AFL star Jeremy Finlayson's brave terminally ill wife Kellie opens up about her cancer battle: '2 years ago I woke up in the ICU after hours on the operating table'

The wife of AFL star Jeremy Finlayson has opened up about the latest development in her cancer battle following her initial diagnosis aged just 25.

Taking to Instagram on Monday, social media influencer Kellie Finlayson continued to document her complex journey, which has made her a source of inspiration.

'Two years ago today I woke up in ICU after hours on the operation table,' she posted.

'Today I've already held a Workplace Program, had a massage and now I'm currently sitting in the physio waiting room for a completely unrelated issue... [so] wild.

'I'm also recovering from a cold [go little immune system] and just hit the Scanxiety for this months check in.' 

Kellie, 28, has battled bowel and lung cancer after it emerged in November 2021 following the birth of her child, Sophia.

Surgeries, chemotherapy and other treatments followed the news that her initial stage 3 diagnosis had been changed to stage 4.

In January this year, Kellie started another six-month round of chemotherapy, but her husband revealed that has now ceased.

The footy star indicated that his wife has stopped her chemotherapy and radiation treatments and has now put her trust in alternative medicine.

Kellie has previously said that both chemotherapy and alternative therapies have worked to slow the spread of her cancer, which '100 per cent' robbed her of her first year of motherhood with Sophia.

'I've gone into early menopause. Whether I can come back from that, I don't know,' she said in March last year.

'That was honestly my biggest struggle, knowing that I may not give Sophia any siblings, which is so hard. We had always planned to have a big family.

'It's just something that I always wanted. It was the hardest pill to swallow out of all the pills I've swallowed in the last 18 months.'

Port Adelaide star Finlayson said the turmoil of the last few years taken its toll and impacted his football career.

'I've tried to put a brave face on through everything,' he said.

'Just looking at how strong Kellie is and just trying to be her rock and just trying to put a smile on her face out on the football ground for her and Soph.'

Kellie has remained a beacon of positivity throughout her treatment.

She is determined to enjoy however much life she has left and hopes to see as many of her daughter Sophia's milestones as possible.

'As long as [the cancer] is being maintained, I feel like I've got the potential to have quite a long life. I could see Sophia's 21st birthday!' she told News Corp.

'I hope I see her first day of school. That's still years away, but it's longer than I anticipated when I first heard the diagnosis.'