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About
Stephen Sutton was a British blogger/charity activist who was best known for his Stephen’s Story blog and his fundraising efforts for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity, he died on May 14th 2014 while he was sleeping at the age of 19 from colorectal cancer
Online History
He was diagnosed with stage B3 colorectal cancer [1] when he was 15 and went through aggressive radiation and chemotherapy treatments, the cancer was deemed incurable after it spread to the lungs and liver two years after he was diagnosed and Stephen was hospitalized due to a collapsed lung and was put on life support
Teenage Cancer Trust
Stephen Sutton began participating in Teenage Cancer Trust events after he was diagnosed and began fundraising [2] with them, reaching for a goal of £10,000 and was eventually raised to £1,000,000, multiple celebrities also supported Stephen Sutton
Campaigns
Stephen Sutton launched the campaign “#thumbsupforSteven” and asked people to post selfies of themselves promoting his campaign, he also started the “Stephen’s Story” blog on Facebook
Discharged
After his goal was met on April 23rd 2014, he was discharged from the hospital due to improvements in his condition, he met Prime Minister David Cameron also, and broke the record for the most number of people making heart shaped gestures.
Death
On the early hours of May 14th 2014, Stephen Sutton had died in his sleep from colorectal cancer, he was 19 years old, he had raised £3.44 million around the time of his death, Prime Minister David Cameron had praised him for his “spirit and bravery”, following his death, a spark of tributes spread across Twitter and Facebook
Tragic news that Stephen Sutton has passed away. His bravery & determination to live life to the full was an inspiration to us all.
— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) May 14, 2014
Search Interest
External References
[1]Wikipedia – Colorector cancer
[2]JustGiving – Stephen’s fundraising page