I
was quite late in hearing about Stephen’s Story. If you haven’t yet
heard his story, Stephen has been battling cancer for the last three
years. Instead of taking it lying down, ever since diagnosis day,
Stephen has made an incredible effort to raise money from his illness,
motivate others and leave a legacy that will be admired by millions. His
incredible fundraising efforts has led to over £2.8 million being
donated to Teenage Cancer Trust, please donate via this link
https://www.justgiving.com/stephen-sutton-tct
Stephen is still alive and fighting as this is written and recently
released this incredible short documentary along with this beautiful
message:
Hi guys, it’s Stephen here again, and it feels so good to be able to
put that. Currently I am feeling well and would describe my current
situation as stable. Different people will put my recent physical
improvement down to different reasons; I don’t want to over dramatise
things too much, but I do just want to mention that everyone’s positive
thoughts and support has been hugely appreciated, so thank you for that.
The tumours in my body are still rife and dangerous, but I feel so
lucky to just still be here, and in fact I feel completely privileged to
be in this position where I can help make such a difference to others
people lives.
The main thing I’ve always felt passionately about is helping
others. My original goal was to raise £10,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust,
but now with everyone’s help the current fundraising total stands at
over 2.3million pounds raised- and it’s still going up!! I’ve always
been a firm believer that people are ‘good’, and to see people come
together for the cause recently in the way they have is incredibly
touching and heartwarming. Thank you from me, and also thank you from
every young cancer patient in the future who will benefit invaluably
from the money raised!
Alongside fundraising I’ve always tried to help people in lots of
other ways too. For example, I once did an event involving young people
giving out free high fives, fist bumps, hugs, ‘sup nods and handshakes
to strangers in the street. Not a penny was raised, but it importantly
challenged people to think differently about things and hopefully
brightened up their days a bit. I always describe my cancer as a huge
kick up the backside that taught me a lot of good: the importance of
helping others, of making every second count, of making sure life is for
LIVING, amongst other things.
Last month I teamed up with Make A Wish Foundation to make a short
documentary about my life and the things I have been doing recently. My
wish was to share my story and positivity with as many people as
possible.
The film was scheduled to be released this Tuesday, but with the
current momentum of things I feel now is a great time to share it with
you all! There have been a few minor tweaks to help keep things current,
but here it is- I hope you all enjoy it!!
The last few days have showed me truly how amazing people and the
world can be. Feel free to help out once more by sharing the video link
and sharing the positivity- thank you!!
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