We Announce With Heavy Hearts the Passing
A Mother’s Vigil
The sentence that lingered during Deborah’s final hours—“I brought my daughter into the world,
and I took her out of it”—captured the unbearable weight of sitting beside her bed,
hand in hand, as time slowed and reality blurred.
An Unimaginable Goodbye
There is no guide for accompanying a child at the end of her life.
Holding Deborah felt like holding her at birth again—this time offering reassurance,
peace, and release. Grief and relief arrived together as her suffering eased.
A Courageous Fight
For five and a half years, Deborah faced stage 4 bowel cancer with resilience.
She fought for her children, Hugo and Eloise,
and for others by sharing her journey publicly,
urging people to seek help and listen to their bodies.
A Lasting Legacy
Her final days were calm and loving.
She passed peacefully, leaving a legacy measured not in years,
but in courage, honesty, and the many lives she touched.
