AFL star Jeremy Finlayson and his terminally ill wife Kellie have celebrated selling their Adelaide home for a price well above their expectations after she revealed a shocking setback in her battle with terminal cancer.
The Port Adelaide star and his influencer wife, both 28, revealed in August that they were selling their home so they could find a suitable place to provide Kellie with home care.
The social media influencer has been battling bowel and lung cancer after being diagnosed in November 2021 following the birth of the couple’s daughter, Sophia.
She underwent several surgeries and chemotherapy after her initial stage 3 diagnosis worsened to stage 4.
In In July, she confirmed the sad news that she would have to resume chemotherapy to quickly control the cancer, which had begun to grow again after she stopped chemotherapy and radiotherapy in favour of natural and alternative treatments.
On Tuesday, the couple sold their home at auction for $915,000, with the opening bid at $700,000 before quickly rising.
The house attracted a lot of interest and was eventually sold to a local buyer.
“The sale price exceeded Kellie, Jeremy and my expectations,” said selling agent Rachel Lawrie of Ray White North Adelaide.
Jeremy Finlayson and his terminally ill wife Kellie (pictured with daughter Sophia) have sold their Adelaide home for well above their expectations.
Kellie (pictured) has battled bowel and lung cancer for more than two years and recently revealed the sad news that she had to restart chemotherapy.
The couple purchased the home in May 2022 and hoped to make it their home for many years to come.
“I really wanted a heritage home, like a villa with wooden floors, and this one was in really good condition,” Kellie told Adelaide Now.
“It has the largest backyard in the world and we wanted to expand it, but because of my health that didn’t happen.”
Unfortunately, Kellie’s current illness means the couple need more space for her care and have decided to look into a rental property.
“This was going to be our forever home, but I guess life had other plans,” Kellie said.
In January of this year, Kellie abandoned her chemotherapy and radiation treatments to rely on natural therapies and alternative medicine.
The Finlaysons’ Adelaide home sold at auction on Tuesday for $915,000
The couple hoped the house would be their home for many years to come.
Unfortunately, the severity of his battle with cancer made this impossible.
“Unfortunately, cancer, especially recurrent cancer, grows very quickly, so once we see even a millimetre of growth on a scan over a couple of months, we know that means it’s growing and that means we need to act on it,” Kellie said in a video she posted on TikTok.
‘Usually when I leave a meeting with my oncologist, he tells me that we are happy to watch and wait. Today that is not the case.
‘I’m going to see a surgeon next week and also a radiation therapist, just to know all my options before potentially starting chemotherapy again.
‘I think I’m one of the lucky ones because we know that chemo works very well for me, but any chemo is crap and it’s not what I want to do.’
Port Adelaide star Jeremy has revealed the turmoil of recent years has taken its toll on him and affected his football career.
“I’ve tried to keep a good face despite everything,” he said.
“I just see how strong Kellie is and I try to be her support and put a smile on her face on the football field for her and Soph.”
Kellie has recently started another round of chemotherapy for cancer that has spread to her lung.
Kellie is hopeful that she can control the disease with treatments that will allow her to survive for many more years.
“As long as it (the cancer) remains under control, I feel like I have the potential to live a long time. I could see Sophia’s 21st birthday!” she said.
“I look forward to seeing her on her first day of school. That’s still years away, but it’s more than I expected when I first heard the diagnosis.”
