Podcaster Dame Deborah James says she is scared about falling asleep every night because she doesn't know how long she has left to live. The 40-year-old mother-of-two, known as Bowel Babe, announced earlier this month that she is receiving end-of-life care at her parents' home.
Since being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, she has given candid accounts of her treatment on the BBC's You, Me and the Big C podcast, and has now set up a fund for cancer charities. You can read the full message here.
Since announcing she is no longer having treatment, nearly £7million has been raised for cancer charities, but Dame Deborah has admitted she is tired because she is "too scared to go to sleep". Speaking to The Sun, she said: "I'm not planning on dying anytime soon but it's just so unpredictable. I'm scared to fall asleep and that's one of the biggest reasons I'm so tired. I am scared to go to sleep."
