Kellie Finlayson has made a heartbreaking admission as she continues to battle stage 4 bowel and lung cancer.
The AFL WAG, 28, revealed she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the severe mental damage her ongoing treatment has caused her.
“I didn’t take PTSD seriously before, but now I experience it myself to the point where I get anxious before I get treatment,” Kellie told the Herald of the sun.
‘It makes me much sicker. I’m currently undergoing chemotherapy, but undergoing a series of intense treatments took its toll on me.’
Kellie said she was now committed to raising awareness about living with this brutal disease and unraveling some common misconceptions about it.
‘Bowel cancer is definitely talked about more as a disease of older people. Which is not. “I was young, fitter than ever, running marathons, the pinnacle of health,” he said.
“However, cancer managed to affect me and catch me when I least expected it.”
Kellie recently said Ant Middleton ‘didn’t want his life to be defined by his illness’ on Nova Head Set podcast.
Kellie Finlayson has revealed she suffers from PTSD as she continues to battle stage 4 bowel and lung cancer. Pictured with her husband, Port Adelaide star Jeremy Finlayson.
‘If I’m alive, I might as well live. I live on borrowed money. I need to make the most of it,” Kellie said.
Kellie, who is married to Port Adelaide star Jeremy Finlayson, also 28, added that she was proud to “thrive” with cancer and was determined not to take her illness and its side effects “one day at a time.” .
The couple revealed in August that they were selling their property so they could secure a suitable place to provide home care for Kellie.
“I didn’t take PTSD seriously before, but now I experience it myself to the point where I get anxious before I get treatment,” Kellie told the Herald Sun. ‘It makes me much sicker. I’m currently undergoing chemotherapy, but undergoing a series of intense treatments took its toll on me.’
The social media influencer has been battling bowel and lung cancer after being diagnosed with cancer in November 2021 following the birth of the couple’s daughter Sophia.
He underwent several surgeries and chemotherapy after his initial stage 3 diagnosis worsened to stage 4.
In July, she confirmed the sad news that she would have to resume chemotherapy to quickly overcome the cancer, which had begun to grow again after she stopped chemotherapy and radiotherapy in favor of natural and alternative treatments.
Kellie said she was now committed to raising awareness about living with this brutal disease and unraveling some common misconceptions about it.
