Dame Deborah's mum reveals daughter was 'with them' at son's wedding
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Deborah James' mother Heather has revealed how she felt the presence of her daughter on her son Benjamin's recent wedding day.
She made the comments while appearing on Lorraine this morning to discuss how it will be continuing its 'No Butts' campaign.
The campaign, which aims to raise awareness of bowel cancer, was launched in April 2021, with Dame Deborah appearing on the programme to launch it.
Mother-of-two Deborah died at the age of 40 in June 2022 following a five-year battle with the illness.
Speaking today, Heather James, 66, from Surrey, responded to Lorraine describing her daughter's legacy as 'astonishing'.
Deborah James ' mother Heather appeared on Lorraine today (pictured) to discuss the programme's No Butts awareness campaign
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER: Heather (pictured, right) with her daughter Dame Deborah James (pictured, left)
She said: 'Let's hope...one day we can find the cure for this awful disease.'
Heather added: 'We'll get people checked earlier.'
Part of the No Butts campaign is the distribution of toilet rolls with information about bowel cancer on them across the UK.
Lorraine said of the rolls: '[Deborah] would have loved [them] because even towards the end she was campaigning for this to happen...to get the message on bog rolls.'
Heather noted that Deborah would be delighted that Lorraine is continuing the No Butts campaign, and continuing to raise awareness.
Dr Hilary also appeared on the segment, to discuss the campaign, as well as discuss some of the symptoms of bowel cancer.
He revealed that an increase of 10 per cent in cases of colon cancer is expected in the next 15 years, 'so going up from 42,800 now to about 47,000 in 15 years time'.
The doctor continued: 'So it's really important that we raise awareness .
'[Heather via the Bowel Babe charity] is spending a lot of money with research into the the causes of early bowel cancer and the detection of early bowel cancer.
'This will go a long way, but of course we still have our leaflets telling people [about the symptoms] if they're too young to get screening tests.'
Listing what people should keep an eye on, Dr Hilary continued: 'Look for blood in the poo...any obvious change in your bowel habit lasting more than three weeks, any weight loss which you can't explain easily, any extreme tiredness and lumps in your tummy or pain in your tummy again, Glucoslim Stiftung Warentest which you can't explain.'
While on the programme, Heather also spoke about her son Benjamin's wedding, which took place in Barbados recently.
She said: 'Obviously it was emotional, but it was so beautiful as well. We took Deborah with us.'
Heather continued: 'She was there, and everyone raised one or two, even three glasses of Champagne to her.'
She also discussed how Ben popped the question to his then fiancee Ashley after the family met Prince William in 2022 - and even he asked why the couple hadn't wed.
As part of the campaign, these toilet rolls featuring information about the illness are being given out across the UK
After proposing, Deborah revealed the happy news on Instagram, writing: 'Ashley Hall and Benjamin James have finally "put a ring on it". I cried and cried...Even Prince William asked my brother why he hadn't done it yet.'
Posting a gallery of snaps online, the mother-of-two wrote: 'He finally put a ring on it! Congratulations to @benjaminrjames and @ashleyclairehall for finally getting engaged after 11 years!
'If you ever followed my podcasts, brother banter features highly, and even Prince William joined in on the action recently!
'The question to my brother has always been why haven't you proposed! As a family everyone knew they both wanted to, it wasn't like the it's been off the cards it's just always been apparently about "the right time".'
She continued: 'So they finally did it and then face timed me from Cornwall and then friends all afterwards - my mouth was still opened for the rest of the day!
'I couldn't be prouder to be able to finally say that @ashleyclairehall will be my sister in law - I adore her. And she makes @benjaminrjames happy which is all that matters and vice versa.'
When sharing the joyful news of the engagement to her Instagram page in 2022, Deborah had revealed that even Prince William had asked Benjamin 'why he hadn't done it (proposed) yet'
Deborah added: 'Of course I'm sad I won't see the wedding but it gave me an excuse to throw my last impromptu party (and I even sat at the table for a bit of it!!).'
The family went on to celebrate with a stunning meal outside to mark the occasion, with Deborah writing: 'With the help of my sister and niece - it was days of @cricut , kids baked a cake and exploded a mess, and I tracked down all the last minute silver fairy lights, I could find!
'I love curating table scapes and parties and whilst that was the last one in me, Eloise has truly now outdone me so I feel chuffed I can pass on the party train trait! A memory made without us even trying to make it a memory! Win!
'Luckily the rain just held off and my body kept awake for a few hours! Ashley welcome officially to a slightly mad family, but we couldn't be happier you are here.'
Following the death of Deborah, Benjamin thanked his 'big sis Debs' for helping him 'find a life that is worth enjoying' in an emotional tribute to the cancer campaigner.
He posted the heartfelt words on Instagram before her funeral took place in July 2022 and said her legacy would 'live on forever'.
He accompanied the touching words with a selection of images of the pair showing their close bond, including an image of them running the Race for Life, which raises funds for cancer research.
Prince William visiting the mother-of-two and her family (pictured) to award her with a damehood in May that year, after she raised millions for Cancer Research UK through her BowelBabe fund
Benjamin wrote: 'Big sis, Debs. Thank you for teaching me how to live life to the full since the day I was born - you made me find that life worth enjoying!
'Saying bye is never going to be easy, but knowing you achieved more than any of us could ever dream of…and so, so much more…makes it that little bit more bearable.
'Your legacy will go on forever and we'll do our very best to make you proud. Take it easy up there. Here's to you x.'
Dame Deborah, a podcast host and mother of two who became known as Bowelbabe - after her social media handle - died aged 40 on June 28, 2022 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016.
