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Rock ‘n’ roll legend John Mellencamp‘s daughter, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, has shared some harrowing news with her fans.
On Wednesday, February 12, the reality TV star posted to Instagram that doctors had found “multiple tumors” on her brain and rushed her into emergency surgery within hours.
Arroyave said in her post that she had been experiencing “severe and debilitating” headaches for the last several weeks. “Yesterday,” she wrote, “the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization.”
After a CT scan and MRI, doctors located the tumors, “which they believe have been growing for at least six months,” the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star continued the post. “Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today. The remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.”
Arroyave separated from her husband, Edwin, in 2024. The couple have three children, son Cruz, 10, and daughters Slate, 12, and Dove, 2. “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 finished her post about her traumatic day. “Thank you to everybody who has reached out, and to everyone who has supported me along this journey.” She ended her post with a red heart.
Her comments were immediately filled with well wishes. “Sending you all the healing energy!!” wrote Perez Hilton. “Praying for your health my friend,” added Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Emily Simpson. Kenya Moore of the Atlanta Housewives posted, “Praying for you” with prayer hands, which Vanderpump Rules‘s Scheana Shay also used in her message, “Sending you so many prayers and all the love!!!”
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