Mama June’s Daughter Anna, Mom Of Two, Has Undergone Four Rounds Of Chemo In Cancer Fight

Mama June opened up to Deidre Behar from Entertainment Tonight. "She's actually doing pretty good," she explained. "She's handling it pretty good." Lauryn "Pumpkin" Efird, Anna’s sister, agreed stating that she is "genuinely is OK."

Anna is trying to live her life as normally as possible, according to her sister. "She can still go to the grocery store, she can drive herself, she's still able to take the kids to and from places," Lauryn stated. There have been some changes, especially to Anna’s appearance, because of her treatments. Anna "doesn't have hair, she has no eyebrows, she doesn't have any hair on her arms or anything like that," Lauryn explained.

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Anna is a mother of two children, 10-year-old Kaitlyn and 7-year-old Kylee. So far, Anna has been through four rounds of chemotherapy.

Lauryn says she is amazed by Anna's ability to handle the treatments. "A lot of people thought that it was gonna make her sick and stuff like that, [but] she's able to bounce back pretty quick," she said.

Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, another one of Anna’s sisters, wanted to make sure people knew chemo was not an easy process to go through.

"It does wear her body down sometimes, but other than that, she's pretty good," the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star clarified. Chemotherapy is different for every person and can often be a tough experience.

Anna’s oldest child, Kaitlyn, knows on some level what is going on.

"The 10-year-old is aware, I don't think she fully understands," Lauryn said. "I think she understands that Mommy is sick and Mommy might not be here for a while … She's 10, but she's a lot more mature than that because she's been raised around older people." Kids are often smarter than adults give them credit for.

Kaitlyn has always been close to her mom, but now it is even more intense. She does not like to be separated from Anna. “She doesn't go anywhere without Anna,” Mama June explained. “I get that because she's thinking if Anna goes somewhere then maybe Anna might not be at the house when she gets back." Kaitlyn’s younger sister Kylee is still too young to fully understand, according to her family.

Anna has finished chemotherapy and is weighing her options before deciding what to do next. She could pursue immune therapy, clinical trials, or opt for neither.

"She just wants to see how it's gonna go," Mama June explained. "We don't know what to expect because the cancer is very aggressive and it grew from nothing to something huge on the left side of her body really fast."

It is difficult for Anna’s family to deal with the uncertainty. "For me, it's an emotional roller coaster sometimes. Mentally it's always on my mind. We know it's terminal,” Mama June stated. "She's stage 4. She's not gonna go into remission. We've all accepted that, so I just tell people one day at a time 'cause you never know.”

Lauryn remains hopeful for advances in medical science that could help her sister beat this. “I truly believe eventually there will be a cure for some kind of cancer," she said.

Alana also shares her sister’s sense of hope. "It is crazy to think that she will not be here probably in five years, but I'm hoping that she can pull through and fight 10, 20 years," she said.