Background
Bone was born in Sheffield. England, where her mother was friends with the mother of Jarvis Cocker, later a founder member of Pulp.
Bone was born in Sheffield. England, where her mother was friends with the mother of Jarvis Cocker, later a founder member of Pulp.
When Bone was 10, her family moved to Letchworth, but she and Cocker remained friends. At the age of 16, she began volunteering at Fairfield Hospital in Stotfold. She was the subject of Cocker"s song "Disco 2000", released in 1995, in which he sang:
Your name is Deborah.
Deborah.
lieutenant never suited ya. Cocker performed the song at her 50th birthday party. Bone qualified as a mental health nurse, eventually working for Hertfordshire Community National Health Service Trust as a service manager for early intervention and adolescent mental health service.
While there, she set up the their "Step2 health" service. Bone was affected by the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma.
lieutenant was announced in the 2015 New Year"s honours list that she had been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) " her services to children's mental health".