Sad news: Mama June Shannon Remembers Anna Cardwell on What Would Have Been Her 30th Birthday: ‘I Miss Anna Everyday’

Mama June Shannon is remembering Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell on her milestone birthday.

On Aug. 28, the Mama June: Family Crisis star, 45, marked the occasion of what would have been her late daughter’s 30th birthday by reposting an account on her Instagram Stories that helped people work through their grief.

Over a text based video about missing lost loved ones, Shannon wrote, “Definitely how I feel some days as I miss [Anna] everyday [and] today she turns 30.”

The video itself was captured the point of view of those who have lost their friends and family and how difficult it’s been for them to move past their grief.

“I miss you. I just miss you,” the clip read. “I’m doing the best I can, I’m taking tiny, wobbly steps forward, but if you asked me how I’m doing…. I just really f—ing miss you.”

“I get through days, but there’s always that place where you should be, a space that no amount of time or effort will ever fill,” it continued.

Cardwell died in December 2023 after being diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma in January of that year. She was 29.

While speaking to PEOPLE in June, Shannon shared how she continues to keep her memory alive by carrying her ashes in a bracelet.

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“We very much still today, even six months later, keep her memory alive. For me, I personally have to talk about it all the time. She’s actually here with us today,” she said, pointing to her charm bracelet. “She’s here. I always tote her around.”

“That was her thing, that she wanted to be cremated and toted around, so I’m like, ‘Okay, let’s go, girl,'” she shared before adding, “We never thought that we would have to lose somebody in our family. We didn’t think we was going to experience that ever in reality TV.”