Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp is literally waging a battle for her life against stage 4 cancer. Nearly a year after sharing that she had multiple brain tumors, Teddi’s estranged husband Edwin Arroyave is speaking out.
“What’s been really tough for her is that she’s going through the immunotherapy,” he said. “That alone causes some side effects, [and it’s] been really hard on her mental health.”
Teddi Mellencamp’s ex Edwin Arroyave talked about the “miracle from God” amid the Stage 4 cancer battle
“The good news, though, is that those tumors are gone from what we can see,” he shared on The Eds podcast. “The chances of that happening were .001 percent. So, that was totally a miracle from God.”
Even though the couple are in the process of divorcing, Edwin still considers Teddi a dear friend. Whenever the accountability coach struggles with negative thoughts, he’s there to support her.
“It sucks because you’re in a position where there’s not much you can do,” he admitted. “There’s also what she’s feeling on the inside that nobody really sees. It’s a lot. I got to remind her all the time, [to] focus on the positives. Eight months, nine months and these tumors are gone. That’s a positive.”
“‘Give yourself credit, you’re doing amazing,'” he recalled telling her. “I think that the inner battle with the mind is probably one of the toughest ones that you have to fight.”
The pair have three children together: Slate, 13; Cruz, 11; and Dove, 5. Parenting their children together while fighting cancer has been a challenge, but Edwin wants to set an example for their kids.
“I want [them] to see that no matter what, you show up for your family,” he added. “I want them to see that dad was always there, no matter what. [Additionally, I] want them to see, like, as they get older, you got to treat your mom with respect. You got to always be there for your mom. You only have one mom.”
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