DEBORAH James has revealed her BowelBabe fund is now sitting at more than £7.5million.
Enthusiastic supporters have tipped the fund to over £6.3million, with gift aid rocketing it to even higher heights.
The mum-of-two said this afternoon: “Thank you so much for your generosity to the @bowelbabefund.
“With gift aid the fund will now be able to give out over £7.5million so far to fund cutting edge personalised projects across @cr_uk @royalmarsden and @bowelcanceruk to ensure more people live longer with cancer.”
Deborah, who has been living with bowel cancer since 2016, launched the fund on the same day she revealed she was stopping active care.
Trending In The News writer moved out of hospital and to her parents’ home on May 9, to spend her final days with family there.
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She explained she didn’t want her children to associate her London family home with her death.
After setting up the fund, Deborah was made a Dame in the back garden by Prince William.
She was given the honour after raising millions in a matter of days, with the Sun leading the calls for her to be Dame Debs.
The Royal is understood to have cleared his diary especially, to make sure he gave the 40-year-old the gong himself.
Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and No 10 pulled out all the stops to honour the mum-of-two who has written about her treatment and life since being diagnosed.
Hero cancer campaigner Deborah told of her shock at being made a Dame saying: “OMFG, this is crazy.
“I don’t know what to say. I’m blown away and feel incredibly honoured.
“I don’t feel like I deserve this. I can’t tell you what this means to my family, it’s so much to take in.”
Today she also posted about letters addressed to “Deborah James, somewhere in Woking” somehow making their way to her.
She revealed a snap of a collection of envelopes, all with varied attempts to describe her location at her parents’ home, on Instagram.
Trending In The News writer was clearly both deeply touched and amused at the effort people, and the post service, had gone to to reach her.
