'Broke my heart' Adele Roberts on Deborah James' hospice care amid her own cancer battle

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bowel cancer.The BBC radio presenter has also been battling bowel cancer, announcing her diagnosis back in October.Adele appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live today with her colleague Naga Munchetty, 47, in a pre-recorded interview about her cancer battle.The star admitted that learning Deborah was now entering end-of-life care after battling stage four bowel cancer had “hit her hard”.Adele spoke about how watching the podcast host fight for five years, after being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 35, had “really helped her” come to terms with her illness.This month, Deborah, who has since been made a Dame, broke the news that she would be stopping active care and moving into hospice at home care for the final part of her life.Naga quizzed Adele about how Deborah’s news might have affected her given the radio DJ’s own bowel cancer struggles.“It hit me hard,” Adele admitted. “And it feels a little bit selfish saying that because it’s not about me.

It’s about Deborah. It broke my heart.”After Naga reassured Adele that she had every right to be affected by the news, she continued: “Do you know what it is?

It’s the heartbreaking reality of what she’s going through but then seeing her so strong and giving back to people in her time of need.“I don’t know how she does it - she’s amazing and it is a pleasure for me to just watch that journey unfold.”Speaking about her BBC colleague and friend, Naga also shared how she felt about Deborah’s devastating news.“We’ve all been emotional and upset on behalf of Deborah and her family because we love her,” she said.“And you’re allowed to do that,” the presenter added to Adele, “Don’t say sorry for that.”On May 10, Deborah informed her 869,000 Instagram followers that she was being moved to.