Dame Deborah James has admitted that many of her days are “not good” as she receives end-of-life care.
The BBC podcaster, 40, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, has been keeping her followers updated as she nears the end of her life.
On Tuesday she took to her Instagram to post a snap of herself with her family wearing matching charity t-shirts after she established the Bowelbabe Fund recently to raise money and awareness.
She urged her followers to buy the limited edition tees but wrote alongside the image: “I love makeup! I was feeling soooooo sh*t in this image.
“Not been a good day, as many aren’t at the moment. But it’s amazing how images don’t tell the 10000 other words!”
“For reference, I spent my day telling everyone to f**k off,” she added with a laughing face emoji.
Deborah - known as 'Bowel Babe' - has been a high-profile advocate around cancer awareness for a number of years, including through the podcast You, Me and the Big C.
She issued an update on her own condition earlier this month, announcing that she was receiving hospice care at home as her body "just can't continue anymore."
The campaigner and podcast host said in a statement: "My active care has stopped and I am now moved to hospice at home care, with my incredible family all around me."
Deborah added: "Right now for me it's all about taking it a day at a time, step by step and being grateful for another sunrise." She thanked fans for their continued support.
It was in that post that she announced the launch of the Bowelbabe Fund, in collaboration with Cancer Research UK. The fund has already raised more than £6 million.
She has also confirmed in recent weeks that her new book, How to Live When You Could be Dead, will be released in August and received a Damehood for her campaigning.
