
Mama June Shannon has certainly had her share of ups and downs since becoming a reality TV personality with her daughter Alana Thompson on Toddlers & Tiaras. After getting their own spinoff, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, the matriarch battled weight loss and drug addiction in the public eye. This last year, though, seems to have been particularly trying, after her oldest daughter, Anna Cardwell, was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and another daughter, Lauryn Efird, gained custody of Alana. In light of what the family has been going through, Shannon opened up about her current relationship with her daughters.
Anna Cardwell, aka “Chickadee” has been undergoing treatment for Stage 4 adrenal carcinoma since January, the family confirmed earlier this year. Mama June Shannon said they know what the “endgame” is, and that’s apparently what has brought the family together, as they face “one of the biggest fights [we] have ever fought in our whole entire life." She told E! News: