Teddi Mellencamp returned to the spotlight amid her ongoing cancer battle at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 26, where she presented an award to her father, John Cougar Mellencamp.
The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum, 44, presented the Icon Award to the "Jack & Diane" singer, 74, whom she thanked for taking care of her throughout her yearslong battle with cancer.
She shared that of all his songs, the one she finds the most meaningful is his 2008 track "Longest Days," where he sings, "But nothing lasts forever / Your best efforts don't always pay / Sometimes when you get sick and you don't get better / That's when life is short, even in its longest days."
"It was a little over a year ago when I got sick — my life felt short even when the days in the hospital seemed to go on forever. Sometimes you get sick and you don't get better," she said on stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. "He wasn't going to let that lyric define my life. He stepped up, took control, fought for me and pretty much changed my life, saved my life," she said on stage. "A man I get to call dad, and my best friend."
On the red carpet Thursday, Teddi confirmed to Variety that she still has stage 4 melanoma but said her treatment is going well.
