Mama June Shannon Shares Heartbreaking Way She Keeps Late Daughter Anna Cardwell’s “Memory Alive”
Mama June Shannon recently reflected on the death of her daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell, and how she keeps her in her memory.
Mama June Shannon is still working through the loss of her daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell.
Nearly a year after the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star lost her 29-year-old daughter, she opened up on her grief.
“It will be a year on Monday and we miss the hell out of Anna Marie Cardwell,” June wrote in a Facebook post Dec. 4. “Would give my last penny to just talk to her and [for] her [to] be here for her girls.”
Anna—who was mom to Kaitlyn, 12, and Kylee, 8—died last year after a battle with stage four adrenal carcinoma, and June admitted that waves of grief still overcome her at times, noting that those grieving have “no control” over when or how it hits them. June emphasized that the loss of her 29-year-old daughter is unlike the grief of losing any other family member.
The 45-year-old detailed that living in the same house she used to live in with Anna is difficult, but it is just one way she keeps her “promise” to her late daughter to keep her with the family—and she will even talk aloud to her daughter before leaving the house.
As she put it, “I know some people may think that is crazy but for me and the family we love to have with us we definitely have keep her memory alive.”
June—who is also mom to Jessica, 28, Lauryn, 24, Alana, 19, and currently guardian of Anna’s daughter Kaitlyn—also shared another way she keeps her daughter with her.
“She is still in our family group chat text,” June added. “Just can’t and won’t delete any text and won’t ever take her out [of] the chat.”
Desiree Navarro/Getty ImagesThe reality star also admitted that she returns to her late daughter’s social media often.
“I always go to her TikTok,” she concluded, “and watch her videos all the time and search her name to see all the videos people made for her.”
