Alana Thompson Mourns Late Sister Anna: 'My Heart Is Completely Broken'

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is mourning the death of her oldest sister, Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell. “This is one post I wish I didn’t have to make ,” Thompson, 18, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, December 10. “Last night we all surrounded Anna with love & let her know it was OK to go. Unfortunately, around 11pm Anna took her last breath.” She continued: “Anna was in so much pain last night but now, as a family, we all know she is at peace now. I really don’t know what to say as my heart is completely broken. Watching my 29-year-old sister this last year battle this horrible disease hasn’t been easy. Anna was a fighter & still is.” The sisters’ mother, Mama June Shannon, announced earlier on Sunday that Cardwell had died at the age of 29. Cardwell, who had been battling stage IV cancer, is survived by her two daughters, her mother and her siblings. (Mama June, 44, shared Cardwell and Jessica Shannon, 27, with David Dunn, Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird, 23, with Michael Anthony Ford and Alana w