Teddi Mellencamp Reveals She Has 4 New Cancers After Undergoing Brain Surgery

Real Housewives star Teddi Mellencamp has revealed a devastating update about her ongoing battle with cancer.

In an interview with US Weekly, Mellencamp shared that doctors have discovered four additional tumors in her brain.

She also confirmed that her stage 4 melanoma has now spread to both her lungs and brain.

She said: “This is definitely the hardest thing I’ve faced in my life, but now it feels less hard. When I was in the ICU, it was incredibly difficult because I had no memory.

“One day, I realized it was my daughter’s birthday, and I couldn’t be there for it; it was really sad. It’s still sad when I can’t be there for my kids the way I’d normally be.”

She also shared that her illness has brought her closer to her family, including her ex, Edwin Arroyave

“We’ve always made each other laugh. We always pushed each other’s buttons, and that made it fun. And us not being able to have that for a long time was really sad and hard.

“If any part of this was for a reason, the second that I got sick, he completely changed. It’s a silver lining. 
He’s been there for me a hundred percent, he’s been there for the kids, and we’re back to laughing.”

“It happened between Edwin and my dad, not me. I was not expecting my entire family to be out here within 24 hours, but by the time I was out of surgery, everybody was there.

“My dad hates L.A., so the fact that he was out here for 18 days — wow. That says a lot.”

“He calls every day to check on me. Some days, I’m not in the mood, I don’t want a pep talk. [I tell him], “I’ll talk to you tomorrow, I’ll be more pep talk-ready, but I love you.”

“The wild thing was my dad had a heart attack when he was 36 and had three years where he wasn’t in the business anymore. I remember his life completely changing.

“And some of the moments [when] I felt really scared, I was like, ‘Hold on. I’m not changing everything about my life. I want more things. I want to keep building, But he’s like, ‘There are moments where you emotionally won’t be able to control how you’re feeling because of a certain medication or a certain whatever. And you have to give yourself some grace and know this isn’t you sometimes. And that’s OK.'”