Dame Deborah James has revealed that her collaborations over the past few weeks will raise more than a million pounds for her BowelBabe fund.
The 40-year-old, who is receiving end-of-life care at her parents’ home in Woking after living with stage four bowel cancer since she was diagnosed in December 2016, announced on Instagram that the money additional will provide you with another fund. year of financing.
She said: “I’m so happy that over the weeks (although while I’ve been browsing this topic of end-of-life care!), In order to raise funds for @bowelbabefun collaborations ( t-shirt, book, rose, bag).) will end up contributing more than a million extra pounds to the fund, which will give us another year of funding. “
Deborah has collaborated on several projects, including the publication of her second book on August 18, a clothing collection with InTheStyle, and a rose that bears her name, with part of the sales of the collaborations. intended for its fund.
The mother of two set up the BowelBabe fund to raise awareness about bowel cancer, as well as money to fund research into the disease.
Dame Deborah James has announced on Instagram that her collaborations over the past few weeks will bring in an extra £ 1 million for the BowelBabe fund.
The 40-year-old, who is receiving end-of-life care at her parents’ home in Woking after living with stage four bowel cancer since she was diagnosed in December 2016, announced on Instagram that the money additional will provide you with another fund. year of financing
Deborah’s book, How To Live When You Could Be Dead, quickly climbed to the top of Amazon’s bestsellers in just 24 hours.
The book, which is being published by Penguin Books, will donate £ 3 of each sale to Deborah’s BowelBabe Fund for Cancer Research UK.
Deborah also caught the attention of fashion brand Scamp & Dude, which now donates £ 10 each of the sale of the £ 30 Swag Bags in the background.
Meanwhile, a few weeks ago, the cancer advocate revealed that an impressive new variety of white rose had received its name.
Presented by World of Roses and created by The Harkness Rose Company, the new white flowers have a subtle pink center of ballet slippers, and £ 2.50 of every Dame Deborah James rose sale will go to their bottom.
In her latest story announcing the recent influx of money, Dame Deborah thanked her fans.
The activist, pictured here with her daughter Eloise, says designing her lime clothes has kept her going.
Designing the clothing line has been something “different from cancer,” according to Deborah, who believes the creation of the range has brought her some happiness.
The 40-year-old woman, pictured here with her daughter Eloise, is currently receiving end-of-life hospital care at her parents’ Woking home so her children don’t have to see her last days at home.
She said: “Thank you for supporting, as always, the bottom line, it means a lot to me to be able to leave so much of a jar of money that can support brilliant people in their quest to cure cancer.”
This comes shortly after he released two “Rebel Hope” T-shirts – saying the slogan has “really what it has [her] for the last 5 years “.
The new t-shirts are in addition to the collection the 40-year-old recently launched with InTheStyle to raise money for the BowelBabe fund, which she created to raise awareness about bowel cancer, as well as money to fund her research. the disease.
Since then, the BowelBabe fund has reached more than £ 7.5 million, with more than £ 650,000 raised from its InTheStyle collection alone, which she said has made it “so happy and grateful”.
Meanwhile, a few weeks ago, the cancer advocate (pictured with her husband) revealed that an impressive new variety of white rose had been named after her.
In recent weeks, Deborah has earned the praise of Prince William, who called her “bright, brave and inspiring” after meeting her.
Posting about the two new t-shirts on Instagram, Dame Deborah wrote: “Creating these has taken me forward in the last few days and I am very proud of them.
“I talk a lot about this ” Rebel Hope ” quote: it’s really what has brought me over the last 5 years and I’ve been amazed at how many of you have been supporting and wearing my t-shirt design.”
HOW IT HAS TRANSFORMED INTESTINAL CANCER AWARENESS
In December 2016, the mother of two children from West London, a deputy director, was diagnosed “late” with incurable bowel cancer
After sharing her experiences of living with the disease on social media, Deborah became known as the ‘Bowel Babe’.
In 2018, she became one of the three presenters of Radio 5 Live’s You, Me and the Big C, which was conceived by her late co-presenter Rachael Bland.
On September 5, 2018, Welsh journalist and presenter Bland, diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, died at the age of 40.
