Deborah James on Choosing Where to Spend Her Final Days: It's 'Where I've Always Wanted to Die'

Deborah Jameshas shared the place where she’s “always wanted to die” following the decision to stop her treatment for bowel cancer. James, 40, recorded the final episode of her BBC podcastYou, Me & The Big C: Putting the Can in Cancerjust days after sharing thatshe is in hospice. Ahead of the episode calledDeborah James' Last Dance,producer Mike Holt explained that James recorded the episode from her parents' garden in a sunchair.

Deborah James Says 'Exhausting' but 'Worth It' to Get Dressed Up for the Opera: 'Still Living Whilst Dying'

Photo: Deborah James/InstagramDeborah James is not letting anything hold her back.After the 40-year-old was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer in 2016, James has been active on social media and her podcast “You, Me and the Big C,” detailing her struggle being in “the coolest club you never want to be a part of.“On Saturday, along with pictures from the Glyndebourne opera house where she attended a performance of La Bohème, the BBC podcast hostsharedto Instagram a candid caption about her life with the fatal illness.

Deborah James Says It's 'Still Shocking' as She Reflects on Battle with Bowel Cancer

Deborah James.Photo: Dave Benett/GettyDeborah James said it’s “still shocking” that she’s in her final days after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016.In thefinal episodeof her BBC podcastYou, Me and the Big C: Putting the Can in Cancer,James, 40, told producer and friend Mike Holt that she’s experiencing “numbness.““You know, you kid yourself and you think, ‘I’m not gonna die. I’m not gonna die.’ And then you realize your legs are swollen, you can’t move.

Deborah James Turned Into a Lego Character: 'Dreams Have Just Come True'

Photo: Deborah James/InstagramDeborah Jamesis living out another dream.The 40-year-old BBC radio host, who wasawarded Damehoodearlier this month, now has her own Lego “mini-me.“She unveiled the Lego figurine on herInstagram StoryTuesday with a snap of her posing alongside the stylish blocks.“All my Lego dreams have just come true!!!! I adore Lego. @cj_brough the ledgend [sic] that she is told the chief fairy builder at @lego HQ just how much of a fan I was,” James captioned the fun photo.

Deborah James, BBC Podcast Host, Dead at 40 After Battling Bowel Cancer

Deborah James, a U.K. podcast host for the BBC, has died. She was 40. A heartfelt tribute shared to James' official Instagram page announced her death on Tuesday. She died following a years-long battle with bowel cancer, after being first diagnosed in 2016. In the post, James is saluted for her tenacious spirit in spreading awareness about cancer and her ability to “break down barriers, challenge taboos and change the conversation around cancer” in her final days.