Teddi Mellencamp looks back on her cancer journey.
As reality star, 43 continues to fight stage 4 cancer, she is opened up about her mental state in a heartbreaking state Instagram posts Wednesday.
Mellencamp posted shots side by side Capture her before and after her diagnosis.
The first photo showed the “Rhobh” alumna framing her face with a smile on her long blonde hair, with the second snap showing her shaved head.
“What's the difference between four months?” Mellencamp wrote below the photo. “Sometimes, I focus on being 'strong', so I forget to feel sad, screaming, and very lonely. I love my kids, friends and family and am forever grateful to them, but today is one of the days. ”
She added:#EmeryOuCancer. ”
The Mellencamp post comes shortly after Rockstar's father John Mellencamp revealed that he is already planning a burial in the family spirit us in Indiana.
In her recent episode “Two TS of Pods” podcastthe host recognized the musician 73 and called her “11 times in a row” to discuss her plans.
“Finally, I respond, I say, “I'm in a bath. Let me live a little.” He says, “I just want to make sure you're in the spirit soleum of our group family,” she recalled.
She then asked John if there was also space for three children, including her and her estranged husband Edwin Aroyabe: Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dub, 5.
“He said, 'Well, there's the top five, there's going to be a little area around it, and that's where everyone gets buried.”
John encouraged his daughter to make a decision now, saying, “You're doing your will now, so you can put it there.”
The equestrian admitted to her co-host Judge Tamra that she agreed to her father's request, and she teased her that she wanted “a hot girl never dies” on the gravestone.
In February, she announced that tumors had been found in her brain and would undergo surgery to remove them. While underneath, doctors removed four tumors, but multiple tumors were also found in the brain and lungs.
Teddi was diagnosed previously Stage 2 melanoma In October 2022, she later transferred to what she currently deals with.
“I have multiple tumors in my brain that I couldn't remove via surgery. I have two tumors in my lungs. These are all metastases of my melanoma,” she updated her followers. Instagram In March. “Doctors hope immunotherapy will be treated effectively.”
She said, “I feel positive – I'm going to win this fight, I got this wig (I like short hair, not bald spots), and I can remember all the names of Angelina's children.”
“This is definitely the most difficult thing [I’ve faced in my life]But now it doesn't feel that difficult,” the three moms said. US every week Earlier this week. “When I was in the ICU, it was incredibly difficult because I had no memory of it. One day I realized it was my daughter's birthday. It was not there. It was really sad.
Teddy also revealed that one way she can stay positive during the difficult fight is to “plan what I'm looking forward to.”
“A lot of people said, not strangers on the internet — [I] You shouldn't ride it, but that's one of the things I like to do with my daughter,” she explained to the outlet. [It] It was not the time to fight by email. He is very kind and helps the kids. It made things much easier. ”
