Teddi Mellancamp Asks for Prayers for Infant Daughter Undergoing Neurosurgery

 

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Dealing with anxiety, especially when in the “public eye,” isn’t easy; and going into July it’s at an all-time high. I was torn as to whether I should share this information, but as someone who tries to be as transparent as possible, and knowing I have a platform to reach others in similar situations, I would like to update you all. Our sweet baby Dove was diagnosed with Lambdoid Craniosynostosis and has to undergo neurosurgery at the end of the month. We are so grateful to have an amazing team of doctors and surgeons who have caught this early and will be working on her. Originally, like Cruz before her, we thought Dove had Torticollis and would likely need a doc band for re-shaping. Instead a CT scan showed Lambdoid Craniosynostosis (Lambdoid craniosynostosis is a very rare type of non-syndromic craniosynostosis and occurs when one of the lambdoid sutures at the back of the head fuses before birth). The recovery is about a week in the hospital and a couple weeks at home with a very high success rate. So although we are filled with nerves as neurosurgery sounds scary, we have our faith that she will be ok. Please keep baby Dove in your prayers and if you have had a child with this same surgery, please let me know below, as I would love any additional insight and support. Sending 💕 to you all.

A post shared by Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave (@teddimellencamp) on Jul 6, 2020 at 11:32am PDT

 

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In lieu of fireworks Dove decided to light us all up with a big ol smile on this 4th of July. 💕🕊 💥

A post shared by Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave (@teddimellencamp) on Jul 4, 2020 at 3:11pm PDT

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