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Stephen Sutton reaches £1m cancer charity target 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. A teenage blogger with terminal cancer has raised £1m for charity after posting his final message to followers.
Stephen Sutton, 19, from Burntwood, in Staffordshire, was diagnosed with bowel cancer aged 15 and started raising funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.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. Reacting to news that the total had passed £1m, Stephen tweeted "thank you all so much".
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. "The whole situation is just breathtaking in many ways!!" he added.
Dozens of people responded with their congratulations, including one who described Stephen as a "true inspiration", while another said he had "changed thousands of people's lives".
A day earlier he told his thousands of friends and followers on Facebook 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 to. 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.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. The 19-year-old 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.