Deborah James's friend feels inspired by campaigner amid ‘waves of loss’
ok.co.ukA friend of Dame Deborah James has said she still feels “waves of sadness and loss” nearly a year after the cancer campaigner’s death but her “overriding feeling” is admiration for her inspiring “spirit”.
Dame Deborah died aged 40 in June last year after being diagnosed with bowel cancer five years earlier, and raising millions of pounds for Cancer Research UK.
A new documentary, Bowelbabe: In Her Own Words, to be released next week, will show intimate footage dating right up until the final weeks of her life.
Her friend Emma Campbell, who met the You, Me And The Big C podcast host in 2017 when they both took part in a cancer charity photoshoot, features in clips from the 80-minute BBC film.The doc will feature video sourced from social media, Deborah's family and voice notes.
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