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Teddi Mellencamp Details ‘Day to Day Decision’ to Wear a Wig

Teddi Mellencamp detailed her emotional wig decision as she battles stage 4 melanoma and encouraged others to stay vigilant with health checks

Mellencamp, 43, took to Instagram on Tuesday, May 6, to open up about the emotionally charged decision, posting a photo of herself sporting a wig made with long, blonde locks. Mellencamp, who shares two daughters, Slate, 12, and Dove, 5, and a son, Cruz, 10, with estranged husband Edwin Arroyave, embraced her brain surgery scars while walking the red carpet just last week. Stepping out for the Unforgettable Evening, Benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton on April 28, Mellencamp opted against a wig for the occasion.

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