Teddi Mellencamp Frankly spoke of the reason for which she decided to wear a wig on certain days in the middle of her current cancer battle.
Mellencamp, 43, took Instagram Tuesday, May 6, to open up to the emotionally loaded decision, displaying a photo of it sporting a wig made of long blond locks.
“The daily decision of the wig against no wig”, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Alum wrote. “On days of tears, I tend to choose the wig.”
Mellencamp, who suffered from melanoma from time to time Since 2022, before revealing in February that she has a melanoma of stage 4 after having metastasized in her lungs and her brain, addressed her current state of mind. “The ups and downs for the brain and pulmonary tumors of stage 4 are quite extreme,” she added.
The reality TV star then used the social media platform to encourage fans to remain vigilant with their own health checks. “Please receive your annual checks,” said Mellencamp in the position. “It is the month of awareness of melanoma. No better time than now to book and remind a friend or a loved one. ”
The daughter of the singer-songwriter John Mellencamp recently speak US Weekly On the way she faces the middle of her current cancer journey. After learning in March that Four additional Small tumors grew on her brain, Mellencamp said that she was determined to find a new balanced standard. “I listen to my body, but I remain as active and I do things that I like because when I do too much [around]I become quite sad, ”she said We In a cover history published on April 2. “The days when I feel low, I can become really emotional, and if I am open with the people of my life, then I rest easier. When I try to pretend that I agree and rest, it’s difficult for me.”
Mellencamp, who shares two girls, Slate, 12, and Dove, 5, and a son, Cruz, 10, with a distant husband Edwin Arroyavekissed his brain Surgery while walking on the red carpet last week.
Going out for the unforgettable evening, for the benefit of the women’s cancer research fund in Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on April 28, Mellencamp opted for a wig for the occasion. She composed the glamor with a custom -made black suit, accessorizing her look with silver chain necklaces, hoop earrings and cutting heels of chrome.
A few hours before the event, Mellencamp addressed his scars via Instagram, revealing that She cried When she saw them for the first time. “It has been 76 days since I went to the emergency room with unbearable headaches and I quickly discovered that I had several stadium tumors, the size of the plums’ in my brain and my lungs,” she wrote earlier during the day. “Melanoma had metastasized there and had been there for” 6 months to a year “and we had no idea.”
The post continued: “When I looked at this photo for the first time, the scars on my head and my arm, I cried. Then I felt warmth of the heat through my body and I felt so much peace. The peace of the incredible support system I have in my family and friends. Peace of the outpouring of yourself here. Peace knowing my story could help someone save their lives. ”