Today’s mourners have begun to attend the funeral of Dame Deborah James – who inspired millions with her bowel cancer awareness campaign.
The private service at a London church is being attended by family and friends, including TV presenter Lorraine Kelly.
The podcast host and mother of two, who became known as Bowelbabe, her curator of social media, passed away last month at the age of 40 after being diagnosed with the disease last year. 2016.
Close friends and family are expected to attend the private ceremony in her memory.
Dame Deborah James will be paid to rest today in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family
The former vice principal was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and has since updated her nearly one million Instagram followers about her treatments.
Her candid posts about her progress and diagnosis, including a video of her dancing her way through treatment, have won critical acclaim from the public as well as the media. pine.
Dame Deborah revealed in early May she had stopped active treatment and was spending her final days at her parents’ home in Woking.
She is in hospice care with her husband, Sebastien, and their two children, by her side.
In her final months, the host of the BBC’s You, Me And The Big C podcast has raised almost £7 million for research, with the proceeds increasing following her death.
She was honored for working “tirelessly” to raise awareness of the disease, with the honor awarded by the Duke of Cambridge, who joined her family for afternoon tea and champagne. at home.
Her death was announced on June 28 with a message saying she died peacefully, surrounded by family.
William and Kate, charities, celebrities and many people whose lives have been affected by cancer shared their tributes.
The podcast host and mother of two, who became known as Bowelbabe, her social media curator, died last month at the age of 40 after being diagnosed with the illness. in 2016
She was dame by the Duke of Cambridge in her own home, and William commended her for ‘going above and beyond to create a very special memory’. Also pictured are her husband, Sebastien, and their children, Hugo and Eloise
And her Bowelbabe Just Giving fund will STILL go on – has skyrocketed over £7m
Deborah James’ Just Giving page is still going strong – with donations now just over £7.4m.
The Bowelbabe Foundation has seen donations soar, surpassing £6.8 million, within hours of news of the 40-year-old mother-of-two passing away.
In her final weeks, the host of the BBC’s You, Me And The Big C podcast has raised huge amounts of money for research and is considered a success for her ‘tireless’ work in raising awareness about this disease.
Dame Deborah became a patron of bowel cancer in the UK following her diagnosis and worked to raise money and awareness for the charity.
All donations will be used to fund causes close to Deborah’s heart, including funding clinical trials and raising bowel cancer awareness with the help of Cancer Research UK.
Its chief executive Genevieve Edwards said her legacy will live on through her campaign work and that she has a ‘special gift’ to connect with the public, demonstrating with the sheer amount of donations from the public.
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