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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and daughter of John Mellencamp, Teddi Mellencamp, revealed that she is undergoing surgery to remove several brain tumors found by doctors after being hospitalized for severe headaches.
In a message on Instagram, Mellencamp explained that recently, she had been suffering form "debilitating headaches," and ultimately got to a point where she needed to be hospitalized. Following a few scans, results showed that she has multiple brain tumors, which doctors believe have been growing over the last six months. She explained, "For the last several weeks I've been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches. Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization. After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least 6 months. Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today — the remaining smaller tumors will be dealth with via radiation at a later date.
Mellencamp concluded her scary health update by sharing her gratitude with those who have supported her, writing, "I am blessed to be surrounded by my children, family, friends, doctors, nurses and surgeons who are doing everything possible to get me back into better health. Thank you to everybody who has reached out, and to everyone who has supported me along this journey."
In addition to a video of her head being shaved in preparation for surgery, Teddi also shared a selfie from her hospital bed before the procedure, and wrote along with it, "As my dad said this AM, god only gives hard stuff to those who can handle it. It's a hard day, but I have faith and amazing surgeons and know everything will be OK."
Several Real Housewives from other franchises shared their well-wishes for Teddy, with Real Housewives of New Jersey's Dolores Catania writing, "We love u teddy," while Melissa Gorga shared, "Teddi- I'm so sorry. Praying for you. You are so strong." Real Housewives of Orange County's Emily Simpson wrote, "Praying for your health my friend," while Andy Cohen himself shared, "sending you all positivity."
Meanwhile, Real Housewives of Orange County Star, Tamra Judge, who hosts "Two Ts In A Pod" with Mellencamp shared on her own Instagram, "Join me in praying for @teddimellencamp as she goes into surgery today. Please also pray over her beautiful kids. Teddi Jo, I love you so much and can’t imagine my life without you—you’re the little sister I never had and the best friend anyone could ask for. Sending all the love, positive vibes, and healing energy your way."