The funeral of Dame Deborah James is set to take place on today, Wednesday 20 July.The podcast host and mother-of-two, who had the nickname Bowelbabe thanks to her social media handle, passed away last month on 28 June at the age of 40 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer back in 2016.
Close friends and family are expected to attend the private service in her memory.The former deputy headteacher was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and subsequently kept her nearly 1million Instagram followers up to date with her treatments.
Her candid posts about her progress and diagnosis, including videos of her dancing her way through treatment, won praise from the public and media alike.
Deborah devastatingly announced on 9 May that she had moved to end-of-life care. She explained that despite all of her treatments, her body just wasn’t “playing ball”, and that she was receiving hospice care at her parents' house.
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