25 Nisan 2014 Cuma

Teenage cancer patient Stephen Sutton posts "life story" on the internet

A lot more than 97,000 personal donations have now been produced on Mr Sutton’s JustGiving page.


The teenager, who made the decision to raise the money for charity as element of a bucket-listing of things to do before he died, has been blogging from hospital exactly where his overall health took a flip for the worse on Tuesday.


Writing on Facebook yesterday, he explained he thought he had been a “goner”, but was “still fighting” as donations from the public continued to flood in.


He has loved support from a host of celebrities who have taken to Twitter, posing for photos with the hashtag thumbsupforstephen and holding indicators to inspire individuals to donate.


The campaign was initially championed by comedian Jason Manford, who said he had previously met the teenager at charity gigs and was bowled more than by his positivity as he strove to make the best of his scenario.


Yesterday Mr Sutton, from Burntwood, Staffordshire, wrote: “I am still in a very vulnerable place. I am really limited in what I can do and am still completely hooked up to oxygen.


“But I am in high spirits and blessed to have so significantly love and support all around me.


“To get to see the million pound fund-raising target being reached was just phenomenal!”


The teenager was diagnosed with what was at first bowel cancer when he was 15.


Despite surgical treatment, the aggressive cancer spread to various elements of his body and, soon after even more remedy and operations, doctors concluded it was incurable.


Mr Sutton set up his charity fundraising web site and site on Facebook in January final 12 months to keep men and women up to date with his progress.


Siobhan Dunn, chief executive of the Teenage Cancer Trust, praised the inspiring teenager and ambassador for the charity.


She explained: “I’ve had the privilege of meeting him and his positivity is often remembered by all that meet him or hear him communicate.


“Stephen is producing the biggest possible big difference to Teenage Cancer Believe in and the younger people who require our assist.”


Speaking previously, Mr Sutton said he disliked the term “dying from my cancer – I am living with my cancer, despite it becoming there”.


His bucket-record of 46 items to do prior to he died integrated issues like hugging an elephant, crowd-surfing in a rubber dinghy, playing the drums at a Wembley cup ultimate, receiving a tattoo and appearing on BBC drama Medical professionals.


To donate, pay a visit to http://www.justgiving.com/Stephen-Sutton-TCT.



Teenage cancer patient Stephen Sutton posts "life story" on the internet

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