Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Mellencamp.Photo:Edwin Arroyave/Instagram
Edwin Arroyave/Instagram
Edwin Arroyaveis letting fans of his estranged wife,Teddi Mellencamp,know how she is doing followingher brain tumor surgery.In a statement posted to his Instagram Stories andmain feedon Monday, Feb. 17, Arroyave, 47, shared with his followers that their “family is thankful to everybody for your continued prayers and well wishes.““Teddi is beyond grateful for the outpouring of love while she continues to recover,” his statement continued.Edwin Arroyave gives update on Teddi Mellencamp’s heath.Edwin Arroyave/InstagramArroyave shared the update afterpostinga biblical quote about “waiting on the lord.” His Instagram Stories also included a photo of him and histeenage daughter Bella, whom he shares with ex-Christina Mecklenburg, and 12-year-oldSlate, visiting Mellencamp, 43, at the hospital.“On our way to visit Mom,” he wrote underneath the photo. In addition to Slate, Arroyave and Mellencamp also share 4-year-old Dove and 10-year-old Cruz.While theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsalumfiled for divorcefrom Arroyave in November 2024 after 13 years of marriage, he has been updating fans on her health since she shared that she had “multiple” brain tumors and would be having two of them removed in anInstagramstatement on Wednesday, Feb. 12.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Edwin Arroyave with daughters Slate and Bella.Edwin Arroyave/InstagramArroyave shared on Instagram on Thursday, Feb. 13, thatMellencamp’s surgery “went well” but that she was “in so much pain.““She’s finally getting some needed rest. I know she is so grateful for the outpouring of love,” Arroyave wrote.Mellencamp previously explained thatthe tumors were found after she had “been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches"for “several” weeks.Teddi Mellencamp in the hospital.Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram“Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization. After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least 6 months,” wrote Mellencamp on Instagram, noting that “the remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.“The Bravo personality has often been vocal about her health, asshe has had more than 17 different spots of melanomaremoved.It was just in December that Mellencamp shared in anInstagramvideo that she had gone to the doctor and was toldshe wouldn’t have to go back till March for another three-month skin check.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I just got done having a little cry, but it’s a good one. It’s the first time, and over two years, I’ve gone in for my three-month check and not had to have a biopsy because I have another cancer spot,” said Mellncamp at the time.
Edwin Arroyaveis letting fans of his estranged wife,Teddi Mellencamp,know how she is doing followingher brain tumor surgery.
In a statement posted to his Instagram Stories andmain feedon Monday, Feb. 17, Arroyave, 47, shared with his followers that their “family is thankful to everybody for your continued prayers and well wishes.”
“Teddi is beyond grateful for the outpouring of love while she continues to recover,” his statement continued.
Edwin Arroyave gives update on Teddi Mellencamp’s heath.Edwin Arroyave/Instagram
Arroyave shared the update afterpostinga biblical quote about “waiting on the lord.” His Instagram Stories also included a photo of him and histeenage daughter Bella, whom he shares with ex-Christina Mecklenburg, and 12-year-oldSlate, visiting Mellencamp, 43, at the hospital.
“On our way to visit Mom,” he wrote underneath the photo. In addition to Slate, Arroyave and Mellencamp also share 4-year-old Dove and 10-year-old Cruz.
While theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsalumfiled for divorcefrom Arroyave in November 2024 after 13 years of marriage, he has been updating fans on her health since she shared that she had “multiple” brain tumors and would be having two of them removed in anInstagramstatement on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!
Edwin Arroyave with daughters Slate and Bella.Edwin Arroyave/Instagram
Arroyave shared on Instagram on Thursday, Feb. 13, thatMellencamp’s surgery “went well” but that she was “in so much pain.”
“She’s finally getting some needed rest. I know she is so grateful for the outpouring of love,” Arroyave wrote.
Mellencamp previously explained thatthe tumors were found after she had “been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches"for “several” weeks.
Teddi Mellencamp in the hospital.Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram
Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram
“Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization. After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least 6 months,” wrote Mellencamp on Instagram, noting that “the remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.”
The Bravo personality has often been vocal about her health, asshe has had more than 17 different spots of melanomaremoved.
It was just in December that Mellencamp shared in anInstagramvideo that she had gone to the doctor and was toldshe wouldn’t have to go back till March for another three-month skin check.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I just got done having a little cry, but it’s a good one. It’s the first time, and over two years, I’ve gone in for my three-month check and not had to have a biopsy because I have another cancer spot,” said Mellncamp at the time.
source: people.com
