A whopping half of UK adults don’t know how to spot if their poo is healthy or not. That’s according to Bupa’s new Wellbeing Index, which surveyed 8,000 people about their health and wellbeing – including what goes on in their loo. This lack of awareness is worrying because abnormalities in your poo can be an early sign of bowel cancer. Yet, the survey found that a large amount of adults aren’t sure […]
The Duke of Cambridge has presented podcast host Deborah James with a damehood at her family home.The 40-year-old, known online as Bowel Babe, was honoured for her “tireless campaigning” to raise awareness of bowel cancer.Dame Deborah posted pictures of William with herself and her family on Instagram and said it was “such a special day”.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Deborah James (@bowelbabe)She wrote: “Prince William actually came […]
Downing Street said the Queen was “pleased to approve the honour of damehood” be conferred upon Deborah James.Cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James has been awarded a damehood, the government has confirmed.The co-host of the You, Me and the Big C podcast, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, on Monday revealed she is receiving end-of-life care.The mother-of-two said she was sharing the message she “never wanted to write”.“We […]
Deborah James: 'All I want right now is more time and more life'“Check your poo.” These were the characteristically frank words that Deborah James chose to sign off with on the latest episode of You, Me and The Big C, the BBC podcast she has co-hosted for the past four years.In the episode, heartbreakingly titled Deborah James’ Last Dance, the presenter and campaigner talked from her parents’ garden to friend and producer […]
Podcaster Deborah James says she doesn’t know “how long I’ve got left” after being moved to hospice at home care to treat her terminal bowel cancer.The presenter of the BBC podcast You, Me And The Big C said the last six months have been “heartbreaking” to go through, but that she has been surrounded by “so much love” and has “no regrets”.Deborah was diagnosed with the condition in 2016 and since […]
