30 Mayıs 2014 Cuma

Final farewell for Stephen Sutton as two-day vigil ends

Stephen’s Story – the blog about his bid to full a bucket list of 46 “weird and superb things” just before he died – has now inspired a lot more than 170,000 men and women to donate to The Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) from 94 distinct nations.


A record-breaking £4.one million has been provided to the campaign with donations continuing to be manufactured at a fee of £1,000 an hour.


In a final public service, the Dean of Lichfield described the public’s reaction to the teenager’s passing as a “phenomenal” show of human unity.


He added that Stephen, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer aged just 15 and died on May possibly 14, had “become everybody’s favourite son around here”.


Stephen’s former headteacher, Stuart Jones, additional that there was “a collective pride” between all college students and personnel at the Staffordshire college who had spent time with the teenager.


A photograph of Stephen Sutton stands in Lichfield Cathedral (PA)


The vigil, which was attended in excess of the two days by more than ten,000 individuals which includes comedian Jason Manford, is to be followed by the release of a charity record that will characteristic forty musicians inspired by the 19-12 months-old’s perform.


It will also contain a speech from Stephen that he had intended to use on his very own single, and the sound of him enjoying the tambourine.


Proceeds from the sale of the record will go to the (TCT), which has already acquired more than practically half of its annual funding by means of Stephen’s charity work.



Final farewell for Stephen Sutton as two-day vigil ends

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