AFL WAG Kellie Finlayson, 28, has opened up about her battle with terminal cancer in a heartbreaking interview on Nova’s. head game podcast with Ant Middleton.
The mother-of-one, who is battling stage 4 bowel and lung cancer, bravely told listeners she didn’t want her life to be “defined by her illness”.
‘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.” .
“I continue to defend this disease that I am literally being treated for,” she said.
‘I’m still a good father. I’m doing all the things a normal parent would do for the most part, and I feel like if I lived day to day or day to day, I wouldn’t be doing myself any favors.
‘As if it weren’t. I guess I want to make sure I’m alive for a reason. If I’m alive, I might as well live. I live on borrowed time. I need to make the most of it.”
Kellie and Jeremy recently sold their Adelaide home for a price well above their expectations.
AFL WAG Kellie Finlayson, 28, has opened up about her brave battle with terminal cancer in a heartbreaking interview on Nova’s Head Game podcast with Ant Middleton. Photo: Kellie with her daughter Sophia.
The couple revealed in August that they were selling their property so they could secure a suitable place to provide home care for Kellie.
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.
The mother-of-one, who is battling stage 4 bowel and lung cancer, bravely told listeners she didn’t want her life to be “defined by her illness”. Pictured with her husband, Port Adelaide star Jeremy Finlayson and their daughter.
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.
The couple sold their home at auction for $915,000, with bidding starting at $700,000 before quickly rising.
The house attracted a lot of interest and was eventually sold to a local buyer.
They purchased the house in May 2022 and hoped to make it their home for many years.
“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 needs more space for her care and have decided to look for a rental property.
The social media influencer has been battling bowel and lung cancer after she was diagnosed with the cancer in November 2021 following the birth of Sophia.
“This was going to be our forever home, but I guess life had other plans,” Kellie said.
In January of this year, Kellie stopped her chemotherapy and radiation treatments to rely on natural therapies and alternative medicine.
Unfortunately, the severity of his battle with cancer made this impossible.
“Unfortunately, cancer, especially recurrent cancer, grows very quickly, so once we don’t see even a millimeter of growth on a scan for a couple of months, we know that means it’s growing and that means we have have to act accordingly.” ‘Kellie said in a video she posted on TikTok.
‘So I usually come out of a meeting with my oncologist and he tells me we’re happy to watch and wait. It is not the case today.
‘I’m going to see a surgeon next week and also a radiotherapist to find out all my options before starting chemo again.
The social media influencer has been battling bowel and lung cancer after she was diagnosed with the cancer in November 2021 following the birth of the couple’s daughter Sophia.
“I guess I’m one of the lucky ones because we know chemo works great for me, but any chemo sucks and it’s not what I want to do.”
Kellie is hopeful that she can control the disease with treatments that will allow her to survive for many years.
‘As long as (the cancer) stays, I feel like I have the potential to have a pretty long life. I got to see Sophia’s 21st birthday!’ she said.
‘I hope to see you on the first day of school. That’s still years away, but it’s more than I anticipated when I first heard the diagnosis.