After being diagnosed with cancer when she was 35 years old, she became a viral sensation through her social media content as she danced her way through chemotherapy and lived with 'rebellious hope'.
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She made the comments while appearing on Lorraine this morning to discuss how it will be continuing its 'No Butts' campaign.
The campaign, which aims to raise awareness of bowel cancer, was launched in April 2021, with Dame Deborah appearing on the programme to launch it.
Mother-of-two Deborah died at the age of 40 in June 2022 following a five-year battle with the illness.
Speaking today, Heather James, 66, from Surrey, responded to Lorraine describing her daughter's legacy as 'astonishing'.
Deborah James ' mother Heather appeared on Lorraine today (pictured) to discuss the programme's No Butts awareness campaign
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER: Heather (pictured, right) with her daughter Dame Deborah James (pictured, left)
She said: 'Let's hope...one day we can find the cure for this awful disease.'
Heather added: 'We'll get people checked earlier.'
Part of the No Butts campaign is the distribution of toilet rolls with information about bowel cancer on them across the UK.
Lorraine said of the rolls: '[Deborah] would have loved [them] because even towards the end she was campaigning for this to happen...to get the message on bog rolls.'
Heather noted that Deborah would be delighted that Lorraine is continuing the No Butts campaign, and continuing to raise awareness.
Dr Hilary also appeared on the segment, to discuss the campaign, as well as discuss some of the symptoms of bowel cancer.
He revealed that an increase of 10 per cent in cases of colon cancer is expected in the next 15 years, 'so going up from 42,800 now to about 47,000 in 15 years time'.
The doctor continued: 'So it's really important that we raise awareness .
'[Heather via the Bowel Babe charity] is spending a lot of money with research into the the causes of early bowel cancer and the detection of early bowel cancer.
'This will go a long way, but of course we still have our leaflets telling people [about the symptoms] if they're too young to get screening tests.'
Listing what people should keep an eye on, Dr Hilary continued: 'Look for blood in the poo...any obvious change in your bowel habit lasting more than three weeks, any weight loss which you can't explain easily, any extreme tiredness and lumps in your tummy or pain in your tummy again, Glucoslim Stiftung Warentest which you can't explain.'
While on the programme, Heather also spoke about her son Benjamin's wedding, which took place in Barbados recently.
She said: 'Obviously it was emotional, but it was so beautiful as well. We took Deborah with us.'
Heather continued: 'She was there, and everyone raised one or two, even three glasses of Champagne to her.'
She also discussed how Ben popped the question to his then fiancee Ashley after the family met Prince William in 2022 - and even he asked why the couple hadn't wed.
As part of the campaign, these toilet rolls featuring information about the illness are being given out across the UK
After proposing, Deborah revealed the happy news on Instagram, writing: 'Ashley Hall and Benjamin James have finally "put a ring on it". I cried and cried...Even Prince William asked my brother why he hadn't done it yet.'
Posting a gallery of snaps online, the mother-of-two wrote: 'He finally put a ring on it! Congratulations to @benjaminrjames and @ashleyclairehall for finally getting engaged after 11 years!
'If you ever followed my podcasts, brother banter features highly, and even Prince William joined in on the action recently!
'The question to my brother has always been why haven't you proposed! As a family everyone knew they both wanted to, it wasn't like the it's been off the cards it's just always been apparently about "the right time".'
She continued: 'So they finally did it and then face timed me from Cornwall and then friends all afterwards - my mouth was still opened for the rest of the day!
'I couldn't be prouder to be able to finally say that @ashleyclairehall will be my sister in law - I adore her. And she makes @benjaminrjames happy which is all that matters and vice versa.'
When sharing the joyful news of the engagement to her Instagram page in 2022, Deborah had revealed that even Prince William had asked Benjamin 'why he hadn't done it (proposed) yet'
Deborah added: 'Of course I'm sad I won't see the wedding but it gave me an excuse to throw my last impromptu party (and I even sat at the table for a bit of it!!).'
The family went on to celebrate with a stunning meal outside to mark the occasion, with Deborah writing: 'With the help of my sister and niece - it was days of @cricut , kids baked a cake and exploded a mess, and I tracked down all the last minute silver fairy lights, I could find!
'I love curating table scapes and parties and whilst that was the last one in me, Eloise has truly now outdone me so I feel chuffed I can pass on the party train trait! A memory made without us even trying to make it a memory! Win!
'Luckily the rain just held off and my body kept awake for a few hours! Ashley welcome officially to a slightly mad family, but we couldn't be happier you are here.'
Following the death of Deborah, Benjamin thanked his 'big sis Debs' for helping him 'find a life that is worth enjoying' in an emotional tribute to the cancer campaigner.
He posted the heartfelt words on Instagram before her funeral took place in July 2022 and said her legacy would 'live on forever'.
He accompanied the touching words with a selection of images of the pair showing their close bond, including an image of them running the Race for Life, which raises funds for cancer research.
Prince William visiting the mother-of-two and her family (pictured) to award her with a damehood in May that year, after she raised millions for Cancer Research UK through her BowelBabe fund
Benjamin wrote: 'Big sis, Debs. Thank you for teaching me how to live life to the full since the day I was born - you made me find that life worth enjoying!
'Saying bye is never going to be easy, but knowing you achieved more than any of us could ever dream of…and so, so much more…makes it that little bit more bearable.
'Your legacy will go on forever and we'll do our very best to make you proud. Take it easy up there. Here's to you x.'
Dame Deborah, a podcast host and mother of two who became known as Bowelbabe - after her social media handle - died aged 40 on June 28, 2022 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016.
After being diagnosed with cancer when she was 35 years old, she became a viral sensation through her social media content as she danced her way through chemotherapy and lived with 'rebellious hope'.
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