Radio 1 presenter Adele Roberts has announced she is ‘cancer free’.
The TV and radio star (43) was diagnosed with Phase 2 bowel cancer in October 2021 and has shared her experience of chemotherapy and surgery since her diagnosis.
The DJ posted on Instagram on Monday revealing it was ‘the day I was waiting for’ as she received scan results from her doctor.
Good news: Radio 1 presenter Adele Roberts has announced she is ‘cancer free’. The TV and radio star (43) was diagnosed with Phase 2 bowel cancer in October 2021
Adele posted an emotional message along with photos of herself and her doctor Dr Khan and wrote: ‘Angel on earth. The day I was waiting for.
“Hearing the words ‘you’re cancer free’ absolutely took my breath away. I keep playing it over in my mind. It was the most beautiful sound I think I’ve ever heard. “Even though I prayed that Dr. Khan would tell me, I do not think my head made me believe it until I heard it.”
‘Everything we are through seems to be turning in my body and life feels a bit surreal at the moment … BUT I AM SO GRATEFUL! I count my blessings. ‘
Joy: Adele shared a photo of herself jumping outside the hospital in joy after receiving the news on Monday morning
Emotionally: ‘Hearing the words’ you are cancer free’ took my breath away. I keep playing it over in my mind, “Adele wrote
‘I’m also in awe of anyone dealing with cancer. The courage, the strength, the determination … and sometimes the humor you showed was nothing short of superhuman. ‘
‘You inspired me and gave me the fire to never give up. You are warriors and it is thanks to the fact that you are so strong that kept me going. Feel the fear and do it anyway. ‘
“Sometimes it cost me all my strength to just get out of bed and face the day, but I still did. I made sure every day I did something to do you a big f * ck of cancer. It took too much of us. I did not know what fate meant to me, but I knew I would never stop trying. ‘
Love: Adele went on to thank her loved ones, including her friend Kate Holderness who nursed the star at their home
Adele went on to thank her loved ones, including her friend Kate Holderness, and wrote:
‘Thank you to my family, my friends, everyone who took the time to send me a message, send love or positive thoughts. You kept me going and helped me kill this animal. That’s one thing Dr Khan told me. Your mind may go to dark places when dealing with cancer, but that’s the one thing I knew I had control over. ‘
“My body may have been dying – it’s still so sore now – but there was no way I was going to let it destroy my spirit.”
‘If anything, it’s made me happier than I’ve ever been. Going through the darkness gave me the light. It changed me, gave my little stoma Audrey, brought wonderful people into my life and now is the time for me to really start living. ‘
Support: Adele’s mail was received with an outpouring of love from her Radio 1 colleagues and Kate
‘Thank you to Dr Kahn, his team and the entire NHS. You are angels among us. Thank you for saving my life. ‘
‘Thanks to my Kate. The reason I had the strength to get out of bed every morning. I will never leave you and I will always find you. In this life and the next. ‘
Like a sweet man I met, Terry recently told me: Yesterday is history Tomorrow is a mystery And today is a gift. ‘
The DJ underwent a colostomy operation last year to remove a bowel tumor and at the time told her followers that ‘this little stoma bag helped save my life’.
Cancer fight: The DJ underwent a colostomy operation last year to remove a bowel tumor and told her followers at the time that ‘this little stoma bag helped save my life’ (Kate is depicted changing Adele’s bag during a BBC film)
A colostomy leads one side of the colon (part of the intestine) through an opening (stoma) in the stomach. A bag is placed over the stoma to collect feces.
She also endured several rounds of chemotherapy.
Adele’s partner Kate took care of her on their own, with the star appearing for Hello! Magazine this month that the diagnosis made them closer than ever.
“It sounds strange, but it has brought us closer than ever. I have always loved Kate, but since my diagnosis I have seen a different side of her. She is my counselor, my mentor and the best nurse ever, ” Adele explained.
“She helped me when I could barely walk and had to shuffle to work at Radio 1. She is my absolute hero.”
Holderness added: “I have always been a shy person, but Adele’s illness unleashed a power in me that I never knew I had.”
Hope: The TV and radio star was seen breaking down in a BBC film about her experience this month when she revealed her hope that she would be told during the scheduled scan that she was ‘cancer free’.