Deborah James has said she’s ‘in disbelief’ after her cancer fundraiser reached – and quickly passed – £2million in just two days.
fundraiser reached – and quickly passed – £2million in just two days.with her bowel cancer becoming terminal.
The money from the fund will go to areas of research that Deborah is particularly passionate about, as she listed: ‘Funding clinical trials and research into personalised medicine that could result in new treatments for cancer patients, including projects in collaboration with partners such as The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden’ and ‘continued support to raise awareness of cancer, such as Bowel Cancer UK’s Never Too Young campaign’.
‘Your support in establishing the Bowelbabe Fund will help so many more people benefit, like I have, from the amazing work of these causes in the many years to come.’with bowel cancer in 2016In the lengthy message, Deborah explained that it was one she ‘never wanted to write’, and revealed how the focus was now on making her comfortable.
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