Teddi Mellencamp, 43, first shared her battle with skin cancer with her fans two years ago. Since then, the former Real Housewives star has provided updates to her fans. Now, she explains some “very dark moments” she has experienced, while her podcast co-host and friend Tamra Judge reveals that she often fears the worst for her loved ones.
While Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge, 57, listen to their podcast Two Ts In a Pod this fall, Tamra explains that she has been diagnosed with “being on the spectrum.” Tamra details how she began therapy in her fifties and adds how Teddi “came up” in one of her sessions.
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Teddi Mellencamp’s battle against cancer
Since 2022, Teddi Mellencamp has been enduring a battle against melanoma.
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star spoke exclusively to E! News this fall about her stage 2 skin cancer diagnosis.
Teddi has undergone 16 surgeries after initially having a “small” symptom of the disease, including receiving 800 stitches in her back at one point.
Speaking to E!, Teddi explained the thoughts she experienced during her battle with cancer: “You have very dark moments where you think, ‘What if I don’t make it?’ What does that mean for my children? What does that mean for my husband? What does that mean for my business?’”
The RHOBH alum also took to Instagram in September to explain that she, too, deals with anxiety.
The reality TV star says she is taking things “step by step” as she navigates anxiety while also dealing with cancer.
Tamra cries talking to Teddi
During the October 15 episode of Two Ts In a Pod, Tamra tells Teddi about how she’s been in therapy lately.
The Real Housewives of Orange County star tells her best friend, “You were raised.”
Teddi laughs: “Well, Teddi was diagnosed with OCD and she really tries hard at programming and…”
Tamra says, “No, it was anxiety. I have really bad intrusive thoughts and I have scenarios playing out in my head…”
The reality star breaks down in tears and says: “It’s always about death, and it’s always about the death of the people around me…”
Tamra explains how she told her therapist about Teddi: “My best friend has anxiety…she can’t drive, but I admire her so much. I always think ‘Why am I the fool?’ “That’s just my own insecurity.”
Teddi said she herself often has “insecure” thoughts, such as: “Why am I not the strong one?”
However, she details her way of “surviving” speaking to E! this fall.
Teddi, who is a wellness coach, tells the outlet that her “…main self-care is going for a walk, meditating, or journaling.”
He explains that he also has days when “he lets himself crash.”
“I have these three hours to myself, I will allow myself to cry a little, feel these emotions… Then it is easier to process than when you pretend that everything is perfect all the time,” he adds.
In the US, contact Cancer Care at 800-813-HOPE (4673) or visit this link. You can also call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-234 or visit their website.
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