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Terminally-ill UK teen Stephen Sutton dies in his sleep

Mr Stephen Sutton wrote on his Facebook: "It's a final thumbs up from me! I've done well to blag things as well as I have up till now, but unfortunately I think this is just one hurdle too far."Facebook/Stephen's story
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."YouTube/Stephen's Story
Mr Sutton giving a speech at the O2 Arena in front of over 4,000 people. He wrote: "When I put 'do some public speaking' on my bucketlist I never imagined it would be to this scale; this was by far the biggest talk I have ever given but it was so much fun!!"YouTube/Stephen's Story

Marie Lim
May 14, 2014 08:43 pm

Mr Stephen Sutton, who raised more than £3 million (S$6.3 million) for The Teenager Cancer Trust, died this morning in hospital.

His mother announced the news on his Facebook page.

The teen from Staffordshire, England, was diagnosed with cancer when he was 15. 

Last January, when he found out that his disease was incurable, he set up a Facebook page titled “Stephen’s Story” with a bucket list of 46 things he wanted to do.

He has raised much more than his modest target of £10,000, and was even visited in hospital by UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

The 19-year-old was re-admitted to hospital on Sunday after developing breathing difficulties caused by the re-growth of tumours, reported The Guardian.

Source: The Guardian, Stephen's Story

Photos: Stephen's Story

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