Deborah James

The mother-of-two, who was given just days to live when she left hospital last month, has raised more than £7.7million for Cancer Research UK.

And I felt like it.” My dad is my unsung hero, more so than ever. Praising her caring father Alistair, she wrote: “Yes, my Dad is brushing my hair because I have no strength any more to brush this.

Father's Day saw cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James share one amazing thing her dad does for her. With "no strength" to brush her own hair, dad Alistair ...

She also heartbreakingly spoke about not living long enough to see the day that her son, Hugo, who is aged 14, get married. She told The Sun : “I’ve not always been a big one for telling dad how much I love him, so take it from me, just say it - you never know when it might be your last chance.” Dame Deborah is currently back living with her parents as she receives end of life care hospice-at-home, after a battle with stage four bowel cancer since December 2016..

The cancer campaigner - who did not expect to live to see Father's Day - is too weak to brush her own hair.

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Deborah James looked frail as her her father Alistair brushed her hair.

Having posted on her Just Giving page a heartbreaking note regarding ending to her treatment for cancer back in May, Deborah has said she's: "continuing to feel blessed that she had another day" and has already outlived the life expectancy she was given by the hospital. Deborah previously spoke to The Sun about the other men in her life saying: "It's too hard to think about, the idea I won’t see my son as a father." Deborah, who has reached the end-stages of bowel cancer, looked weak and frail as she sat in a chair allowing her father Alistair to brush her hair.

The podcaster has moved in with her parents, she has revealed.

“My brother will be the most amazing dad. I also told him he must not come back, under any circumstances,” she said. Deborah added: “He says he’ll come home.

The cancer campaigner - who did not expect to live to see Father's Day - is too weak to brush her own hair.

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Loose Women host Ruth Langsford appeared on Lorraine Kelly's talk show and gave details of a conversation she had with Dame Deborah James.

‘She just seems to have that spirit even though she knows she’s dying.’ That smile she has literally beams and shines. Over the weekend, Deborah revealed that she and her dad were able to spend Father’s Day together. ‘I love her,’ Ruth, 62, told Lorraine. ‘It was amazing to see her there. Deborah revealed in May that she had stopped receiving treatment and was now receiving care at her parents’ home in Surrey. She has also attended several other events ever since the news emerged that she was approaching the end of her journey, including a visit to Glyndebourne Opera House.

The Loose Women star told Lorraine that Dame Deborah also known as Bowel Babe is " the most incredible woman" and said it was "an honour to meet her" at ...

“She still has that positivity,” Ruth continues, “and I was talking to her about her charity, which is incredible and she still seems to have that spirit even though she knows that she’s dying, even though she knows and she just carries on.” Ruth praised Deborah’s “incredible” mindset to be able to be positive and in such a “high spirit” even though she knows that she is dying. The 40-year-old was given “days” to live and she has “outlived ” the doctor’s diagnosis again, to go to her “favourite event.”

RUTH Langsford has revealed the emotional conversation she had with Deborah James as she praised her spirit.The Loose Women presenter said it was an "

"That smile she has literally beams and shines. "I was talking to her about her charity, which has done incredibly well, and she just seems to have that spirit even though she knows she's dying. "I had quite a long chat with her after that photograph was taken and she is the most incredible person, isn't she?

Loose Women star Ruth Langsford has sung the praises of brave presenter Dame Deborah James after the pair had some deeps chats at the Royal Ascot amid the ...

It was an absolute honour to meet her." She is honestly the most incredible woman. "It was truly amazing to see her there.