Teddi Mellencamp is currently navigating a challenging chapter in her life, and her family is deeply concerned about her future.

The 43-year-old reality star has been candid about her tumultuous battle with cancer, often using her signature dry humor and sharp wit to cope. Recently, she shared an emotional moment from a conversation she had with her father, John Mellencamp, revealing that he has been contemplating her burial arrangements.

“Yesterday my dad called me 11 times in a row,” Teddi recounted during the April 9 episode of their popular podcast, Two Ts in a Pod, alongside her friend and cohost Tamra Judge. She humorously responded, saying, ‘I’m in the bath. Let me live a little. Like let me enjoy.’ Her father then expressed his concern, saying, ‘I just want to make sure you’re going to be in our group family mausoleum.’ This exchange highlights the gravity of their discussions amidst the ongoing health challenges she faces.

In a poignant moment, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, who is a devoted mother to children Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 5, with her ex-husband Edwin Arroyave, inquired whether there would be sufficient space for her children in the family mausoleum. She conveyed her father’s response, recalling, “He’s like, ‘Well, there’s gonna be the top five, and then we’re gonna have little areas around it, and then that’s where everyone’s gonna get buried.’” This conversation underscores the emotional weight of planning for the future and the legacy she wishes to leave for her family.

Teddi continued to engage her father about the logistics of these plans, asking him when she would need to make definitive decisions regarding her burial. She shared that he replied, ‘Well, you’re doing your will right now, so you may as well put it in there.’ This exchange reveals the mix of practicality and emotional complexity that accompanies discussions about mortality, especially within a family dealing with serious health issues.