Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is opening up about her older sister Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s sad cancer diagnosis.
As we reported on Thursday, family sources told TMZ the 28-year-old was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma in January. Last month, Mama June’s oldest child began chemotherapy, but the rest of her treatment is up in the air based on how she reacts. As anybody whose family has been affected by cancer knows, this is very tough news for all those in Anna’s inner circle — including the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo lead.
Just hours after the health news broke, the 17-year-old took to her Instagram Story with a screenshot of the heartbreaking TMZ article. She then shared her two cents on the difficult family update, writing: