Port Adelaide forward Jeremy Finlayson has revealed his wife Kellie has stopped chemotherapy and radiotherapy and is seeking alternative treatments as she continues to fight her brave battle against terminal cancer.
Kellie, 28, has battled bowel and lung cancer for more than two years after it emerged in November 2021 following the birth of her first daughter, Sophia.
Surgeries, chemotherapy and other treatments followed the news that her initial stage 3 diagnosis had been changed to stage 4.
In January 2024, Kellie began another six-month round of chemotherapy, but her husband revealed that she had already stopped.
The soccer star indicated that his wife has stopped her chemotherapy and radiation treatments and has now relied on alternative medicine.
Jeremy Finlayson has revealed that his wife Kellie (pictured together) has stopped receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy in her brave battle against terminal cancer.
The Port Adelaide forward indicated his wife (pictured recently) has decided to seek alternative treatments.
Kellie has previously said that both chemotherapy and all alternative therapies have worked to slow the spread of her cancer, which she says “100 percent” robbed her of her first year of motherhood with Sophia.
‘I have entered early menopause. “I don’t know if I can recover from that,” she said in March of last year.
“Honestly, that was my biggest struggle, knowing that I can’t give Sophia siblings, which is very difficult. We had always planned to have a big family.
‘It’s something I always wanted. It was the hardest pill to swallow of all the pills I have taken in the last 18 months.
Earlier this month, Jeremy made headlines when he received a three-week suspension for using a homophobic slur at an Essendon player in the Gather Round.
The comment was picked up by referees’ microphones on the pitch, but Finlayson subsequently reported the incident to the club himself and later apologized for his actions.
“Kellie is fighting for her life and for this to happen to her too when she hasn’t done anything…She’s just been supportive of us and we’ve talked about it a lot at home,” Finlayson said. Age.
The Port Adelaide star said he and Kellie had to explain to their daughter Sophia (pictured together) why ‘dad is in trouble’ for making a homophobic slur during a game.
‘We have explained it to our daughter and, although she is only two, she knows that dad is in trouble, that dad did something wrong and that he used a bad word. We need to keep explaining that to her as she gets older.”
Finlayson can’t adequately explain why he said that comment and thinking about it still keeps him awake at night.
“Every day I wish I could take it all back,” he said.
“It’s hard to talk about even now, and I don’t know who I’ve hurt or how many people. I have family members who are gay and friends who are gay.
“I contacted all of them to try to explain to them that I said something so wrong in the heat of the moment.”
Kellie has battled cancer for over two years after her condition first emerged in November 2021.
Kellie has previously indicated that both chemotherapy and all alternative therapies have worked to slow the spread of her cancer.
Finlayson was suspended for three matches for making a homophobic slur towards an Essendon player earlier this month.
Earlier in the year, Finlayson said the turmoil of recent years had taken its toll and affected his football career.
“I’ve tried to put a brave face on everything,” he said.
“I just see how strong Kellie is and try to be her support and put a smile on her face on the football field for her and Soph.”
Kellie has continued to be a beacon of positivity throughout her treatment.
She is determined to enjoy whatever life she has left and hopes to see as many milestones from her daughter Sophia as possible.
‘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 told the Herald of the sun.
‘I hope to see you on the first day of school. “That’s still four years away and obviously it’s not that long, but it’s longer than I anticipated when I first heard the diagnosis.”
