Bowel babe Dame Deborah James has passed away.

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So sad for her family. What a life lived though and what a legacy she leaves.

Inspirational, brave woman . Courageous .

What a woman. What a loss. She had a bravery I don't think I could muster. It takes guts, heart, and soul to be that brave and that scared too.
CloseYourMouthLynn I've followed your brother's story and I am terribly sad to hear your news. I know your pain. I lost my brother to intra-pancreatic bile duct cancer (what a fancy name for a truly and deeply shit diagnosis). You have my heart and all of my love. Your road ahead is such a tough and sad one. May it rise to meet you. Be well. May the world around you become a temple for your sorrow and your healing.

I lost my Mum from this same cancer five weeks ago, after receiving her diagnosis in February. She found Deborah so inspirational and even felt lucky that her own short straw, as she was 77, was longer than others like Deborah.

The foundations she has laid are wide and we thank her for living her life so others will hopefully be able to live theirs longer.

RIP Deborah and Mum xx

RIP Brave lady and may your 🌟 shine bright..... 😔 😔 😔 😔

She's just amazing. Never felt so inspired to just enjoy life and get on with things

A truly remarkable woman. Rest in peace Dame Debs 💔

Kezzie200 ❤Love and strength to you.

@TheVanguardSix thank you that's so kind and I'm very sorry for your loss. Xx

Very sad, she really achieved so much awareness.

Sorry for your loss If it helps people are listening - I rang my doctor about some dodgy tummy symptoms yesterday that I probably would have ignored otherwise and took the Qfit test just this morning.

@CloseYourMouthLynn @TheVanguardSix

Love to you both xx

@Kezzie200 and you, ever so sorry about your mum. X

Her family will miss her forever. Her poor children. What an incredible inspiration she was and did such an amazing job at helping to prevent the same tragic death sentence being given to others by promoting the early identification of bowel issues in poo.

Must have been very very hard for her to say goodbye to her loved ones.

I know I'm not alone but watching her through recent years has affected me profoundly.

Cheers Deb 🥂

I had a feeling this announcement was coming, her social media has gone very quiet after a busy few weeks with everything she's done.

So painfully sad, her poor babies and husband 🙁

So incredibly sad and I hope her family can take some comfort in both the money she has raised for charity and how she’s raised awareness of this horrible disease.

Sending love to the posters who have recently lost a loved one. My friend was diagnosed at a similar time to Deborah and found out earlier this year that her treatment was no longer working. She desperately wanted to see her DC finish their GCSEs which she has achieved.

Remarkable lady, so sad 😥

@CloseYourMouthLynn …am so sorry about your brother. I hope you and your family are all ok .I cannot imagine the sadness that my children would feel if they lost a sibling so young. 💐

RIO.My thoughts for her family.

@FrustareNT thank you. X

Very sad. Rest in peace Deborah. You are an amazing lady.

A selfless woman leaving a powerful legacy ❤️‍🩹 💩

Very very sad news. Far too young to die from this horrible disease. Thoughts and prayers with her husband, children, parents, brother and many friends.

True lesson in how to LIVE (and ultimately, die) WELL. Absolute legend and will go on to save many countless lives through research funding and raising awareness