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John Mellencamp Plans Burial for Daughter Teddi as Cancer Progresses

Teddi Mellencamp, battling stage 4 melanoma with metastases in her brain and lungs, shares her father’s proactive burial arrangements and her ongoing treatment journey.

Overview

  • Teddi Mellencamp revealed on her podcast that her father, John Mellencamp, has been planning her burial in the family mausoleum in Indiana.
  • The conversation occurred after her cancer progressed to stage 4, with additional tumors found in her brain and lungs in recent months.
  • Teddi, who is undergoing immunotherapy and radiation, uses humor to cope, joking that her tombstone should read 'hot girls never die.'
  • She expressed concern about space in the mausoleum for her three children, to which her father assured arrangements would include them.
  • Teddi continues to document her health battle publicly, sharing both her struggles and gratitude for family support.