{"id":16281,"date":"2022-05-12T18:08:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T13:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=16281"},"modified":"2022-05-12T18:08:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T13:08:41","slug":"deborah-james-didnt-want-her-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/12\/deborah-james-didnt-want-her-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Deborah James didn&#8217;t want her children to see her suffer at the end of her life."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 40-year-old, whose Bowelbabe Fund has donated \u00a33 million in three days, commended husband Seb for his &#8220;amazing support&#8221; and advised him to &#8220;don&#8217;t marry a bimbo.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her intestinal cancer therapy has been halted, and she is receiving end-of-life care at her parents&#8217; house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deborah sobbed yesterday, recalling emotional chats with her daughters, Eloise, 12, and Hugo, 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been horrible telling my children,&#8221; she told. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want them to see me like this,&#8221; I thought immediately. I wasn&#8217;t sure I&#8217;d be able to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cancer activist revealed that she has been completing her &#8220;death admin,&#8221; with letters to her children at the top of her &#8220;To Do&#8221; list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I want them to have letters at milestones with hilarious comments like: Here&#8217;s my advice on your wedding day; what to do on a first date,&#8221; she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever seen my spouse so emotional,&#8221; she added of husband Seb. He&#8217;s immediately realized the gravity of the situation. 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