Dame Deborah James raised a staggering £11.3million in final seven weeks of her life
Knowing one of Dame Debs’ final wishes was to see it hit £10million, The Sun urged readers to donate in her memory.Awareness Month, Debs’ family revealed the 40-year-old has raised £11.3million so far., who visited Deborah at her parent’s home in Woking to honour her with a Damehood, said: “This is a truly fantastic milestone.
“The kids and I are immensely proud of their mum and her legacy, and they’re really excited about the projects we are funding,” Seb said. “She was adamant that this Fund was her way of doing that for others, and she wanted her legacy to inspire other people to do all they can to prevent this horrible disease.”Research UK, The Institute of Cancer Research, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Bowel Cancer UK - all causes close to Dame Debs’ heart.“We’re deeply honoured to be working with Deborah’s family, the Fund will be fuelled by Deborah’s spirit of rebellious hope.
“It means a huge amount to us that we are able to give more patients access to this cutting-edge treatment.” “We all agreed, wouldn’t it be amazing if all these big charities worked more closely together and joined up their thinking with one ultimate goal in mind?"That alone will make a huge difference, and it will mean we can achieve better outcomes - and more lives saved - than if we were all working separately.”
“It’s been a huge learning curve, but we really believe the impact of these projects could be off the charts when it comes to improving bowel cancer outcomes.”“Deborah was all about positivity in abundance, holding onto her ‘rebellious hope’ and living life to the full each and every day,” he said. “I can hear Deborah now,” Seb added. “She would be plotting how we get to £20million, coming up with plans to keep raising money and awareness to help others.
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