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Deborah James has been flooded with “miracle” letters arriving from well wishers and has said they’re ‘making us laugh’ as they’re still managing to arrive despite having no actual address on the front. Dame Deborah, also known as Bowel Babe, has been battling stage four bowel cancer after being diagnosed with stage three in December 2016 and has recently shared she is now receiving end-of-life care.
However the mum-of-two has not stopped raising funds and awareness of the disease and since announcing her heart-breaking news Deborah has received a Damehood, announced a new book and raised over £7million for charity.
And what she’s dubbed ‘miracle’ letters have been arriving ever since. Showing off her latest haul on social media, she told dollowers: “the address are making us laugh, in a good way, and Royal Mail, thank you. You are all so thoughtful.”
She continued: “Every day, the effort people are going to, to not only write such heartfelt letters, to send them with no address in the hope they reach me. They are!
“And they put such a smile on my families’ face. Thank you.”
When she first started getting the very special mail, she said: “I think my parents have the best Royal Mail service ever. The attempted addressed letters are giving us life. How earth they are getting here is a little miracle.”
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The letters all had little messages on the front, with notes such as: “Dame Deborah somewhere in Woking. Please try and deliver.”
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Another letter shown on Deborah’s post read: “Dame Deborah living at parents house.”
The star shared how much she’s raised with her fund Bowel Babe so far, revealing: “With gift aid, the fund will now be able to give out over £7.5 million so far to fund cutting edge personalised projects across Cancer Research UK, Royal Marsden Hospital and Bowel Cancer UK to ensure more people live longer with cancer.”
(Image: Instagram/ bowelbabe)
She penned: “Thank you so much for your generosity to the bowel babe fund.”
People responded on social media with messages wishing her good luck. emshelx said: “What an incredible couple you are SO loved.”
Atehjewel said: “We got you.”
(Image: Deborah James)
Karen said: “So upset. Bless her. Wishing her pain free dignity and her family lots of love. She’s an amazing, brave warrior. Rest up sweetie.
And Helen Williams said: “Cheers to one absolutely amazing lady ! So inspirational , so positive such a role model! You will never be forgotten!”
The inspirational 40-year-old has raised much need awareness for the disease and support for the BBC podcaster has flooded in. Even Prince William visited her in her home, to personally deliver Deborah’s damehood.
Deborah has also shared with her followers that she’ll continue to share her perspective on dealing with life’s struggles in her upcoming book, Live When You Could Be Dead. Tragically, the Dame shared that she won’t be around to see its release, which is set for August 18. She said that the publishing date will be “long after I’m flying high” but she was excited as she explained proceeds from the book will go to her charity fund BowelBabe.
