Deborah James (journalist)

Dame Deborah Anne James DBE (1 October 1981 – 28 June 2022) was an English journalist, podcast host and charity campaigner.

Dame

Deborah James

DBE
Born
Deborah Anne James

(1981-10-01)1 October 1981
London, England
Died28 June 2022(2022-06-28) (aged 40)
Woking, Surrey, England
Cause of deathBowel cancer
Alma materUniversity of Exeter
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • podcast host
  • charity campaigner
Known forYou, Me and the Big C
Spouse
Sebastian Bowen (m. 2008)
Children2

In 2016, she was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer. She later began to host the You, Me and the Big C podcast on BBC Radio 5 about her struggles with her illness.

In May 2022, James said she began treatment under hospice care.[1][2][3] Less than 48 hours after her post, over £3 million was raised for her campaign, the Bowelbabe Fund.[4][5][6][7] Two days later, James was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)[8][9][10]

In her final days, James lived at her parents' house in Woking, Surrey, where she died on 28 June 2022, aged 40, from cancer.[11][12][13]

References
  1. "Deborah James: My body can't continue, says You, Me and the Big C podcast host". BBC News. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. "Deborah James, podcaster and cancer campaigner, breaks tragic news to followers: 'No-one knows how long I've got left'". Sky News. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. "'Nobody knows how long I've got left': Deborah James moves to hospice care after stopping bowel cancer treatment". The Independent. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. "Deborah James: cancer podcast host 'blown away' after followers donate £1m to research fund". The Times. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. "Bowelbabe cancer blogger Deborah James receiving hospice at home care". The Guardian. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. "Deborah James 'cannot thank people enough' after £2m raised for Bowelbabe Fund". The Guardian. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. "Deborah James: 'I want to die listening to my family, I want to hear the normal buzz of life as I go'". The Times. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  8. "Deborah James made a dame by William at her home". BBC News. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  9. "Deborah James, host of Big C podcast, honoured with damehood". BBC News. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  10. "Court Circular, May 13-15 2022". The Times. 2022-05-15. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  11. "Dame Deborah James: Cancer campaigner dies aged 40". BBC News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  12. "Deborah James dies: Podcaster and cancer campaigner passes away aged 40". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  13. "Podcaster Dame Deborah James dies of bowel cancer aged 40". The Guardian. 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
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