22/10/2025
💙 We are saddened to share that Gemma Savory, who was an integral part of our team, sadly passed away on 16th October. Our thoughts go out to her husband, family and friends during this difficult time.
💙 Gemma was our Community Marketing Manager and treasured team member for over 9 years at Bladder & Bowel Community. She lived with stage 4 cancer (and oh my, did she live!) for a quarter of her life, offering knowledge, wit, strength, support and resilience in abundance. As our social media lead she wrote countless articles and collaborated across social media with others living with bowel cancer, stoma care and was at the forefront of raising awareness.
"Gem, thank you, thank you for being authentically you , you will continue to inspire us, continue to be part of this team and we will never ever forget you x"
💙 Gemma’s impact stretched far and wide. We would love to hear from people she may have helped - If you would like to tell us about the difference she made to your life, please add your story here 👉 https://www.bladderandbowel.org/news/submit-an-article/
💙 We want the last word to go to Gem. Her letter to cancer is even more poignant in retrospect and honours her vigour for life and absolute determination 👉 https://www.bladderandbowel.org/news/world-cancer-day-a-letter-to-my-cancer/
Your B&BC team and friends Jo, Penny, Julie, Kirstie
