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Sky News AU
5 days ago
- Health
- Sky News AU
AFL WAG Kellie Finlayson reveals devastating moment she begged nurses to 'turn off the machines' keeping her alive during battle with stage four cancer
AFL WAG Kellie Finlayson has revealed the heartbreaking mental toll of her terminal cancer diagnosis, bravely sharing that she once "asked nurses to turn off the machines" keeping her alive. The 29-year-old former maths teacher and wife of Port Adelaide player Jeremy Finlayson was first diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer in 2021, just three months after welcoming their daughter Sophia. In late 2022, Kellie's diagnosis became terminal when the cancer spread to her lungs. She reflects on her journey in her new memoir, There Must Be More: Finding Purpose in the Face of the Unimaginable. Speaking to Woman's Day on Monday, Kellie discussed the darkest moment detailed in the book, a time she admits she "didn't want to wake up". "I talk about the days I didn't want to wake up and a time I asked nurses to turn off the machines," she said. "There are emotions there Jeremy didn't even know I had." Finlayson said publishing the book, released on April 29, was daunting but ultimately rewarding. "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 Adelaide-based mum has also taken to social media to discuss her work with Speak & Share, a mental health organisation promoting open conversations and emotional wellbeing. "I very quickly realised it's not just your body you have to fight for, but your mind too," she said in a video for the charity, shared on Friday. 'In the first few months (after diagnosis), I learnt to check in. Not just on my health, but most importantly on myself." Since her diagnosis, Kellie has become a passionate advocate for bowel cancer awareness, the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and a growing concern for young people. According to Cancer Council Australia, over 15,500 new cases of bowel cancer were diagnosed last year, with nearly ten new cases daily now occurring in Australians aged 50 and under. "Bowel cancer can be an uncomfortable and morbid topic of conversation, but they're conversations we need to be having," Kellie, who co-hosts the Sh!t Talkers podcast and serves as an ambassador for the Jodi Lee Foundation, told Body+Soul in April. "I didn't know that 15,500 people are diagnosed every year in Australia, until I became one of those people. "Cancer doesn't discriminate- it doesn't matter if you're young, old, rich, poor, fit or not," she said. Just weeks before her book launch, she underwent Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) to remove metastatic tissue from her right lung. "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," she wrote on Instagram. "I've had soooo many people checking in to see how I'm doing, thankyou!!! 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." She added: "But hey, I'll take the wins when I can get them in this never ending experience."
Scottish Sun
18-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
Chuffed shopper shares £9.99 buy she got for 50p to brighten up her garden but is quickly warned it could die ‘in weeks'
She picked up four of them when she saw they'd been reduced to 50p each GARDEN FIND Chuffed shopper shares £9.99 buy she got for 50p to brighten up her garden but is quickly warned it could die 'in weeks' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CHUFFED shopper who couldn't resist boasting about the £9.99 Home Bargains buy she got for 50p has been warned her delight may be short-lived. Kellie was in the store at the Bentley Bridge retail park in Wolverhampton when she came across some cute little box bushes, which had been slashed to just 50p each. 3 Chuffed shopper Kellie took to Facebook to share her most recent bargain find Credit: extremecouponingandbargainsuk/facebook 3 She came across these box bushes reduced to just 50p each, so nabbed four Credit: extremecouponingandbargainsuk/facebook 3 But people were quick to warn her that they could die 'in weeks' if attacked by caterpillars Credit: extremecouponingandbargainsuk/facebook Thrilled, she picked up four, and took to the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook to share her epic find. "My little bargain small bushes reduced to 50p each from £9.99," she wrote alongside pictures of the plants. "A few left in the store by the tills." She added that she'd trimmed the bushes and planted them, so "hopefully they will grow". Read more Garden stories ANT ATTACK The easy homemade mixture to keep ants at bay & the secret spot to ALWAYS spray However, the comments section was quickly inundated with other green-fingered shoppers issuing Kellie a warning about the little bushes. "Caterpillars! We had to rip out all of ours this year from the garden as the little b**gers got to ours!" one wrote. "Bushes that had been growing for more than 10 years gone in weeks as they destroyed them. "They are unfortunately ruining all of these bushes - just be aware!!" "Mine too, hundreds of the bleddy things at the all they could eat buffet!" another agreed. "20 plus years and all gone in couple of weeks!" Watch the moment home owner walks over their new-build's lawn and shows how landscaping turned it into a water bed "I bought two from Home Bargains last year," a third wrote. "Within 