Kellie Finlayson is within the struggle of her life in opposition to terminal lung most cancers, however she says she’s acquired some constructive news.
The spouse of Port Adelaide AFL star Jeremy Finlayson has been documenting her journey after being recognized with bowel and lung most cancers, all whereas attempting to settle into life together with her younger daughter.
The AFL world was left in shock after it was revealed Gardner was recognized with stage 4 lung most cancers simply months after ending her therapy for bowel most cancers, which had emerged shortly after the beginning of their first youngster Sophia in August 2021.
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The pair had celebrated on the finish of the footy season after a yr of chemotherapy, radiation and surgical procedures had seen docs believing that they had eliminated the most cancers and that it could not return.
But whereas stress-free over Christmas, Kellie felt a tightening in her chest.
After ruling out Covid, the couple’s nightmare returned after a mass “a bit bigger than a tennis ball” was found in her chest cavity, having metastasised from her colon.
While docs mentioned the most cancers is terminal, the couple aren’t about to surrender and hoping to encourage others given such a devastating prognosis.
Jeremy and Kellie tied the knot earlier this month in a shock wedding ceremony and are nonetheless eager so as to add to their household of three with one other youngster.
“I would do it this year if I could, but obviously I can’t bring up a newborn right now, but, yeah, (having another baby is the goal),” Gardner advised The Soda Room podcast.
As she undergoes therapy, Kellie has been sharing her most cancers journey in an effort to coach others about early detection, and he or she had good uncommon good news.
After assembly popstar Ed Sheeran at his live performance in Adelaide this week, Kellie mentioned her luck had continued.
“In line with this weeks theme of ‘lucky girl syndrome’ my tumour markers are tracking below the suspicion levels, chemo is working better than expected & the cancer is unable to thrive!!!” she wrote on Instagram.
“Someone buy me a f** lottery ticket.”
Kellie has been honoured for her bravery in publicly sharing her most cancers story.
Days after her wedding ceremony, she was recognised with the Inspiration Award on the Adelaide Advertiser Woman of the Year awards.
“I don’t want anyone else to go through what I’ve gone through, and if I can save one person’s life from an early detection … that’s all I’m really here for,” she mentioned after accepting the award.
“It’s easier spoken about than hidden away.
“Any symptoms that you ever have, trust your gut, talk to your doctor, follow up with them,” she mentioned.
“If they tell you it’s nothing, find a new doctor, they’re not the one.”
Gardner has mentioned no timeline had been placed on her terminal prognosis and that it’s “all about controlling, managing that to a point that they can then do radiotherapy, possible resect”.
But Gardner additionally referred to as for all Australians to get checked out in the event that they really feel one thing uncommon of their digestive system.
“If I had got it checked,” Kellie advised The Soda Room podcast.
“If I had got all of my tummy problems checked and not just been thinking I had a lactose intolerance like every other Joe, Dick and Harry these days. If I had got it checked.
“You hear cancer and you attach it to a 60-year-old. You don’t attach it to a 25-year-old who is quite healthy, who runs marathons and who just had a baby.
“I was a fit, young mum. You just don’t attach it to that.
“Like I was a fit young mum. You just don’t attach it to that. I was an angry woman.”
Finlayson was glowing of his associate, saying he wouldn’t have been in a position to struggle and take the news like she has.
“She’s just a super human I guess,” Finlayson mentioned. “Just for someone who go through what she’s done. And then hit it head on …
“I know what I’d be doing, I’d be curled up in bed and sorry for myself, but she wants to get out there and help people and like she’s fighting for a life really.
“I’m still in denial. Me listening to her, it’s like she works for the cancer council or something. but I’ve always been in denial since she got diagnosed the first 18 months ago. I’ve been in denial and still am because we’re so young. I actually don’t know how she can do it, really.”
Originally revealed as ‘Buy me a lottery ticket’: Kellie Finlayson shares shocking replace amid most cancers battle
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
