John Mellencamp says daughter Teddi is 'really sick' amid brain cancer diagnosis
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Key Points:
- Musician John Mellencamp revealed on the “Joe Rogan Experience” that his daughter, Teddi Mellencamp, is seriously ill with brain cancer and currently suffering from the disease.
- Teddi Mellencamp, 44, was diagnosed last year with Stage 4 skin cancer that had metastasized to her lungs and brain, leading to emergency brain surgery, radiation, and immunotherapy treatments.
- John Mellencamp expressed a desire for Teddi to move back to Indiana to receive treatment and noted she experiences fluctuating health, with some good days and others where she feels very unwell.
- Despite the severity of her illness, Teddi has shared that her tumors have significantly shrunk and doctors are optimistic about her healing,
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