2 weeks they were dead along with so many others I had. "Check for caterpillars!" "I had well established bushes like these," someone else sighed. "All got eaten within weeks by a caterpillar. Tried to grow back, got eaten again. Common garden pests Common pests in the garden don't need to be a cause for alarm. If you can identify them, you can work on getting rid of them and preventing them from returning. Aphids (Greenfly, Blackfly) Aphids are extremely common and can impact plant growth. They have tiny soft pear-shaped bodies, and are usually green or black. You may spot them clustered on the stem of soft shoots – look under leaves in particular – or may find a sticky substance on your plants that gives away aphids have been there sucking at the sap. Whitefly These small white-winged insects are related to aphids, at just 1 or 2 mm in length, and look very much like white moths as adults. They can be found on the underside of leaves, preferring younger, fresher leaves. They fly in clusters when you disturb them. Their lifecycle is only three weeks long, which means an infestation can occur very rapidly. Slugs An unmissable, squashy-looking body plus small sensory tentacles on its head. Slugs move along on one muscular foot. They range in scale from surprisingly small to terrifyingly large; limax cinereoniger species can grow comfortably beyond 20 cm in length. Cabbage Moth Caterpillar Cabbage moth caterpillars happily make their way into the heart of the vegetables, The caterpillars are distinguished in shades of yellow or browny green with no hair. Mealy Bug Mealybugs are tiny oval-shaped insects that have a white, powdery wax coating. There are several different species, many of which have what looks like legs coming from their sides and back end. In their earliest stage of life, it's entirely possible to mistake them for fungus and not recognise them as insects at all. "You'll need to treat these regularly." "Check for caterpillars!" another warned. "I've got box bushes in my garden and this year the moth caterpillars have ravaged them!" someone else said. "They go brown and have what looks like cobwebs on. "I picked them off by hand and sprayed the bush with washing up liquid/water." "I have them all around my front garden but all huge now," Kellie replied. "Been in 10 years - more like hedges now lol - but never heard of that. "I will be keeping the new ones in pots, thank you!"
The Sun
18-06-2025
- General
- The Sun
Chuffed shopper shares £9.99 buy she got for 50p to brighten up her garden but is quickly warned it could die ‘in weeks'
A CHUFFED shopper who couldn't resist boasting about the £9.99 Home Bargains buy she got for 50p has been warned her delight may be short-lived. Kellie was in the store at the Bentley Bridge retail park in Wolverhampton when she came across some cute little box bushes, which had been slashed to just 50p each. 3 3 3 Thrilled, she picked up four, and took to the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook to share her epic find. "My little bargain small bushes reduced to 50p each from £9.99," she wrote alongside pictures of the plants. "A few left in the store by the tills." She added that she'd trimmed the bushes and planted them, so "hopefully they will grow". However, the comments section was quickly inundated with other green-fingered shoppers issuing Kellie a warning about the little bushes. " Caterpillars! We had to rip out all of ours this year from the garden as the little b**gers got to ours!" one wrote. "Bushes that had been growing for more than 10 years gone in weeks as they destroyed them. "They are unfortunately ruining all of these bushes - just be aware!!" "Mine too, hundreds of the bleddy things at the all they could eat buffet!" another agreed. "20 plus years and all gone in couple of weeks!" Watch the moment home owner walks over their new-build's lawn and shows how landscaping turned it into a water bed "I bought two from Home Bargains last year," a third wrote. "Within 2 weeks they were dead along with so many others I had. "Check for caterpillars!" "I had well established bushes like these," someone else sighed. "All got eaten within weeks by a caterpillar. Tried to grow back, got eaten again. Common garden pests Common pests in the garden don't need to be a cause for alarm. If you can identify them, you can work on getting rid of them and preventing them from returning. Aphids (Greenfly, Blackfly) Aphids are extremely common and can impact plant growth. They have tiny soft pear-shaped bodies, and are usually green or black. You may spot them clustered on the stem of soft shoots – look under leaves in particular – or may find a sticky substance on your plants that gives away aphids have been there sucking at the sap. Whitefly These small white-winged insects are related to aphids, at just 1 or 2 mm in length, and look very much like white moths as adults. They can be found on the underside of leaves, preferring younger, fresher leaves. They fly in clusters when you disturb them. Their lifecycle is only three weeks long, which means an infestation can occur very rapidly. Slugs An unmissable, squashy-looking body plus small sensory tentacles on its head. Slugs move along on one muscular foot. They range in scale from surprisingly small to terrifyingly large; limax cinereoniger species can grow comfortably beyond 20 cm in length. Cabbage Moth Caterpillar