Brave mother-of-one Kellie Finlayson has been honored for the inspiration she continues to offer for most cancers victims, and the attention she has raised for the illness.
Finlayson, who final week married Port Adelaide AFL star Jeremy Finlayson in a surprise wedding introduced ahead from its unique October date, is combating her second bout of bowel most cancers.
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She was first recognized simply after giving start to her daughter, Sophia, in August 2021.
Finlayson traded off so most of the valuable moments in her first 12 months of motherhood for chemotherapy, radiation and surgical procedures in a determined bid to beat the most cancers, which she thinks had been rising for years earlier than it was detected.
However in December final 12 months, Kellie and her household had been dealt the worst potential information; the most cancers had unfold to her lungs and is now stage 4 terminal.
Refusing to have her spirit damaged, Finlayson has continued to champion the combat in opposition to most cancers, decided to encourage others to get checked.
For that, she was honored with the Inspiration Award on the Adelaide Advertiser Girl of the Yr awards on Monday evening.
“I do not need anybody else to undergo what I’ve gone by way of, and if I can save one particular person’s life from an early detection … that is all I am actually right here for,” she stated whereas accepting the award on stage.
“It is simpler spoken about than hidden away.”
The most cancers fighter additionally gave sage recommendation to others.
“Any signs that you just ever have, belief your intestine, speak to your physician, observe up with them,” she stated.
“In the event that they inform you it is nothing, discover a new physician, they don’t seem to be the one.”
Editor of The Advertiser Gemma Jones paid tribute to Finlayson in a touching speech.
“You do not have to be a professor to avoid wasting lives; take the fully selfless, fantastic Kellie Finlayson, who’s right here tonight together with her fantastic husband, Jeremy,” she stated.
“Your journey with sickness has touched all of us, and your message about bowel most cancers screening is inspiring. You’ll save the lives of different individuals.
“Sharing your story of consciousness with our viewers provides us goal.”
And after the deserved excessive of Monday evening’s award, Finlayson was “again within the chair” on Tuesday morning.
“Which is difficult,” she stated, “but it surely’s a lot simpler than final time round.” I will be taking my chemo bottle residence for a few days, taking it to Ed Sheeran tomorrow evening.”
