Teddi Mellencamp is still hopeful while battling Stage 4 cancer, even though doctors warn her that she has a 50% chance of survival.
this “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Earlier this year, Star was hospitalized for multiple brain tumors. During the operation to remove the masses, the doctor found two other tumors in her lungs.
Mellencamp, 43, admitted that life expectancy for cancer patients has been thinking about when they are treated with immunotherapy.
“Real Housewife” star Teddi Mellencamp’s horrible symptoms lead to brain cancer diagnosis
Teddi Mellencamp admits that the doctor gave her a “50/50” chance of surviving cancer. (Getty/Teddi Mellencamp Instagram)
“I understand that this is not the best question to ask if you are receiving immunotherapy, because immunotherapy is only about 10 years old,” she told Nightline.
She was initially upset that she heard the success rate of immunotherapy “50/50”.
“Real Housewife” star Teddi Mellencamp has four more brain tumors
“This is one of my favorite things to ask: ‘How long have I been? What are my chances?’ They often say 50/50,” she said. Mellencamp remembers telling the doctor: “50/50? I won’t buy a car that only drives 50%. I don’t want this.”
She added: [the doctor’s] Like, “No, it’s just because this is how long the immunotherapy has been around, so this is the time for research to work.” That’s when I try to find positive. ”
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Sometimes finding positive is a challenge.
“I really like control, it’s totally out of control. It’s really scary,” Melencamp said.
she The famous father John Mellencamp. In the process, it is still small but ensures comfort.
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“Yesterday, my dad called me 11 times in a row. Finally, I replied, I thought, ‘I’m taking a shower. Let me go through a little bit.’ “Real Housewife” Star Judge Tamra.
“He’s gone, ‘I just want to make sure you’re going to be our group family mausoleum.'”
Teddy’s father, John Mellencamp, checked her on the phone every day. (Kevin Mazur)
She went on to say that she immediately thought of her three children, 12 years old. Cruz, 10; and 5-year-old pigeons, and where they broke down in Indiana’s mausoleum.
“He was like, ‘Well, that would be the top five, and then there was almost no area around us and then everyone would be buried,’” She continues. “He’s gone, ‘You’re following your will now, so you’d better put it there.'”
Finally, she said, “I think I agree to be in the tomb,” joked that the person she met not long ago inspired her and made her wear “Hot Girl Never Die.”
Mellencamp tells US Weekly Earlier this month, she was living after cancer spreads to her brain and lungs.
“I’m fighting for my life.” Mellencamp tells the media. “But it’s also for the life of my family and for everyone I love.”
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In February, after the medication became ineffective due to a migraine, Melenkamp began to feel severe pain and rushed to the emergency room with her estranged husband, Edwin Arroyave.
The “Rhobh” star tries to “find positive” in her cancer battle. (JB Lacroix/Wireimage)
“Pain has become something I’ve never had before,” she said. “They diagnosed me Multiple brain tumors,but [ER doctor] Say he can’t take them out. They have to let me into the cedar [hospital].
“And I thought, ‘Can’t you let me tonight? I want to go tonight.’ I have six brain tumors and two lung tumors.
After the operation, Mellencamp immediately started radiation and immunotherapy treatments, which caused damage to her body.
“I thought I would feel like I was lifted up on my neck,” she said. “My reaction is always a headache and I found that this is good news because it means immunotherapy or radiation is killing your cancer.”
Teddi and her estranged husband Edwin Arroyave have suspended their divorce to cope with her health. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
Mellencamp said on social media the day before receiving radiation and immunotherapy that she felt “so tired and closed down but I know it will get better again.”
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“Things that everyone can keep in mind…I kind of think I’ve beat it up and then, a few days later, I found out I still have four tumors. So, there are a lot of different highs and lows, yes, but I’ve learned a lot.”
Stephanie Giang-Paunon of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
