Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell needed to make a distinction earlier than she handed on the age of 29 on December 9. The daughter of Mama June Shannon died from stage 4 adrenal carcinoma and let cameras movie her final moments so she might deliver consciousness to her sickness, her husband, Eldrige Toney, informed PEOPLE.
“The filming was something that Anna wanted to do,” he mentioned. “She wanted to bring awareness to her rare type of cancer because there is still so much unknown about it and it is very rare.”
Anna’s different family members additionally reportedly revealed the identical ideas at her latest funeral. They defined that she filmed for the present as a result of “that’s what she wanted.” They additionally mentioned that they contemplate the crew members who labored on the manufacturing “friends and family.” The crew attended the service however didn’t movie at the moment.
Anna’s dying was first introduced by Mama June on December 10. She shared a household picture on Instagram and added a heartbreaking caption. “With the breaking heart, we are announcing that @annamarie35 is no longer with us. She passed away in my home last night peacefully at 11:12 PM,” Mama June wrote. She additionally mentioned that Anna “passed away with her family around her” and thanked followers for his or her “continued prayers and thoughts.”
Shortly after her dying, it was revealed that Anna secretly married Eldridge in March, simply weeks after her prognosis. He additionally opened up about being together with her throughout her final breaths. “I did my best to be calm for her. I rubbed my hands through her hair, held her hand and told her it was going to be OK,” he informed PEOPLE . “I was holding her hand when she took her final breath.”
Eldridge additionally confirmed what Anna’s “dying wish” was and it had to do with the daughters she left behind, together with Kaitlyn, 11, and Kylee, 8. “The day before she passed, we had our talk and said our goodbyes,” he mentioned. “Her dying wish was for her girls to grow up knowing who their mother was. And I promised I would do right by the girls always. I will spend my life doing right by Anna and the girls.”
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