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Teddi Mellencamp makes heartbreaking decision over wearing a wig amid brain tumor battle

Teddi Mellencamp makes heartbreaking decision over wearing a wig amid brain tumor battle

Teddi Mellencamp shared a heartbreaking post about whether or not she should wear a wig or rock her shaved head – after doctors found five more tumors in her body just weeks after she underwent emergency brain cancer surgery.

The reality star, 43, shared a split picture of herself with a blonde wig and without it – revealing her shaven hair.

Teddi asked her Instagram followers ‘Some days you feel like a wig,  some days you don’t. You’re my bestie going to lunch… am I coming wig or no wig?’

The star said in an Instagram post last week that doctors detected two more tumors in her lungs and three more in her brain, noting that she will immediately begin immunotherapy and radiation treatment.

The initial brain tumors were found in mid-February, after she suffered debilitating headaches. 

Teddi has been battling skin cancer since 2022.

Teddi Mellencamp shared a heartbreaking post about whether or not she should wear a wig or rock her shaved head - after doctors found five more tumors in her body just weeks after she underwent emergency brain cancer surgery

Teddi Mellencamp shared a heartbreaking post about whether or not she should wear a wig or rock her shaved head – after doctors found five more tumors in her body just weeks after she underwent emergency brain cancer surgery 

Teddi shared a stunning selfie to her stories, revealing that she is doing a podcast episode her her podcast Two Ts in a Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge.

‘Doing a pod with no hair made me a little emotional but figured for first one back I needed to be fully me.’

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She shared a selfie with her wig and asked followers to vote if she should wear a wig or not.

The reality star, who is in the throes of a divorce from husband Edwin Arroyave, said she was ‘feeling positive and excited’ despite the heartbreaking news.

Mellencamp also clarified in an Instagram post, ‘These are all a direct result of my melanoma.’

She continued, ‘I am feeling positive that I will win this battle, that I got this wig (I like the short hair, just not the bald spots), and that I can remember all of Angelina’s kids’ names.’ 

Kyle Richards took to the comments to share a sweet message of support to Teddi. 

‘Gorgeous either way! I don’t know anybody who could look as beautiful as you with a shaved head!’ she wrote, garnering thousands of likes for her comment.

Teddi shared a stunning selfie to her stories, revealing that she is doing a podcast episode her her podcast Two Ts in a Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge

Teddi shared a stunning selfie to her stories, revealing that she is doing a podcast episode her her podcast Two Ts in a Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge

The star's pals all gushed about how beautiful show looked without the wig

The star’s pals all gushed about how beautiful show looked without the wig

Emily Simpson from Real Housewives of Orange County also shared a sweet note, writing: ‘The face is always serving.’

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldscheider wrote: ‘Your face is flawless. Both ways are gorgeous. No wig probably!!’ 

Braunwyn Windham-Burke from Real Housewives of Orange County said: ‘You look beautiful and you are a warrior!! Rock that natural hair!’

Cynthia Bailey of Real Housewives wrote multiple hearts under the post – as did Larsa Pippen.

Lisa Hochstein did the heart eye emoji and added: ‘Both beautiful’ while Ali Landry said: ‘Beautiful both ways!!! I have never seen anyone look as good as you do with a buzz cut! Rock that look.’ 

On February 12, Mellencamp posted a statement on her Instagram, revealing how long she’s been dealing with all of these health issues.

‘For the last several weeks I’ve been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches. Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization,’ Mellencamp said.

She added that ‘after a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believed have been growing for at least 6 months.’

She shared a selfie with her wig and asked followers to vote if she should wear a wig or not

She shared a selfie with her wig and asked followers to vote if she should wear a wig or not

The reality star continued: ‘Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today – the remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.’

Mellencamp paid homage to her inner circle standing by her side amid her health crisis.

‘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,’ she said.

She wrapped up in expressing her graтιтude toward those who have supported her.

‘Thank you everybody who has reached out, and to everyone who has supported me along this journey,’ she concluded.

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