Mama June’s Daughter Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell Dead At 29

Mama June's daughter, Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell, died Saturday at age 29, following a cancer battle.  The reality star, who found fame as the older sister to Honey Boo Boo, was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma back in January.

Mama June wrote on Instagram Sunday "With a 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. She gave one hell of a fight for 10 months she passed away with her family around her like she wanted and we will be updating y’all with more information as we get it today."

Mama June added, "We love y’all and continued prayers and thoughts for our family during this difficult time."

Today.com said Honey Boo Boo left this message on Instagram. "Watching my 29-year-old sister this last year battle this horrible disease hasn’t been easy. Anna was a fighter & still is. Lord, please wrap your arms around her 2 babies & our family as the next couple of days will make this all a reality. I’m so glad that you waited til I was home to take your last breath!"

Cardwell is survived by daughters Kaitlyn Elizabeth and Kylee Madison.  Very sad news. RIP

If you weren't thinking about healthcare before 2020 chances are you are now. I know insurance and healthcare costs are a definite source of frustration for me. In fact, I had that conversation over the weekend with a friend. Do you wonder where North Carolina stacks up when it comes to the state of healthcare?  Healthcare Transformers recently conducted a study to rank healthcare across the country.

The study identified us healthcare hotspots where healthcare is both easily accessible and high quality. There are several metrics that were considered as they show a wide range of information, from official statistics to the opinions of residents.

The study analyzed a number of data points including the below to determine which are the best states to live in for healthcare:

These metrics were then divided by the population to work out the number of hospitals etc. per capita, this allowed for the metrics to be compared state by state fairly. Each metric was ranked from 1-51 with the higher rank being given to the more favorable metric scores. These ranks were added together to show which state is the best “Health Hotspot”.

And guys, I hate to break it to you. Neither of the Carolinas did remotely well in this study. At all. How badly did they rank? Read on to find out.

Index Score: 58.9

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