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anymore, so as a result he needed a change of a direction. On the 13th January 2013 he created the Facebook page Stephen’s Story.
In its original form, the page consisted of casual updates while the active teenager ticked off items from his bucket list of 46 things he wanted to do with the time he has left. Since then, the page has developed into a 'community' with a sole goal to help others - whether that be by the fundraising through activities that Stephens Story page promotes, the motivational quotes and statuses that are put out, or just by the humour and general positivity that Stephen integrated within every status.
Stephen’s Story has since expanded to other forms of social media including Twitter (@_StephensStory) and Instagram. The much admired teenager, who would write every update himself, has now most impressively acquired over 1.3 million dedicated Facebook fans and nearly 170,000 avid followers on Twitter.
Stephen’s Story has now evolved into all encompassing online platform that Stephens mum Jane Sutton is continuing to update to spread as much positivity as possible. Thus far he has inspired hundreds of thousands of people across the world with his passion for life and will continue to make a genuine difference for as long as Stephen's Legacy continues.
Help me continue to tell Stephen's Story and assist me continue his inspirational legacy.
Thank you all for you support x
Following the shock of an incurable cancer diagnosis Stephen came to terms with the fact his long term goals of becoming a doctor were realistically not viable
United Kingdom blogger and  charity fundraiser  has died today at the age of 19.

Sutton, himself a cancer sufferer, gained media attention in the UK for his fundraising activities for , which have raised more than 3.3 million (5.5 million or 4 million) for the charity. Sutton's original goal was £10,000 (US$16,800 or €12,200) for the charity. His mother said he died in his sleep during the early hours of this morning. 

Sutton's mother broke the news in a post on 'Stephen's story', the Facebook page launched in January 2013 in which Sutton documented events in his life. "My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son", she wrote. "The ongoing support and outpouring of love for Stephen will help greatly at this difficult time, in the same way as it helped Stephen throughout his journey. We all know he will never be forgotten, his spirit will live on, in all that he achieved and shared with so many." Previous posts on the Facebook page spoke of Sutton's deteriorating condition. Yesterday a post on the same Facebook page said: "Unfortunately in the last 24 hours Stephen's condition has deteriorated to where he can no longer communicate through this page himself. Unfortunately the breathlessness which had him re-admitted to hospital is due to the regrowth of tumours which are blocking his airways, and not just due to infection as we had all been hoping." However, the update also said he was "comfortable and stable".

Sutton, from the town of  in the  of England, was told he was suffering from a   at the age of 15. On a  page, Sutton explained why he was raising money for his chosen charity. "Teenage Cancer Trust have helped me hugely throughout my own cancer battle and helped shape who I am and my positive attitude today", he said. "They offer hope and a sense of community to young people with cancer like myself, and directly help face associated pragmatic and emotional issues." His fundraising efforts received widespread media attention, part of which was due to a  image of himself he posted on the Facebook page in April, which he then believed would be his last. Sutton's campaign received numerous celebrity endorsements, including from ,  and . Comedian  also arranged comedy gigs to assist with Sutton's campaign.

On Twitter today, the Teenage Cancer Trust said: "We are humbled and hugely grateful for what Stephen achieved and continues to achieve for us." British  tweeted: "His spirit, bravery and fundraising for cancer research were all an inspiration." Meanwhile,  Ed Miliband said on the social networking site: "His bravery & determination to live life to the full was an inspiration to us all." Jason Manford paid his own tribute to Sutton. "Stephen Sutton was the most inspiring person I've ever met and touched more lives than he will ever know", he said. "He was an incredibly positive young man and a credit to his family, to Burntwood and to humanity itself. The reason we took to him so passionately was because he was better than us, he did something that none of us could even imagine doing. In his darkest hour he selflessly dedicated his final moments to raising millions of pounds for teenagers with cancer. Some of Stephen's words will stay with me and others forever and they are words to live by — 'life isn't measured in time, it's measured in achievements'."


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