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| Stephen Sutton reaches £1m cancer charity target | |
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| A teenage blogger with terminal cancer has raised £1m for charity after posting his final message to followers on Facebook. | |
| Stephen Sutton, 19, from Burntwood, in Staffordshire, was diagnosed with bowel cancer aged 15 and started raising funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. | |
| After reaching his initial target of £10k he set out to hit the £1m mark. | |
| On Tuesday, he posted on Facebook: "It's a final thumbs up from me! I think this is just one hurdle too far." | On Tuesday, he posted on Facebook: "It's a final thumbs up from me! I think this is just one hurdle too far." |
| He told his thousands of friends and followers that it would be his last post and any further updates would be from family members. | He told his thousands of friends and followers that it would be his last post and any further updates would be from family members. |
| He wrote: "It's a shame the end has come so suddenly. There's so many people I haven't got round to properly thank or say goodbye too. Apologies for that. | He wrote: "It's a shame the end has come so suddenly. There's so many people I haven't got round to properly thank or say goodbye too. Apologies for that. |
| "I will continue fighting for as long as I can, and whatever happens next I want you all to know I am currently in a good place mentally and at ease with the situation." | "I will continue fighting for as long as I can, and whatever happens next I want you all to know I am currently in a good place mentally and at ease with the situation." |
| Tuesday's messages prompted people to pledge more than £250,000 overnight with a further £200,000 coming in on Wednesday morning. | |
| He used a bucket list featuring things he wanted to accomplish before he died to help raise funds. | He used a bucket list featuring things he wanted to accomplish before he died to help raise funds. |
| It included playing the drums in front of 90,000 people, hugging an elephant and getting a tattoo. | It included playing the drums in front of 90,000 people, hugging an elephant and getting a tattoo. |