SUSANNA Reid praised Deborah James as a “glittering diamond”, while urging fans to donate to the £6million charity fund.
Deborah, also known as Bowel Babe, set up a fundraiser last week when she revealed she was stopping active cancer care.
The beloved mum-of-two said she was moving from hospital to her parents, to spend her last days with her family.
She was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in 2016, and has since spent much of her time banging the drum for awareness.
Trending In The News’s columnist urged people to donate to her fundraiser – at bowelbabe.org – after moving to hospice care at home.
And Good Morning Britain’s Susanna also encouraged people to donate to the worthy cause, which has capture the heart of the nation.
- Head to bowelbabe.org to donate to the amazing fundraiser
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She tweeted: “In amongst the darkest of times, @bowelbabe shines like a diamond glittering with love, life, gratitude and purpose.
“My love to Deborah and her family.”
Even as the mum stares death in the face, her determination to raise awareness of her rare cancer has not faltered.
The amount skyrocketed hours after Deborah poured her heart out on her final appearance on You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer.
She told how she had made the decision to die at her parent’s property for the sake of her children, so they can be spared from constant reminders in their family home.
After reminiscing on her rollercoaster five years following her diagnosis, Deborah said she is now facing the “unknown”.
But her unfaltering fans are sure to have made her smile with their extraordinary donations.
She said: “It makes me emotional to see the outpouring of love x.”
Last year she celebrated her 40th, and the five-year milestone.
However last summer the drugs that had been keeping her alive — which did not exist for bowel cancer patients when she was first diagnosed — stopped working.
Last Monday, she shared a heartbreaking Instagram post saying she was now receiving end-of-life care at her parents’ home in Woking, Surrey, because the heroic efforts of her team of medics at The Royal Marsden Hospital in South West London were now fruitless.
She said her body “simply isn’t playing ball”, adding: “My body is so emaciated that I have no choice but to surrender to the inevitable.”
