Deborah James (journalist)
Dame Deborah Anne James (1 October 1981 – 28 June 2022) was an English journalist, podcast host and charity campaigner.
Dame Deborah James | |
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| Born | Deborah Anne James 1 October 1981 |
| Died | 28 June 2022 (aged 40) Woking, Surrey, England |
| Cause of death | Bowel cancer |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
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| Known for | You, Me and the Big C |
| Spouse(s) | Sebastian Bowen (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
In 2016, she was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer. She later began to host the You, Me and the Big C podcast on BBC Radio 5 about her struggles with her illness.
In May 2022, James said she began treatment under hospice care.[1][2][3] Less than 48 hours after her post, over £3 million was raised for her campaign, the Bowelbabe Fund.[4][5][6][7] Two days later, James was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)[8][9][10]
In her final days, James lived at her parents' house in Woking, Surrey, where she died on 28 June 2022, aged 40, from cancer.[11][12][13]
References
- ↑ "Deborah James: My body can't continue, says You, Me and the Big C podcast host". BBC News. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deborah James, podcaster and cancer campaigner, breaks tragic news to followers: 'No-one knows how long I've got left'". Sky News. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "'Nobody knows how long I've got left': Deborah James moves to hospice care after stopping bowel cancer treatment". The Independent. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deborah James: cancer podcast host 'blown away' after followers donate £1m to research fund". The Times. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bowelbabe cancer blogger Deborah James receiving hospice at home care". The Guardian. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deborah James 'cannot thank people enough' after £2m raised for Bowelbabe Fund". The Guardian. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deborah James: 'I want to die listening to my family, I want to hear the normal buzz of life as I go'". The Times. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deborah James made a dame by William at her home". BBC News. 13 May 2022. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61446342. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deborah James, host of Big C podcast, honoured with damehood" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2022-05-12. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61428975. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ↑ "Court Circular, May 13-15 2022" (in en-GB). The Times. 2022-05-15. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/court-circular-may-13-15-2022-28x9jx62c. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ "Dame Deborah James: Cancer campaigner dies aged 40". BBC News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "Deborah James dies: Podcaster and cancer campaigner passes away aged 40". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ "Podcaster Dame Deborah James dies of bowel cancer aged 40". The Guardian. 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-06-28.