Adele Roberts discussed her motivational goal of breaking the record for the quickest stoma bag user in the London Marathon.
Following her declaration that she is cancer-free in June 2022, the Radio 1 DJ has started training for a marathon.
After receiving a diagnosis of colon cancer in October 2021 and having her tumour surgically removed, Adele began chemotherapy.
She now carries a stoma bag about with her, which she has come to call Audrey, but that hasn’t stopped her from doing anything.
As she prepares for this Sunday’s event, the I’m A Celebrity star, who has been openly sharing her story throughout her battle with cancer with social media followers, stated she wants to break the record for the quickest marathon with a stoma bag runner.
Appearing on Thursday’s Lorraine, Adele, 44, said: ‘I just wanted to do the marathon to reiterate what Dame Deborah said, Rebellious Hope, and it’s my way of standing up to the cancer and just saying, no more please, I’ve had enough.’
Talking about her stoma bag, she jokingly added: ‘My stoma Audrey, she’s a big fan of yours Lorraine, she was a bit excited this morning, but she’s behaving so far.’
Adele continued by demonstrating how her stoma bag really contained a scaled-down version of her marathon number sign.
She continued: ‘When I was trying to find tips online on how to train with a stoma, I couldn’t really find much information, so I just thought I’ll just see if anybody has set a Guinness World Record and they haven’t.
‘So we’re going to go for it!’
She previously expressed how fortunate she felt to be alive, noting that a year ago, the symptoms of her cancer diagnosis had rendered her unable to walk.
In the lengthy recent post, the star said: ‘I can’t tell everyone enough. This time last year I was being treated for #bowelcancer. A year on I feel so lucky to be alive.
‘When I started having problems I was too embarrassed to call my GP. I thought I was over reacting, I didn’t want to be a burden, I also managed to excuse my symptoms away. I blamed myself.’
The Big Brother personality then told followers to speak to their GP if her words resonate ‘at all’. ‘The earlier you know, the sooner you can get the help you need,’ she added.
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‘I hope we have a future where nobody has to die from cancer. It’s a silent killer. It breeds on us not talking about it and pretending it isn’t happening. That’s why I’ll shout about it as much as I can until the day I die.
Please look after yourself, keep an eye on your family and friends, and urge them to get assistance if they need it.
‘Thanks to the brilliance of the NHS I’m about 4 weeks away from running the London Marathon… 🤯 and hopefully setting a Guinness World Record in the process. All in less than 12 months since I stopped chemo.
‘Chemotherapy is INTENSE to say the least. This time last year I could barely walk. My hands and feet are still battered from it, my blood still isn’t right – I get out of so breath quickly.’
She continued: ‘I also have an ileostomy (while my large colon continues to heal) so I’m kind of running with my small intestine hanging out my stomach. (I still can’t believe how amazing stomas are – like how are they possible?!) 😂🙌🏽.
‘It’s made training and fuelling for the marathon so much harder and complicated than I imagined… BUT… the chemo helped save my life and I shall remember that every step of the way.’
Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV1.
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