Anna ‘Chickadee’ CardwellTMZ’s battle with cancer was something that was well documented, TMZ has learned… and will be in an upcoming season of Mama June‘s reality series.
Family sources tell TMZ … Anna was very open about her health issues and wanted it included in “Mama June: From Not to Hot” so people could better understand the struggles she and cancer patients went through. general.
She also wanted fans to know everything she was dealing with because she was always upfront with them.
We’re told Anna had no issues with the production team filming her journey, and the crew was by her side just hours before she passed away. Anna was in hospice for a little over three weeks towards the end and she was open to documenting everything.
Sources say production thought it best not to be there when she passed away, and they won’t be there to record the funeral either… even though Anna was okay with it, the crew wanted to give the family some privacy while they mourned. .
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As we reported, Anna suffered from stage 4 adrenal carcinoma and died on Saturday — we were told that Anna had asked her fans to attend her open casket funeraland our sources say the family respects that as one of its last wishes.
We are also told that Anna was close to the TikToker Angela Butlerand she wanted her to sing “Usher Me” by Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers… the same song Angela sang to Anna before she passed away.
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