Cabbage moth caterpillars happily make their way into the heart of the vegetables, The caterpillars are distinguished in shades of yellow or browny green with no hair. Mealy Bug Mealybugs are tiny oval-shaped insects that have a white, powdery wax coating. There are several different species, many of which have what looks like legs coming from their sides and back end. In their earliest stage of life, it's entirely possible to mistake them for fungus and not recognise them as insects at all. "You'll need to treat these regularly." "Check for caterpillars!" another warned. "I've got box bushes in my garden and this year the moth caterpillars have ravaged them!" someone else said. "They go brown and have what looks like cobwebs on. "I picked them off by hand and sprayed the bush with washing up liquid/water." "I have them all around my front garden but all huge now," Kellie replied. "Been in 10 years - more like hedges now lol - but never heard of that. "I will be keeping the new ones in pots, thank you!"
The Irish Sun
18-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Irish Sun
Chuffed shopper shares £9.99 buy she got for 50p to brighten up her garden but is quickly warned it could die ‘in weeks'
A CHUFFED shopper who couldn't resist boasting about the £9.99 Home Bargains buy she got for 50p has been warned her delight may be short-lived. Kellie was in the store at the Bentley Bridge retail park in Wolverhampton when she came across some cute little box bushes, which had been slashed to just 50p each. 3 Chuffed shopper Kellie took to Facebook to share her most recent bargain find Credit: extremecouponingandbargainsuk/facebook 3 She came across these box bushes reduced to just 50p each, so nabbed four Credit: extremecouponingandbargainsuk/facebook 3 But people were quick to warn her that they could die 'in weeks' if attacked by caterpillars Credit: extremecouponingandbargainsuk/facebook Thrilled, she picked up four, and took to the "My little bargain small bushes reduced to 50p each from £9.99," she wrote alongside pictures of the plants. "A few left in the store by the tills." She added that she'd trimmed the bushes and planted them, so "hopefully they will grow". Read more Garden stories However, the comments section was quickly inundated with other green-fingered shoppers issuing Kellie a warning about the little bushes. "Caterpillars! We had to rip out all of ours this year from the garden as the little b**gers got to ours!" one wrote. "Bushes that had been growing for more than 10 years gone in weeks as they destroyed them. "They are unfortunately ruining all of these bushes - just be aware!!" Most read in Fabulous "Mine too, hundreds of the bleddy things at the all they could eat buffet!" another agreed. "20 plus years and all gone in couple of weeks!" Watch the moment home owner walks over their new-build's lawn and shows how landscaping turned it into a water bed "I bought two from Home Bargains last year," a third wrote. "Within 2 weeks they were dead along with so many others I had. "Check for caterpillars!" "I had well established bushes like these," someone else sighed. "All got eaten within weeks by a caterpillar. Tried to grow back, got eaten again. Common garden pests Common pests in the garden don't need to be a cause for alarm. If you can identify them, you can work on getting rid of them and preventing them from returning. Aphids (Greenfly, Blackfly) Aphids are extremely common and can impact plant growth. They have tiny soft pear-shaped bodies, and are usually green or black. You may spot them clustered on the stem of soft shoots – look under leaves in particular – or may find a sticky substance on your plants that gives away aphids have been there sucking at the sap. Whitefly These small white-winged insects are related to aphids, at just 1 or 2 mm in length, and look very much like white moths as adults. They can be found on the underside of leaves, preferring younger, fresher leaves. They fly in clusters when you disturb them. Their lifecycle is only three weeks long, which means an infestation can occur very rapidly. Slugs An unmissable, squashy-looking body plus small sensory tentacles on its head. Slugs move along on one muscular foot. They range in scale from surprisingly small to terrifyingly large; limax cinereoniger species can grow comfortably beyond 20 cm in length. Cabbage Moth Caterpillar Cabbage moth caterpillars happily make their way into the heart of the vegetables, The caterpillars are distinguished in shades of yellow or browny green with no hair. Mealy Bug Mealybugs are tiny oval-shaped insects that have a white, powdery wax coating. There are several different species, many of which have what looks like legs coming from their sides and back end. In their earliest stage of life, it's entirely possible to mistake them for fungus and not recognise them as insects at all. "You'll need to treat these regularly." "Check for caterpillars!" another warned. "I've got box bushes in my garden and this year the moth caterpillars have ravaged them!" someone else said. "They go brown and have what looks like cobwebs on. "I picked them off by hand and sprayed the bush with washing up liquid/water." "I have them all around my front garden but all huge now," Kellie replied. "Been in 10 years - more like hedges now lol - but never heard of that. "I will be keeping the new ones in pots, thank you!"
