Stephen Sutton was hoping to raise £10,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust. So far he’s raised £680,000 (Picture: Facebook)

A teenage cancer patient has smashed his £10,000 fundraising target after a bit of help from Piers Morgan and Twitter.

Stephen Sutton, 19, was diagnosed with bowel cancer aged 15. Two years later he was told his condition was terminal and has since devoted his time to raising funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust, documenting his fundraising efforts on Facebook.

And today, Stephen’s friends, family and followers got ‘Stephen’s Story’ trending on Twitter after he posted an emotional message on Facebook, apologising for not having enough time to say goodbye to his closest friends.

He told his Facebook friends today: ‘It’s a final thumbs up from me!’


Stephen posted this heartfelt message this evening. Then social media took hold (Picture: Facebook)

After his emotional farewell, celebs on Twitter were quick to help raise awareness, bumping his fundraising total to more than £680,000.



Piers Morgan wants you all to donate…

What a remarkable, inspiring, courageous young man > @_StephensStory .. please help him achieve his total. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 22, 2014

To support @_StephensStory DONATE HERE https://t.co/1Xn4BLv8Xd … or text 'STEPHEN' to 70500 to donate £5 to this cause #stephensstory — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 22, 2014

Even Ian Beale had a little re-tweet up his sleeve…

Hey @AdamWoodyatt can you give a shout to @_StephensStory text STEPHEN to 70500 to donate £5 to #TCT — Ed James (@edjames1) April 22, 2014

Clare Balding’s been involved in Stephen’s plight for a while…

Teenage Cancer Trust is delighted with Stephen’s efforts…

Incredible to see the support you've all shown to @_StephensStory & other young people with cancer tonight! Thank you so much #stephensstory — Teenage Cancer Trust (@TeenageCancer) April 22, 2014

And so is Stephen…

Tonight's show of love and support epitomises how great people can be — Stephen's Story (@_StephensStory) April 22, 2014

The world is a truly wonderful place — Stephen's Story (@_StephensStory) April 22, 2014

Stephen’s now aiming to raise a whopping £1,000,000.

You can donate to Stephen’s JustGiving page here