
Teddi Mellencamp It’s open to how her cancer diagnosis affects her child.
In a recent interview with Entertainment of the nightThe 43-year-old former reality star reflects how her cancer battle influenced her relationship with her three children and her fears about the future.
“I don’t think I understand the debilitating pain I’ve been thinking for days, telling the outlet before choking the idea of leaving my children. “It’s very scary. My child is young.”
The former “Real Housewife of Beverly Hills” star shares her husband, Edwin Aloeuve – Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dub, five, who estranged her three children.

Mellencamp shed tears when he spoke about how he spent time away from his children during the cancer battle. (Teddi Mellencamp Instagram)
“Real Housewife” star Teddi Mellencamp has four more brain tumors
One of the horrors of Mellencamp involves not being able to spend enough time with the kids as they continue with a variety of treatments, including radiation, immunotherapy, and surgery. Removes new tumors As cancer spreads.
“I remember one day at the hospital saying, ‘I think today is the pigeon’s birthday,'” she explained. “And Edwin said, ‘Yes, what you planned is her party today.’ I was like, ‘Would they take me today?’ ”
She assures her that Arroyave will “throw another one” when she is not undergoing treatment, but Mellencamp said, “I wonder if I remember that I wasn’t there?”
In another interview with ExtraMellencamp said it was okay as her daughter asks a lot of questions about her diagnosis, but her son said, “He’s a bit confused because he’s not asking questions.”

Mellencamp shared that she will check to see if her son is breathing at night. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
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“The other day I was taking a sip of something and he was like, ‘Can I take a sip?” I was like, ‘Yes, sure.’ And he says, “Don’t worry, you’re actually contagious.” I’m like, ‘I’m not actually infectious, buds,'” she explained. “He’ll come in the middle of the night and make sure I’m breathing.”
“One day, I remember in the hospital feeling that today might be pigeon’s birthday. And Edwin said, ‘Yes. It’s her party today.’ I was like, ‘Would they take me today?’ ”
Mellencamp was originally diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in October 2022, and had multiple surgeries before learning in February 2025 to remove 16 melanomas and had multiple brain tumors. After the procedure to remove the tumor, Mellencamp learns that the cancer has spread to the lungs. She later learned that she had four more tumors in her brain.
In a recent interview with “Nightline,” Mellencamp said the doctor told her she had A chance to endure cancer: 50/50.
“It’s one of my favorite things, and they often say 50/50,” she said. She told the doctor, “50/50? I wouldn’t buy a car that only drives 50% of the time. I don’t want this.”
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Mellencamp said the doctor told her there was a 50/50 chance she could endure cancer. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
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“and [the doctor’s] “No, that’s because of how long it lasts. Immunotherapy exists. So that’s how much research worked. “So that’s when I try to find a positive. ”