DEBORAH James has said she feels ‘at peace’ with living out her final days.
Trending In The News writer has praised her ‘heroic’ cancer care team for keeping her alive.
Dame Debs was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer just days before Christmas in 2016.
Since then she has tried to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer and in the process has raised millions for charity.
The 40-year-old has now revealed that she owes the last five years of her life to the team at the Royal Marsden.
The team ‘threw the kitchen sink’ at her cancer, and ‘never gave up’.
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She is now urging readers to ‘big up’ their own healthcare heroes by nominating them for Trending In The News’s Who Cares Wins Awards.
“In my final days, I am so grateful to have the peace of knowing that we tried everything, they left no stone unturned.
“They gave me precious more time with my husband, my children and my family, and for that we will all be forever grateful.
“There’s a saying: ‘Behind every great man, there’s a great woman.
“Well behind every stage 4 cancer patient, there’s a heroic team of medics and support staff just doing their job,” Deborah said.
It’s those day jobs that Dame Debs wants you, the Sun readers, to recognise by nominating your heroes in this year’s awards.
Whether it’s your local GP who refused to give up, the paramedic who brought you back to life, or the hospital porter who went beyond the call of duty, we want to hear from you.
- Dame Debs’ In The Style collection will be available through the app from 7pm tonight
- To pre-order Deborah’s book visit Amazon
- Her t-shirt is still available through In the Style in sizes 6-28
- The Dame Deborah James rose, Bare Root, is available at World of Roses
