U.K. cancer charity fundraiser teen Stephen Sutton dies - National | Globalnews.ca: TORONTO – A British teen who raised over $5.86 million (CDN) for charity and inspired people around the world has passed away, his family has announced.
At the age of 15, Stephen Sutton was diagnosed with bowel cancer and was told two years later by his doctors that his cancer was incurable.
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A Facebook post written by the 19-year-old’s mother said Sutton passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday morning.
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