Teddi Mellencamp is continuing to share glimpses inside of her life amid her battle with Stage 4 cancer, as she raises her three kids with her ex-husband, Edwin Arroyave. This week, she shared the latest on her immunotherapy treatment journey.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum took to Instagram Stories to share a new look at how she’s navigating her treatment for her cancer diagnosis. Teddi has been continuing to undergo immunotherapy to treat tumors in her lungs and brain following her initial melanoma diagnosis. She showed off the process of one of these treatments in a post to her Instagram Story she shared earlier this week. In the photo, Teddi can be seen sitting in a chair, receiving her treatment, as she looks into the camera. “Immunotherapy day,” she captioned the snapshot.
Teddi had previously taken to Instagram on Aug. 14 to talk about how her treatments have been impacting her mentally, noting that she has had “severe anxiety” that pops up on a “random basis.” “Like today, I was able to walk, I did the podcast, and now I’m sitting here full of anxiety,” she explained in the video.
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“Is this common?” she asked. “What are things that you guys have done to help make you feel better? Let me know. Looking for any positive advice.”
Teddi Mellencamp shares updates on her kids
Teddi took to her Instagram account on Aug. 23, where she posted a video of her wearing a long gray dress, showing off her blonde wig, while recalling a conversation that she had with her 11-year-old son, Cruz Arroyave. “Cruz and I can’t make this decision ourselves,” she said in the video, before pulling off her wig to show her short blonde hair underneath it. “Wig or no wig?”
“Cruz said, ‘Up to you,'” she explained. “Cruz and I aren’t good decision makers, so we need to ask you: wig or no wig?” she asked in the caption of the post.
“Also, while you’re here, schedule that skin check,” she added.
Teddi has continued to show off how life has been raising her kids amid her cancer treatments. The podcast host also took to her Instagram account on Sept. 3, where she posted a photo with her youngest daughter, Dove Arroyave, smiling for the camera.Â
Teddi Mellencamp opens up about navigating her life with cancer
During an Aug. 26 episode of her podcast, Two T’s in a Pod, Teddi admitted that the cancer journey can be tough. She revealed that the treatments have caused her to slow down and spend less time managing her children and their busy schedules.
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“There is absolutely, like, even me trying to manage my kids’ schedules the way that I used to. I can’t do it,” Teddi explained. “I don’t have the cognitive ability to be that set. Like a schedule really stresses me out…I use that cancer card all the time.”
See how Teddi is trying to remain optimistic amidst her Stage 4 melanoma prognosis.
