Deborah James 'getting more and more sleepy' as she shares message of thanks for support to fans
13.05.2022 - 21:25
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Deborah James has admitted she is "getting more and more sleepy" as she shared a message of thanks to her fans on social media. On Friday (May 13), the podcast host confessed she is finding "life a little harder" in a post to her 623,000 followers on Instagram.
It comes after it was announced on Thursday evening (May 12) that the Queen would honour Deborah with a Damehood outside of the usual schedule - just days after revealing she is receiving end-of-life care for her bowel cancer The 40-year-old said she is “humbled and blown away” by her damehood, adding that the news has been "overwhelming".
Deborah was initially diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer back in December 2016, at 35 years old. Since then she has been sharing her experiences online, where she has become one of three presenters on BBC Radio 5 Live's You, Me and the Big C and well-known online as "Bowel Babe'.
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As of this week, Deborah's charity efforts have sky-rocketed, raising a whopping £4m for Cancer Research UK since Monday, May 9, thanks to donations pouring in for her cancer research fundraising initiative. Her original goal was to hit £250,000 for Cancer Research UK, but so far she'd gone on to reach more than 16 times that.
Now, the mum-of-two has expressed her joy and pride at the news, saying she is 'blown away' to be honoured with a damehood and hopes to reach £5m before the end of the weekend.
"I don’t even know where to start with the overwhelming tears getting in the way." She told her followers on Instagram. "I’m humbled and blown away that 5 years of talking about poo can lead to a Damehood! I feel honoured and shocked that I even got