Teddi Mellencamp ‘Beyond Grateful’ when she recovers from brain surgery

Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Mellencamp
Cassidy Sparrow/Getty images for pencils of promiseEdwin Arroyave says his ex-wife Teddi Mellencamp is “further than grateful” after undergoing brain tumor surgery.
“Our family is grateful to everyone for your constant prayers and wishes,” wrote Arroyave, 47, wrote via Instagram On Monday, February 17. “Teddi is more than grateful for the outpouring of love while she continues to recover.”
He also went to his Instagram stories to post a photo of himself with their daughter Slate, 12, as well as Teenage Bella, his daughter from an earlier marriage. (Teddi, 43, served a divorce from Arroyave in November 2024. The exes also share Son Cruz, 10, and daughter Dove, 4.)
“On the way to visit Mama,” wrote Arroyave de Snapshot, Tagging Slate and Bella.
The update comes almost a week after Teddi was publicly revealed Her health struggleInforming her Instagram followers that she was about to undergo surgery to remove multiple tumors on her brain.
“In recent weeks I have had to deal with serious debilitating headaches,” the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star declared on Wednesday 12 February. “Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization.”
Teddi explained that a CT scan and MRI detected the tumors, who, according to doctors, “believe that has been growing for at least 6 months.” She noted last Wednesday that two of those tumors would be eliminated that day in an operation, while the other “small tumors were treated at a later time through radiation.”
She said she “was blessed to be surrounded by my children, family, friends, doctors, nurses and surgeons who do everything possible to get me back in better health.” In anticipation of her operation, she also shared an Instagram story from a friend who abdomes her her. “I’m going to have this look on my bucket list. My best look, “Teddi joked at the time.
In the meantime, Arroyave stood with right by her side Kyle Richards and country singer Morgan Wade.
On Thursday, February 13, Arroyave posted an update via Instagram stories, which showed that the operation ‘went well’. However, he added that he had never seen his ex ‘in so much pain. She finally gets something necessary. “
A few days later, Teddi’s sister, Justice Mellencampissued a statement through her own Instagram story.
“Looking at a popular suffering is terrible,” she wrote on Sunday, February 16. “I tried to return to everyone who has reached and I know that Teddi will share her journey when she is ready. She is by far the strongest person I know.”
In addition to that message, Justice, 40, shared a photo of her next Teddi’s hospital bed Where she seemed to sleep.
“As many emotions as I travel home today, but her village is the best I’ve ever seen and I am so grateful for them!” Justice added.