With heavy hearts, we announce the passing – When you find out who she is, you will cry
Dame Deborah James, host of the BBC’s You, Me and the Big C podcast, died aged 40.
James was a mother of two. She battled bowel cancer that she was diagnosed with in 2016.
Her passing was announced by her family who posted a tribute to her on the social media. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Dame Deborah James; the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy,” the post read.
She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family.
She shared her personal struggles with cancer in order to “raise awareness, break down barriers, challenge taboos and change the conversation around cancer,” her family said.
“Even in her most challenging moments, her determination to raise money and awareness was inspiring.”
Following her diagnosis, after which she was only given two years to live by the doctors, James, who beat the odds and lived six years more than that, started a blog, Bowel Babe.
Through her blog, she tried to fight the taboos surrounding the life with this condition and was given a column in The Sun the following year.