The Irish Sun
11-06-2025
- The Irish Sun
How tragic mum's disappearance exploded into huge manhunt with fears NEW unknown serial killer was prowling UK streets
QUESTIONS are still being asked more than two decades after a mum mysteriously vanished without a trace. Sex worker Kellie Pratt, from Norwich, went missing in June 2000 when she was 28 years old after moving to the Norfolk city from Newcastle to be closer to her mum. Advertisement 4 Kellie Pratt mysteriously vanished in 2000 Credit: NCJMedia 4 She was last seen outside The Rose pub Credit: NCJMedia The mum of two sons was last seen outside The Rose pub in Queens Road. A quarter of a century on, Norfolk Constabulary's cold case manager Andy Guy is convinced that some Brits roaming the streets have answers to his questions. He told "Time has passed, but we continue to work on this case and follow up lines of inquiry to find who is responsible and to bring them to justice. Advertisement read more in news "I believe the answer to her disappearance lies within the people she knew in Norwich, and it is those people I would ask to examine their consciences and to come forward and speak to us. 'There are rumours circulating about what happened to Kellie, but in order to resolve this investigation those with first-hand information would need to do the right thing. "After 25 years, people's circumstances will have changed and I hope this milestone will be enough to encourage individuals with relevant information to have the courage to come forward.' Kellie was called on her Nokia 6100 at 11.30pm - within about 10 minutes of being seen outside the pub - and said she was with "a punter". Advertisement Most read in The Sun Cops tracked down and questioned the individual who made the final call to Kellie but the person she was with that night remains a mystery. "The person she was with that night may or may not be responsible but if he wasn't we would still want to hear from them," Andy revealed. Body found in search for missing woman who vanished 15 years ago – as suspect, 39, arrested over 'murder' Interestingly, on March 29, 2002, another sex worker, 22-year-old Michelle Bettles, disappeared from the Norwich red light district, prompting fears there could be a serial killer at large in the city. Michelle's body was found 48 hours later but her killer has never been caught. Advertisement And in 2006, a string of three murders of women working in the city's red light district shook the nation. It was later revealed that a ripper-style murderer was thought to be targeting prostitutes in the Ipswich area, just 40 miles from the pub where Kellie was last seen. Cops in Norfolk teamed up with Suffolk Constabulary as the force probed the death of Gemma Adams, 25, and the disappearance of her missing friend Tania Nichol, 19. Steve Wright, dubbed the Advertisement In 2005, five years after Kellie's disappeared, officers said they weren't holding out hope that the missing person would be found. A spokesman said: 'Despite extensive enquiries, it is still unclear what happened to Kellie, although police and her family have for some time feared the worst. "Work has been ongoing since Kellie disappeared five years ago. "Last month, officers carried out inquiries into whether advances in phone technology could offer any new opportunities for investigation but unfortunately, it was established that this was not the case." Advertisement 4 Cops continue to try and find answers a quarter of a century after she disappeared Credit: NCJMedia 4 Kellie's mum Gloria Carpena holds a photo of her daughter in 2006 Credit: North News and Pictures
