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| A teenage cancer sufferer who gained nationwide fame after writing a "bucket list" of dreams has died. | A teenage cancer sufferer who gained nationwide fame after writing a "bucket list" of dreams has died. |
| Alice Pyne, 17, from Ulverston, Cumbria, managed to complete most of her list, which became an internet sensation after she wrote about her wishes on the blog that she used to described her experience of having cancer. | Alice Pyne, 17, from Ulverston, Cumbria, managed to complete most of her list, which became an internet sensation after she wrote about her wishes on the blog that she used to described her experience of having cancer. |
| Pyne was feted by celebrities and politicians, as the nation rallied to help fulfil her dreams. | Pyne was feted by celebrities and politicians, as the nation rallied to help fulfil her dreams. |
| The teenager, who lived with her parents, Simon and Vicky, and younger sister, Milly, achieved many of her wishes, including going whale watching and meeting Take That before she died on Saturday after a six-year illness . | The teenager, who lived with her parents, Simon and Vicky, and younger sister, Milly, achieved many of her wishes, including going whale watching and meeting Take That before she died on Saturday after a six-year illness . |
| In a post on her blog, her mother Vicky revealed the news. "Our darling girl, Alice, gained her angel wings today," she wrote. "She passed away peacefully with Simon, Milly and myself by her side. We are devastated and know that our lives will never again be the same." | In a post on her blog, her mother Vicky revealed the news. "Our darling girl, Alice, gained her angel wings today," she wrote. "She passed away peacefully with Simon, Milly and myself by her side. We are devastated and know that our lives will never again be the same." |
| Tributes to Pyne flooded in to the website, while comedian David Walliams posted on his Twitter page: "I am so sad about the passing of Alice-Pyne, who I met through the Pride of Britain awards. What a beautiful and courageous girl. x" | Tributes to Pyne flooded in to the website, while comedian David Walliams posted on his Twitter page: "I am so sad about the passing of Alice-Pyne, who I met through the Pride of Britain awards. What a beautiful and courageous girl. x" |
| Pyne received a Children of Courage award in 2007 after being diagnosed with a genetic bone disorder called Crouzon syndrome. She started the blog in 2011, revealing how hospital scans showed Hodgkin's lymphoma – a cancer of the white blood cells – was spreading through her body, and that her mother had encouraged her to create a wishlist. It led to a flood of offers as her blog became an internet hit and gained a worldwide following. | |
| Pyne had been campaigning to increase bone marrow donation in the UK and last year received the British Empire Medal for services to charity, after raising more than £100,000. | Pyne had been campaigning to increase bone marrow donation in the UK and last year received the British Empire Medal for services to charity, after raising more than £100,000. |
| On her bucket list, Alice wrote that she hoped everyone in the UK would sign up as a bone marrow donor. | On her bucket list, Alice wrote that she hoped everyone in the UK would sign up as a bone marrow donor. |
| Other wishes ticked off her list included a visit to Cadbury World, staying in the Chocolate room at Alton Towers, entering her beloved labrador Mabel in a dog show and attending her school-leavers prom. | Other wishes ticked off her list included a visit to Cadbury World, staying in the Chocolate room at Alton Towers, entering her beloved labrador Mabel in a dog show and attending her school-leavers prom. |