Deborah and her co-presenter Lauren Mahon continue to present the show, with Rachael’s husband Steve Bland joining the duo.
On social media and in her column for the Sun newspaper, Deborah has documented the many sessions of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery she has had since.
During her treatment, Deborah told Instagram followers “Because of my general lack of being here (dancing!), Things have moved (in the wrong direction) very quickly when it comes to cancer.” .
In 2019, he had a procedure known as CyberKnife, a very specific form of radiation therapy to attack an inoperable lymph node near his liver.
The impact of the pandemic on cancer services brought her care campaign back to normal, and earlier this year she launched ITV’s “No Butts” Lorraine campaign to raise awareness about bowel cancer symptoms.
Since last year, he has been taking new experimental drugs as part of a trial after his oncology team gave him the green light to do so.
In August, Deborah revealed that scans in recent days have revealed that her cancer has gone “in the wrong direction very quickly.”
He told fans he would pause on social media over the weekend to “get closer” to his family before further scans.
The mother of two said a new “fast-growing” tumor near her liver had wrapped itself in her gut.
On October 1, Deborah celebrates her 40th birthday
On October 18, the mother of two told her followers that her chemotherapy was working
Days later, she was rushed to A&E with “40-degree temperature rises”
In November, he revealed that he could not walk for more than 20 minutes and remained “very weak”.
In December, Deborah said she was “not sure what her options were” after her liver stent “stopped working.”
In January, he had five surgeries in 10 days after nearly dying in an acute medical emergency
On January 25, Deborah returned home from the hospital after three weeks
On March 14, the mother of two returns to the hospital as a hospitalized patient after suffering a septic infection
In April, he worried fans with snapshots after suffering “hard days”
On April 14, the mother of two told fans that she had been discharged from the hospital but described the situation as “very harsh”.
On April 27, he tells Lorraine that he has spent “80 percent” of the year in hospital
May 9 – Deborah announces that she has been transferred to hospital care
He added: “I’ve been up and down for the last few days being honest, but where I’ve had the strength, I’ve been discussing ideas and we’ve decided to make these two final designs at your request and it’s fair to say I absolutely love them!”
Describing the two t-shirts, he said black is a “fitted style with gold foil,” and pink is a “standard fitted” style, which is less elegant.
Deborah added that she had shared the Instagram post later than expected, as she had “one of those days … sadly like many of my days now.”
He concluded: “I just woke up awake enough to do this! Dying Argh is hard, you know !! Thank you for your continued support and kind messages. ‘
The release follows the release of the main collection on May 26th.
Announcing the launch on Instagram that day, Deborah shared a video, in which she talked about the design of the range, an era she described as a “hybrid” life, working between home and hospital.
But she said, “We got it, we got it. I was enjoying it. It gave me life, it gave me something else to think about.
He added: “The reason I really wanted to do this is because it’s something totally different from cancer.
‘I love fashion. Anyone who has followed me for years and years knows that I love my clothes, ”she said.
“I’m always looking for the best designs. I love clothes, they make me happy.”
The 40-year-old said she “expected a lot” that everyone would love the collection as much as she liked designing it and that the clothes would bring joy to people and make them feel good when they put them on.
Completing her video, she revealed that she will be wearing a different dress from the collection from now until she dies.
She acknowledged that it sounds “a little morbid,” but that she is enjoying it a lot.
Her ad for her collection comes after she recently told The Sun that she was “scared to fall asleep” because she doesn’t know how much time she has left.
He added that he had felt a “deep love” on the part of his family, saying: “I think my family is shattered, everyone has been amazing, going beyond to take care of me and take care of me.”
Deborah was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in December 2016, and was told from the start that she may not have lived more than five years, a milestone that happened in the fall of 2021.
He shared a post on Instagram earlier this month revealing that “no one knows how much time he has left.”
She wrote: “The message I never wanted to write. We’ve tried everything, but my body just doesn’t play ball.
“My active care has stopped and I am now being transferred to the hospice at home, with my amazing family around me and the goal is to make sure I have no pain and spend time with them.”
She is receiving hospice care at her parents’ home in Woking, to save her children the difficult memories of having spent their last …