Teddi Mellencamp is doing what makes her “heart and soul happy.”
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum defended her decision to go horseback riding amid her cancer battle on Saturday after she revealed doctors found five more tumors in her body earlier this week.
“Thank you all for the support. I am feeling great and got approval from my doctors to ride today,” Mellencamp wrote via her Instagram Story.
“This makes my heart and soul happy. If I see you at the show today and you have the urge to try to tell me not to I kindly ask you refrain.”
In the post, which she set to the tune of Christina Aguilera’s “Fighter,” the Bravolebrity, 43, reposted a picture of Page Six’s Instagram post about her cancer journey.
“I unknowingly rode with huge tumors in my brain for 6 months and those big ones are gone now. When you are sick or have cancer, your mental health is very important. I must keep going and give myself joy and goals,” Mellencamp continued.
“I am going to always fight to be my best and find ways to smile and enjoy my life. Thanks for coming along this journey with me. I am in no place for negativity or discouragement.”
She also thanked her father, John Mellencamp, for saying he believes in her and knows she “can do it.”
“Cried with happiness that I have your support,” Teddi concluded the sweet message.
She then followed up with another post to her Stories, sharing a picture of her riding her horse Toad.
“My baby boy would do anything for me. I would do the same for him. Horse of a lifetime. Toad thank you for making me feel alive,” the reality star wrote across the photo.
Reps for Mellencamp did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for further comment.
In February, Teddi shared she underwent emergency surgery to have four tumors removed from her brain.
She was released from the hospital on Tuesday and celebrated with a workout and cold plunge.
However. her celebration was short-lived, as doctors found more tumors in her body days later.
Despite the grim diagnosis, Teddi told her fans that she was “feeling positive” that she will “win this battle.”
