for adoption by her aunt and uncle, Janice and James Shannon. It didn’t work, though, because the paperwork was never completed. As previously mentioned, she was finally raised by her maternal grandmother, Sandra.
She Was Sexually Abused By Her Mother’s Boyfriend She Was Young
Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell, at eight years old, was allegedly sexually abused by her mother’s then-boyfriend Mark McDaniel. She told officials in Spalding County, Georgia, that she had fulfilled her’s word’ with him.
Furthermore, she told the police that her mother’s boyfriend touched her inappropriately, forced her to touch him inappropriately, and made her perform a sex act on him. When she orders him to stop, he doesn’t.
She alerted her mother about the abuse, according to sources, but she doesn’t believe her. The abuse became public knowledge after Anna told her school teacher about it, detailing the assault in great detail.
After pleading guilty to child molestation, her mother’s then-boyfriend was sentenced to ten years in jail.
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Chickadee Is A Mother Of Two Children
Mama June’s older daughter, Kaitlyn, has two kids, Kylee and Kaitlyn. She, too, became pregnant as a teenager, just a few months before her 18th birthday, and gave birth to her first child, Kaitlyn Elizabeth, on July 26, 2012.
Kylee Madison Cardwell, her second child, was born on December 9, 2015. Her youngest daughter’s father is Michael Cardwell, whom she married in May 2014 and left in 2017.
She has been dating Eldridge Toney since 2017.
The Mother Of Two Has Been Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer
Mama June’s elder daughter was diagnosed with uncommon adrenal cancer in January 2023. She started treatment for stage 4 cancer in her liver, kidneys, and lungs right away.
Chickadee updated her Instagram followers on the status of her treatment on May 10, 2023. It states:
Well going on to round 3 of chemo.this yesterday it was pretty good day but did get a little and Cracker Barrel was good going down but not up 😂 but over all it’s going good and chemo is working we come to find so things are looking good 😇😁😁🙏
Her current medical condition has become the building bridge between the strained relationship she had with her mother. According to reports, Anna’s mother said she is relocating to Georgia to take care of her daughter, and that their relationship has improved.
