Mama June defends NSFW posts amid daughter Anna’s cancer
“Mama June” Shannon has no plans to change her online persona despite her daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s battle with cancer. Recently, Shannon received backlash after posting a NSFW video of herself exposing her “gobbler” to her husband on social media. In response, Shannon addressed an Instagram troll who criticized her for not focusing on her daughter’s situation. She clarified that she and her daughter communicate almost daily and that she is fully aware of the challenges they are facing. Shannon admitted that dealing with her daughter’s illness takes a toll on her mental and emotional well-being, but she still tries to find moments of respite from reality. Shannon emphasized that her social media activity does not mean she is neglecting or abandoning her daughter; it is simply a way for her to cope with the overwhelming situation. Shannon advised the hater to try to understand her perspective and the struggles she goes through. In March, it was revealed that Cardwell had been diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma. Despite undergoing multiple rounds of chemotherapy, the outcome remains uncertain. Shannon explained that they are unsure of the life expectancy and are constantly reassessing the treatment plan. Unfortunately, Cardwell’s cancer has progressed to a terminal stage. Shannon described the cancer as aggressive, as it rapidly grew from nothing to a significant size on her daughter’s body. Despite the challenges, Cardwell generally feels well, although chemotherapy does take a toll on her body. Shannon, who is also the mother of Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon, Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird, and Alanna “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, is relocating from Alabama back to Georgia to provide support for Cardwell.
“Mama June” Shannon won’t switch up her social media persona amid her daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s cancer battle.
After the reality star posted a NSFW video of herself lifting up her skirt to show her “gobbler” to her husband, Justin Stroud, she clapped back at an Instagram troll who told her to “worry about” and “fight with” her 28-year-old child.
“well let me school you just a little bit,” Shannon, 44, wrote. “We speak almost on a daily basis.
“Life doesn’t stop even though some days it feels like I’m living in a dream with all this,” she continued. “it’s a daily struggle for me [mentally] and [emotionally] to deal with and sometime [sic] to get through the day.”
The “Mama June: From Not to Hot” alum added, “At the end of [the day], there is nothing we can change about the situation. I needed a break from reality for a minute even though it’s in the front of my mind every second of every single day so me posting on social media doesn’t mean I don’t care or ain’t there for her during this.”
She concluded by telling the hater to “walk a day in [her] shoes,” writing, “You or anyone [don’t] have any idea what I deal with and struggle with.”
News broke in March that Cardwell had been diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.
“I’m bluntly honest about people with this: We don’t know what the life expectancy is,” Shannon exclusively told TheFantasyTimes two months later.
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After explaining that Cardwell was on her third round of chemo, she added, “If it’s not helping, then we go back to the drawing board, and we don’t know what the next step is.”
Shannon gave an update last month after Cardwell’s fourth round of the treatment, saying the cancer is terminal.
“We don’t know what to expect because the cancer is very aggressive, and it grew from nothing to something huge on the left side of her body really fast,” she explained to “Entertainment Tonight” in July.
Shannon noted at the time that Cardwell feels “pretty good,” although chemo “does wear her body down sometimes.”
The “Toddlers & Tiaras” alum, who is also the mother of daughters Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon, 26, Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird, 23, and Alanna “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, 17, is moving back to Georgia and “definitely leaving Alabama” to support Cardwell.
