RIP Stephen Sutton
Cancer sufferer and fundraiser of millions of pounds, Stephen Sutton has died in his sleep.
By Nicole Williams
19 year old Stephen, whose story has been in the news continually over the last month, raised £3.2 million for Teenage Cancer Trust at the time of his death smashing his original £10,000 target.
Stephen’s death was announced by his mum on his Social Media pages, which are run under the name of ‘Stephen’s Story’.
She wrote; “My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son who passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 14th May.”
Stephen has become Teenage Cancer Trust’s biggest individual supporter of all time, with over 141,000 donations from 94 countries.
Tributes continue to come in from all over the country, making it clear that Stephen’s Story touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
Since his death was announced, almost £100,000 has been donated to his Just Giving page, with this number continuing to rise.
