Deborah James admits many days 'are not good' as she endures end-of-life care

Deborah James has explained to Instagram followers that she is "trying to find the diamond moments in the rough" as she continues her end-of-life care.The podcaster tragically revealed in May that there was no more that could be done to treat her stage four cancer as she returned home to be with family.With her harrowing and touching story reaching the hearts of many, Deborah went on to raise over £6.5 million for Cancer Research and was awarded a damehood by the Queen for her tireless efforts.The You, Me And The Big C host has already explained that doctors have no idea at this stage how long she has left to live and therefore Deborah is taking each day as it comes - enjoying some of the many things that we all take for granted.Having relocated to her parents family estate in Surrey the Bowelbabe hero took some time out to enjoy a meal out.It is rare for Deborah to leave her lavish country estate but she instead opted for a change of scenery to bring in the weekend while appreciating the feels of the warm weather on her skin.The mum-of-two took to Instagram with a happy snap of herself tucking into what looked like a delicious and nutritious meal outside in a beautiful setting.She penned: "Happy Friday! Feeling grateful to be able to enjoy another moment of sunshine on my face, and food that makes me smile!” she wrote."Just trying to find the diamond moments in the rough - but when you look hard enough you realise they can still be there! Thanks as always for your amazing messages and love.

Deborah James has said she’s “trying to find the diamond moments in the rough” as she enjoyed a meal out.The 40 year old podcaster was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in December 2016, and has tirelessly raised awareness and committed to fundraising for research ever since, raising over £6.5million for her Bowel Babe campaign. In May, she announced the heart-breaking news that she was now receiving end of life care and has relocated to her parents’ home in Surrey to be closer to family and friends.

Lorraine Kelly! The ITV presenter has taken part in an emotional and uplifting event, Race for Life, after being inspired by Dame Deborah James aka Bowel Babe. In her HELLO! diary, Lorraine shares a glimpse at the day out aimed at raising funds and awareness for cancer research.READ: Lorraine Kelly reacts to heartbreaking update from Deborah JamesThis week was very emotional as me and many of my fantastic team from my Lorraine TV show took part in the "Race for Life" event to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.We were all inspired by the force of nature that is Dame Deborah James who has done so much to take the stigma out of bowel cancer, and is the heart and soul of our life saving "No Butts" campaign.

Deborah James gave ITV viewers a heartfelt message as she opened up about her health on Thursday's show.

Deborah James has explained why she isn't eligible for an exciting new treatment being trialled to help bowel cancer sufferers.The podcast host and charity campaigner, 40, is currently receiving at-home hospice care for her stage four bowel cancer, five years after she was first diagnosed with stage three of the disease.The mum of two has raised almost £6.7million for her Bowel Babe campaign over recent weeks, which will be used to fund more research into bowel cancer treatments and awareness. Deborah has been open with her followers about her experience with the illness as well as sharing news into any breakthroughs in treatment.

Lorraine Kelly and her pals have taken part in Cancer Research's Race for Life to honour their pal Deborah James.

Dame Deborah James have an update about her health on Lorraine Kelly's ITV show on Thursday, revealing that she has "outlived" the prediction doctors gave when she left hospital last month. The mother of two was diagnosed with bowel cancer five years ago and in May, she announced the heart-breaking news that she was now receiving end of life care at home. The glamorous 40-year-old appeared on Lorraine in a pre-recorded video, sporting a vibrant pink wig and a matching hot pink t-shirt to represent the Race for Life colours.

Lorraine.The 40-year-old charity campaigner congratulated Lorraine Kelly for completing the Race For Life on Wednesday evening and urged viewers to "celebrate life".She said: "I love Race For Life. I’ve been an ambassador for them since 2019."Everyone can join in, you can celebrate life, celebrate someone else’s life.

Sophie Wessex gave a beautiful nod to Dame Deborah James during her trip to Gibraltar trip with her husband, Prince Edward. Deborah is currently receiving at-home hospice care for her stage four bowel cancer, five years after she was first diagnosed with stage three of the disease.

who has terminal bowel cancer, revealed that she had been planning to take part in the fundraiser in her wheelchair but would now be supporting from afar. She donned a pink wig and lipstick as well as dark eyeshadow as she took to her story to encourage everyone else that will be running for the cancer charity. Dame Deborah told her followers: ‘I’m gutted not to be there, my sister was going push me around in a wheelchair but for various reasons I’m not going to do it tonight. ‘I think I’ll do my own little mini one at my parents’ house, but if you are taking part I’m wishing you all the luck. ‘Run for your own life, run to celebrate life or in memory of somebody else, whatever you’re doing it for, have fun all the way.

