teared up while presenting the iHeartRadio Icon Award to her father John Mellencamp at the on Thursday evening.
The father-daughter duo took the stage together for a heartfelt moment as Teddi, 44, said the rock star, 74, 'pretty much saved my life' amid her stage 4 battle.
After giving an emotional speech about her father, she handed him the Icon Award before he gave her the trophy in a moving gesture.
Initially, iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman first took the stage to introduce Teddi and spoke about her courage while battling cancer, going through lengthy treatments and undergoing multiple surgeries.
This comes after Teddi was discharged from the hospital and returned home after a earlier this month.
During her speech, Teddi also spoke about how her dad continues to support her amid her cancer battle.
Teddi Mellencamp shared a heartfelt moment with her dad, John Mellencamp, while presenting the iHeartRadio Icon Award to him on Thursday
During her speech, Teddi, 44, spoke about her dad's love and support during a difficult time in her life and was visibly moved to tears
'Tonight, we celebrate the career of my dad John Mellencamp,' she said. 'But before I tell you the story of John Mellencamp, the artist, I want to tell you the story of him as a father.'
'He's being honored as an icon, a legend, a hit maker,' the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum continued. 'But to me, he'll always be Dad.'
She spoke about how people always wanted to know about her experience 'growing up with a rock star for a father.'
She got teary-eyed as she spoke about how her dad 'pretty much saved my life'
After she said her musician father 'stepped up, took control, fought for me and pretty much changed my life, saved my life,' she welcomed him to the stage and they shared a big hug
She looked fondly at her dad as she presented him with the honor recognizing him for his decades-long career, his dedication to music and also to her, his daughter
The father-daughter duo shared a sweet and emotional moment before he performed some of his greatest hits on the award show stage
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in October 2022, which metastasized to her brain and lungs last year. She was hospitalized just weeks earlier and made a stunning appearance on the red carpet
In October 2025, she said that she received positive news when doctors told her she has 'no trace of cancer' anymore. However, she said she would have to continue with immunotherapy until her doctors consider her to be in remission
'Because 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,' she explained.
