Inside Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell’s Relationship With Her Sisters

Speaking to Distractify, June Shannon shared how Anna Cardwell’s sisters joined forces after her cancer diagnosis, “Me and Justin, we take her to treatments [during] the week.” She continued. “Then, throughout the week, Pumpkin and Alana will come up, and then Jessica will come up one week.” However, things between Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird and Cardwell weren’t always this great. 

In a 2022 interview with Distractify, Efird shared that although she stayed in touch with Cardwell, they didn’t share the same bond as Efird did with her other sisters. But the two grew closer after Efird started visiting Cardwell following her diagnosis. Speaking to People in July 2023, Efird offered insight into some of the things she and her sister, Alana Thompson — aka Honey Boo Boo — did for Cardwell. “For me and Alana, we come up usually one to two times a week, sit with her through treatment, talk to her, and go back to the Airbnb and maybe do dinner and things with her,” Efird said.

She explained that even when Cardwell rested at home, the family consistently checked in on her.  The family’s relationships seem to have gotten better in February after Cardwell attended her mother’s wedding and joined her sisters in walking her down the aisle, despite being estranged for years. After Cardwell’s health started worsening in December, the family went on one last road trip together to Gatlinburg to fulfill her wishes.