Deborah James's husband says 'she did everything she could hope to achieve'
06.04.2023 - 15:01
/ ok.co.uk
The husband of Dame Deborah James said she died in “one of the best ways you could have hoped to die with this terrible disease”, in his first broadcast interview since her tragic passing. Dame Deborah, known by her social media handle Bowelbabe and as the presenter of the You, Me And The Big C podcast, died last June at the age of 40 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer five years previously. In a pre-recorded interview shared on BBC Breakfast, her husband Sebastien Bowen spoke of her death publicly for the first time. He said: “I think she died in probably one of the best ways that you could have hoped to die with this terrible disease.
“It was as much as it can be, the first time I’ve ever seen someone pass away, but I think there was a peace to it. She had done everything she could hope to achieve," he continued. “She was surrounded by everyone who loved her, what else can you hope for really?” Dame Deborah was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 at the age of 35 and became a phenomenal campaigner, encouraging people to check for signs of the often deadly disease.
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. She worked to establish the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK, which has raised more than £11 million.
Dame Deborah’s 13-year-old daughter Eloise described the money raised as “mind-blowing”, while her son Hugo, 15, said was "unbelievable". Sebastien said there is a “strong underlying driver” to prevent the disease affecting other families.
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