London-based journalist Helen Fawkes has died.

For many years Helen had documented her treatment for cancer, the ups, and the (far too frequent) downs.

She had her own website, here:-


in which she described in great, and frequently very painful detail, her feelings about the treatment.

Helen had a BBC World Service programme about her 'Bucket List'.

In January 2013 "Ariel" had this feature about her:_
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/21010837

The "Daily Mail" ran a story here:-



Helen was a BBC correspondent for over a decade. She had been based in Ukraine, Russia, Serbia and Bosnia. When based in London, she covered national news.

Even during her treatment, she occasionally appeared on screen from some wet and windy location, filing a story.


She wrote..


"Thanks to the list [for living] I became a BBC foreign correspondent and had the most amazing adventure abroad. Now that the cancer is back for good I'm so glad that I followed my dreams”

Helen Fawkes"

There was a two minute tribute to Helen "26 minutes in" during the "The Six O'Clock News" on R4- by Angus Crawford.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tbdvc