London: Nineteen-year-old Stephen Sutton&rsquo;s bucket list of 46 things he wanted to do before illness finally claims him has gone on to trigger a nationwide phenomenon.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/jun/7-Wonders.jpg" alt="" /> People worldwide were inspired by the terminally ill cancer patient and donated money to the Teenage Cancer Trust, bringing the total to more than &pound;2.58 million. Sutton&rsquo;s aim was to raise &pound;10,000 for the charity, but quickly broke through that target with the help of the fundraising website JustGiving.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/jun/STEPHEN-SUTTON.jpg" alt="" /> On Stephen Sutton&rsquo;s bucket list is visiting the ruins of Machu Picchu As a result he decided to aim for &pound;1 million, but soon his efforts went viral and become an Internet sensation. Celebrities, including Simon Pegg, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Adlington, Stephen Fry and Russell Brand, chipped in to cross the &pound;2m barrier. That prompted JustGiving itself to donate &pound;50,000 to mark the record Stephen has set. It tweeted: &ldquo;Stephen we think you&rsquo;re amazing. It&rsquo;s been a privilege supporting your fundraising. You&rsquo;ve now broken all fundraising records on JustGiving &mdash; so here is a special donation from JustGiving.&rdquo; The funds range from &pound;5 to &pound;20 from around 104,000 individuals. Diagnosed with bowel cancer four years ago, Stephen&rsquo;s condition is incurable. Stephen preferred not to despair but raise money for charity as part of a bucket-list of things to do before he died. So far, he has skydived, bungee jumped, organised a fundraising football match and a flashmob, flown first class, got a tattoo, hugged an animal bigger than him, learnt to juggle, ridden a Segway and even found someone with more surgical scars than him, as part of the charity project. On the pending list is a trip to the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, travel to Australia and dancing with carnival-goers in Brazil. Last Tuesday, his health took a toll for the worse and he posted a picture on Facebook from his Birmingham hospital bed, giving a thumbs up: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve done well to blag things as well as I have up till now, but unfortunately I think this is just one hurdle too far,&rdquo; he posted. Two days later, despite one of his lungs collapsing he was still alive. One Friday, he thought he had been a &ldquo;goner&rdquo;, but was &ldquo;still fighting&rdquo;. This update inspired many more donations. &nbsp;

Stephen Sutton's bucket list of 46 things he wants to do even as he fights cancer, triggers a nationwide reaction

Terminally ill teenager  raises USD 2.5 million from charity

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Stephen Sutton's bucket list of 46 things he wants to do even as he fights cancer, triggers a nationwide reaction

Terminally ill teenager raises USD 2.5 million from charity

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