Kellie Finlayson reveals heartbreaking moment she ‘didn’t want to wake up’ and ‘asked the nurses to turn off the machines’ amid terminal cancer diagnosis
By MARY MRAD FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
Kellie Finlayson has given a heartbreaking insight into her terminal cancer battle in her new book.
The brave mum, who is married to Port Adelaide star Jeremy Finlayson, is battling stage four bowel and lung cancer and has undergone thoracic surgery in recent months.
She was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2021 and revealed in 2022 that the illness had spread to her lungs.
Kellie has now opened up about her cancer diagnosis in her new book There Must Be More: Finding Purpose in the Face of the Unimaginable.
Speaking with Woman’s Day, she revealed there’s a moment in the memoir where she writes about a time she ‘didn’t want to wake up’ and ‘asked the nurses to turn off the machines’.
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Kellie Finlayson (pictured) has given a heartbreaking insight into her terminal cancer battle in her new book
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‘I talk about the days I didn’t want to wake up and a time I asked nurses to turn off the machines. There are emotions there Jeremy didn’t even know I had,’ Kellie told the magazine.
‘It was a very naked feeling when it was released but it’s also the best thing I’ve ever done. People can understand where I’ve been.’
The inspiring mum previously said she was ‘so incredibly proud to share this piece with me and the world, and was still so confused every day as to why my story is worthy of being literally printed in a book.’
‘Imposter syndrome is screaming, but deep down, I know this is bigger than me.
‘This is for those who have faced devastation, for those who feel alone, for those who no longer have a voice to share their story.
‘For those who are stuck for words, for those who feel helpless.
‘I feel like I’ve lived a dozen lives, and somehow, beyond motherhood, becoming an author might just be the most surreal one yet.
‘This is hope. This is me – the rawest version of me.’
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‘I talk about the days I didn’t want to wake up and a time I asked nurses to turn off he machines. There are emotions there Jeremy didn’t even know I had,’ Kellie said
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In March, Finlayson revealed she had undergone a VATS procedure to remove a piece of tissue from her lungs. VATS stands for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, which is a form of keyhole surgery. Pictured Kellie and Jeremy with their daughter
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In March, Finlayson revealed she had undergone a VATS procedure to remove a piece of tissue from her lungs. VATS stands for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, which is a form of keyhole surgery.
She revealed that doctors had removed metastatic tissue from her lungs.
Metastatic tissue occurs when cancer cells spread from a primary tumour to other areas in the body to form new tumours.
The young mum published a clip of herself lying in a hospital bed, writing: ‘Me a week ago’.
In the next frame, Finlayson looked bright and well, sharing a brief clip of two scars on the left side of her rib cage following the surgery.
‘Just over a week ago I was having a VATS wedge resection on my right lung to remove Mets and send off tissue to pathology in hope for more answers/better treatment plans,’ Kellie captioned the video.
‘I’ve had soooo many people checking in to see how I’m doing, thank you!!!
‘And honestly, I’m so fine. Which I know is incredible given the major surgery I’ve just undergone and I know not everyone is as lucky. But hey, I’ll take the wins when I can get them in this never-ending experience.’
