Justice Mellencamp said, initially, she just thought he was being dramatic.
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WhenJohn Mellencampcalls his daughters and they don’t answer, he just calls again.
If that still doesn’t work he texts.
Teddi, John, and Justice Mellencamp photographed in 2018.Credit:Kevin Mazur/Getty
“And I’m like ‘Dad, I’m sorry…. What’s up?
Well, he had a reason this time, obviously, and he told me so.”
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TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsalum revealed in February that she had beendiagnosed with multiple brain tumors.
Teddi Mellencamp attends the Super Bowl in February.Kaitlyn Morris/Getty
They were all metastases of melanoma previously found on her back that had been successfully treated.
She said last month that doctors were “hopeful” they could attack the remaining tumors with immunotherapy.
And, unfortunately, it was none of that."
The family rushed to be by Teddi’s side the next day while she was in surgery.
Justice said that the earlier diagnosis had been tough, and she had thought her sister was doing well.
“‘She’s going every three months, like, she’s taking care of herself.
This is great.’
We had a couple of trips in between, and we had so much fun together.
I was like, ‘OK, she’s beat this, this is done.'”
Teddi doesn’t remember much because of the meds, but her friends and family members were all there.
“And we were talking about how beautiful you looked, and she did, I mean you did.
After brain surgery, shaved head.
Like, I look like I’ve literally been dragged through the mud.”
That’s when Teddi awoke, and she saw Justice was by her side for the first time.
“I’m like, ‘How are you?
I love you so much.
Can you see me?”
Listen to their full conversation above.
