Lorraine Kelly issued an emotional message to her colleague Deborah James as she appeared on the breakfast present from the ICU.
The ITV programme is at the moment elevating consciousness of bowel most cancers with their No Butts marketing campaign, which is supported by Bowel Most cancers UK, to unfold the phrase about early prognosis and consciousness of the signs.
Deborah, 40, who has been face of the marketing campaign after she was recognized with stage 4 most cancers 5 years in the past, was gutted to not be within the studio on account of sickness.
She is at the moment within the ICU as she is recovering from an an infection over the weekend, however despatched in a message from hospital in a robe and bunny ears, writes the Mirror.
She mentioned: "I am so unhappy to not be there on the launch of the No Butts marketing campaign. However clearly, my well being has had a little bit of a trip just lately - nonetheless in hospital. Truly, sitting exterior on the balcony exterior ICU however I am getting higher.
"Nonetheless, I've despatched my mum alongside as a result of this 12 months's marketing campaign goes to be greater and peachier than ever. We have now pants and flags. We're flying the flag for bowel most cancers throughout the UK.
"And it is so vital that we proceed to boost consciousness as a result of finally if we cease it and catch it earlier, we will save lives. Thanks guys for being a part of that and spreading the phrase."
Reacting to her message, Lorraine gushed: "Thanks Deborah! We're sending you all our love - I do know she's watching this morning."
She was additionally joined by Deborah's mum Heather exterior as Lorraine continued: "Heather, as we will see, she's a wee bit frail, however the spirit is there! She is kind of exceptional."
"Not the Easter we deliberate," Heather mentioned. "However Easter otherwise. We put the bunny ears on - together with me - and we delivered eggs and we obtained exterior of ICU. Now she's obtained the an infection below management and hopefully she'll be again dancing quickly."
Lorraine airs weekdays at 9am on ITV
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