Susanna Reid chokes up as she hails 'inspirational' Deborah James who 'doesn't know how long she has left'
10.05.2022 - 13:11
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Susanna Reid was left chocking back tears as she spoke about the 'inspirational' Deborah James on Good Morning Britain. The presenter and co-host Richard Madeley were discussing the BBC presenter's incredible fundraising efforts after telling fans nobody knows "how long I’ve got left".
The popular presenter of the BBC podcast, You, Me And The Big C, shared that she had been moved to hospice at home care to treat her terminal bowel cancer. In 2016, at the age of 35, Deborah was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer. Since then has kept her nearly 300,000 Instagram followers up to date with her treatments, with candid posts about her progress and diagnosis.
Then on Monday night (May 9), Deborah issued a heartbreaking message on Instagram where she said: "The message I never wanted to write. We have tried everything, but my body simply isn’t playing ball. My active care has stopped and I am now moved to hospice at home care, with my incredible family all around me and the focus is on making sure I’m not in pain and spending time with them.
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"Nobody knows how long I’ve got left but I’m not able to walk, I’m sleeping most of the days, and most things I took for granted are pipe dreams."
She added that she and her care team had left "no stone unturned” in search of treatment, but that even a "magic new breakthrough" would not make a difference. She went on to reveal that she had set up the Bowelbabe Fund, and shared links to charities including Cancer Research UK, Bowel Cancer UK and the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
Appearing on GMB this morning, Susanna and co-stars Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins showed