Deborah James is urging toilet roll manufacturers to have the signs of bowel cancer included on packaging after Marks & Spencer confirmed that they would be adding the helpful information to theirs. The 40 year old is currently receiving at-home hospice care for her stage four bowel cancer, five years after she was first diagnosed with stage three of the disease. Deborah spoke on the need to have bowel cancer symptoms on toilet paper packaging as she congratulated her friend Cara Hoofe in a video message that aired on Lorraine, following her successful campaign targeting M&S.

Deborah James has called for toilet roll brands to include bowel cancer symptoms and information on their packaging.

Lorraine's show.Cara Hoofe was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, initially as stage four and went for genetic testing which revealed that she had a gene that made her more susceptible to bowel cancer.Cara has been advocating for Marks and Spencers to promote bowel cancer awareness on their toilet roll.She was recently successful and now M&S feature some "signs and symptoms" information in their staff and public toilets, as well as on the packaging of their loo roll.She spoke to Lorraine about the incredible achievement and the host had a surprise for her.Deborah James had filmed a video for Cara, which played on the screen as Cara held back her tears.The bowel cancer awareness advocate congratulated her on the success and said that she was "so pleased" for her.Cara was clearly touched by the sentiment and wiped away her tears as she listened to Deborah speak.She continued: "Forget about the [Andrex] puppies, I'm bored of the puppies. We need actual information, signposted, on those loo rolls.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would steal her thunder. The campaigner is currently on end of life care due to her bowel cancer and managed to raise a laugh from many people over the bank holiday with her joke.The 40-year-old told The Sun she was "determined not to die over the Jubilee weekend", adding: "I don’t want Meghan stealing my thunder.”However some people didn't find it funny with one person writing on Twitter: "Lots of really horrible comments about H&M when they have nothing to do with this and have kept a low profile."Making an inappropriate joke about them has allowed the haters to voice their opinions."Another confused tweeter wrote: “I hope you get to live way beyond the Jubilee weekend.

Dame Deborah James was forced to defend a joke she made about Meghan Markle before the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations.

Dame Deborah James has hit back at criticism after many felt offended by a joke she made about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. 'Bowelbabe' Deborah, 40, is sadly dying of bowel cancer after announcing back in May that her body “isn’t playing ball” anymore.

BBC presenter Deborah James has spent her last days campaigning to raise awareness about her cancer battle.She was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and has now moved back in with her parents in Woking to spend her last days.Deborah, 40, has stayed positive about her cancer battle and joked that she refused to die over the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend. She cheekily added that she didn't want former senior royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the UK spoiling her moment.

Deborah James has beaten the odds time and time again during her battle with cancer, but one thing is for sure, she certainly knows how to fundraise. The Bowel Babe smashed her original target of £250k for Cancer Research UK and has now surpassed more than £6.5 million, three weeks after announcing she was receiving end-of-life care. But, true to her trademark honesty, the 40 year old campaigner today told The Sun that she refuses to let cancer beat her this Jubilee weekend.

Deborah James has said that she doesn’t want to die over the Jubilee weekend because she doesn’t want Meghan Markle stealing her thunder. Deborah is sadly dying of bowel cancer after announcing back in May that her body “isn’t playing ball” anymore. The podcast host had been diagnosed with bowel cancer five years prior to her heartbreaking announcement that sparked people to donate millions of pounds towards her Bowel Babe fundraiser, with proceeds going towards Cancer Research UK.

Dame Deborah James has thrown an engagement party for her brother Benjamin James and his fiancée Ashley Hall but has admitted she feels “sad she'll miss the wedding”. Deborah, 40, was placed into end-of-life care and shared the news in a heartbreaking goodbye post on Instagram at the beginning of May, but has been spending quality time with her family since.The campaigner has now taken to her Instagram account, called BowelBabe, to share snaps of the engagement party she threw for her brother and his fiancée with her 912k followers.

the publication.The podcast star went on to recall her last month at her parents home where she is receiving hospice care, candidly admitting that she's struggled with the past week.She heartbreakingly explained: "Dying is really hard. I’ve been consumed by anger this week, in all honesty, I’ve been a real b***h."Deborah went on to say that she's been "pushing people away" as she's angry at her illness.She added that she had decided to only spend time with family as she doesn't want her friends to remember her as how she is now.Last month, the mother of two issued a heartbreaking final Instagram post to her fans as she announced that she is receiving hospice at home care at her parent's home.Taking to Instagram in view of her 404k followers, the 40-year-old wrote: “The message I never wanted to write.