Roxanne 
Teddi Mellencamp is no stranger to being open with her followers, and in a recent Instagram post, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum shared an incredibly personal aspect of her ongoing battle with Stage 4 melanoma. As her health journey continues to evolve, she’s revealed the emotional weight behind a simple decision—whether or not to wear a wig.
In her heartfelt post, Mellencamp candidly explained, “The day to day decision of wig versus no wig,” adding, “Crying days I tend to pick the wig.” For the reality star, each day brings new challenges as she faces the ups and downs of her treatment for melanoma, which has spread to both her lungs and brain.
Diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, Mellencamp’s condition has taken a more serious turn, with her revealing her Stage 4 diagnosis in February of this year. She emphasized just how intense the process of treatment has been, noting, “The highs and lows of treatment for stage 4 brain and lung tumors are pretty extreme.”
Beyond sharing her personal journey, Mellencamp also used the opportunity to encourage her followers to stay proactive about their health. “Please go get your yearly checks,” she urged. “It’s melanoma awareness month. No better time than now to book and remind a friend or loved one.”
Despite the tough news in recent months—such as discovering more tumors on her brain and receiving a 50/50 chance of survival—Mellencamp offered a more hopeful update shortly after. Her tumors have shown “significant shrinkage,” giving her renewed strength as she continues her fight.
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This whole thing is so sad I can’t really comment .. I truly wish the best outcome for her
Years ago I had a friend in a similar situation and I remember him telling me that he hated the mornings because he kept dreaming that it was all just a nightmare, but then would wake up to the reality. I always made it a point to call him in the mornings to get his mind off it. I don't even know what made me remember that.
That probably meant the world to your friend. Very thoughtful to do this.
It was horrible, the helplessness that you feel is really hard, especially on people like me who are
"fixers" of everythingcontrol freaks.I did that with my GiGi( nonna) who , as we like to say , got Breast cancer out of nowhere at 83 🙁
Every morning at 10 ! Miss her everyday .
My mom’s (lung) cancer came seemingly out of nowhere as well … and she was gone a week, right after the (mandated) jabs.
Oh no . So sorry to hear that 🙁
If I'm being honest, I thought her update a few weeks ago when she proclaimed, "My doctor said I'm healed", was rather peculiar. My guess is T might have interpreted that way, but I'm finding it hard to believe he/she/they used those words.
You are an amazing woman.
Praying for continued strength and courage to face these treatments. I think she looks great with short hair!
She looks great without a wig too! She doesn't need to worry about that one.
My thought exactly, she sure does.
I pray she comes out of this ok!!!!
Me too!!! ?? ?