Dame Deborah James, known as BowelBabe online, passed away from bowel cancer on 28 June
.Her family“We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Dame Deborah James; the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy. Deborah passed away peacefully today, surrounded by her family,” her family wrote.
“We thank you for giving us time in private as a family, and we look forward to continuing Deborah’s legacy long into the future through the @bowelbabefundDeborah James announces her second book as Bowelbabe fund raises over £6.3 million Earlier this month, her lobbying influenced Andrex to put the symptoms of bowel cancer on 29 million packs of toilet paper, to help aid early diagnosis.
“I’m terribly saddened to hear that Dame Deborah James has died. What an inspiration she was to so many,” tweeted Boris Johnson, the prime minister.
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