Jeremy Finlayson’s wife Kellie has given insight into his battle with cancer by detailing the side effects of his medication in a candid post.
The 28-year-old AFL WAG was diagnosed with bowel and lung cancer in November 2021 following the birth of her daughter Sophia, and recently revealed the cancer was growing again.
On Wednesday, Kellie confirmed she had restarted her chemotherapy treatment after a short break and shared a photo of herself taking the pills.
She revealed that she had “stopped wearing” gloves to handle medication on the second day of taking them and detailed why they are necessary in the first place.
‘Second day and I’ve already stopped wearing gloves lol… Dw! I wash my hands before touching anything,’ she shared.
“If you know how toxic these things are, you’ll know why it’s recommended to wear gloves.”
Capecitabine is a type of chemotherapy that prevents cells from producing and repairing DNA, so it is recommended to wear gloves when handling it to prevent the chemotherapy from being absorbed through the skin.
Kellie was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 25 in November 2021 and underwent multiple surgeries and chemotherapy after her initial stage three diagnosis progressed to stage four.
Jeremy Finlayson’s wife Kellie has given insight into his battle with cancer by detailing the side effects of his medication in a candid post.
On Instagram on Wednesday, she revealed that she had “stopped” using gloves to handle medication on the second day of taking them and detailed why they are necessary.
In January of this year, Kellie began another six-month round of chemotherapy and then briefly paused it to access all of her options before restarting treatment.
“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,” she said in a video she posted on TikTok last month.
‘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.’
Kellie said her treatments had worked to slow the spread of her cancer but she was robbed of her first year of motherhood with her daughter Sophia, and now faces the prospect of never having more children.
“I’ve entered early menopause. I don’t know if I’ll be able to recover from it,” she said in March last year.
The 28-year-old AFL WAG, who is married to Jeremy, was diagnosed with bowel and lung cancer in 2021 after the birth of her daughter Sophia, and recently revealed the cancer is growing again.
‘Honestly, that was my biggest struggle, knowing that I wouldn’t be able to give Sophia siblings, which is very difficult. We had always planned to have a big family.
“It’s something I’ve always wanted. It was the hardest pill to swallow of all the ones I’ve taken in the last 18 months.”
Her husband, Port Adelaide star Jeremy, recently admitted the turmoil of recent years had taken its toll and impacted 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 is hopeful that she can manage the disease with treatments for many years to come and wants to make the most of her time with her daughter Sophia.
“As long as it (the cancer) remains under control, I feel I have the potential to live a long time. I could see Sophia’s 21st birthday!” she told News Corp.
“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.”
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