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"Stephen Sutton, 19, was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 15. When he was 17, he learned it was terminal. \nThat's when he made a bucket list. Sutton dreamed up 46 experiences to complete in the short years he had left, from \"hugging an animal bigger than me\" to crowd-surfing.\nSee also: Wedding, Career, Chemo: When Cancer Derails the Millennial Dream\nBut the greatest task he set out to accomplish was raise one million pounds for a charity called the Teenage Cancer Trust. (Sutton's original goal was 10,000 pounds, but he upped the goal last year after achieving the amount.) \nOn Tuesday, Sutton posted a message to his Facebook page as a \"final thumbs up,\" saying goodbye and thanking everyone from family members to his medical team. He also asked that people continue to support his fundraiser, which had yet to reach the million-pound goal. \n\nPost by Stephen's story.\nHours after Sutton's message, donations began pouring in. \"Stephen's Story\" also began trending on Twitter and Facebook. At time of writing, the fundraiser has raised almost 1.4 million pounds ($2,349,340 U.S. dollars) with more than 53,000 donators. \nSutton reacted to to the news via tweets sent late Tuesday and early Wednesday. \n\nTonight's show of love and support epitomises how great people can be\n\u2014 Stephen's Story (@_StephensStory) April 22, 2014\n\n\nThe world is a truly wonderful place\n\u2014 Stephen's Story (@_StephensStory) April 22, 2014\n\n\nThe whole situation is just breathtaking in many ways!!\n\u2014 Stephen's Story (@_StephensStory) April 23, 2014\n\n\nBut seriously... Wow. Just wow. Thank you all so much :)\n\u2014 Stephen's Story (@_StephensStory) April 23, 2014\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nBONUS: 25 Inspiring Instagrams of People Changing the World \n\n\nInspiring Instagrams of People Who Are Changing the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Education Activist Malala Yousafzai \nThe incredible 16-year-old blogger sends her first tweet backstage at the Social Good Summit. \n\nImage: @mashable on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore With Education Activist Malala Yousafzai\n\nPete takes a photo with Malala Yousafzai backstage. He calls her \"a true inspiration to the world; words cannot describe.\"\n\nImage: @petecashmore on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore With Actor Ian Somerhalder\n\nPete Cashmore and Ian Somerhalder take a selfie backstage after their panel on the future of news. \n\nImage: @petecashmore on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Founder of Nnenna.org Nnenna Nwakanwa\nNnenna Nwakanwa speaks about empowering youth. \n\nImage: @unfoundation on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Founder and Director of The WellBeing Foundation Toyin Ojora-Saraki\nToyin Ojora-Saraki speaks on a panel with other women about how mothers can join together to make the world healthier.\n\nImage: @kerrypayne on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Humanitarian and Entrepreneur Ernesto Arguello\nErnesto Arguello introduced Snap2Live, an organization focused on road safety awareness. \n\nImage: @davidcoventry on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker and Jordan Kassalow of VisionSpring \nThese two founders talk to the Social Good Summit audience about  providing glasses to the less fortunate around the world.\n\nImage: @benlowy on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore With Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson\nPete Cashmore takes a photo with Jan Eliasson before he takes the stage. \n\nImage: @davidcoventry on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson With Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the U.N. Foundation\n\nJan Eliasson and Kathy Calvin pose for a picture backstage at the Social Good Summit.\n\nImage: @davidcoventry on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Founder of The Virgin Group Sir Richard Branson\nSir Richard Branson shakes hands with a photographer before going onstage to speak about the business model of the future. \n\nImage: @kerrypayne on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Ethel Romm With Polar Explorer Parker Liautaud\nEthel Romm, mother of Joseph Romm, the Founding Editor of ClimateProgress.org, speaks with young Polar explorer Parker Liautaud before he goes on stage.\n\nImage: @maisiecrow on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Ethel Romm With Polar Explorer Parker Liautaud\nEthel Romm has a heartfelt conversation with 19-year-old Polar Explorer Parker Liautaud before his panel begins.\n\nImage: @kerrypayne on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Barbara Bush, CEO and Co-Founder of the Global Health Corps\nBarbara Bush takes a photo after her panel at the Social Good Summit.\n\nImage: @benfitch on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore and CMO Stacy Martinet With Former Vice President Al Gore\n\nPete Cashmore and Stacy Martinet take a selfie with Al Gore before he delivers a passionate address about climate change. \n\nImage: @petecashmore on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. The Audience at Social Good Summit\nThe audience waves back at Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore, who is on stage to moderate a panel. \n\nImage: @petecashmore on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Backstage View of the Creative for Good Panel\nKetchum Europe CEO David Gallagher, Associative Creative Director of McKinney Jenny Nicholson, and President and CEO of The Advertising Council Peggy Conlon discuss how to create bold and effective social issue campaigns.\n\nImage: @kerrypayne on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore With Members of Linkin Park\n\nPete Cashmore takes a photo with Linkin Park bassist Dave \u2018Phoenix\u2019 Farrell, drummer Rob Bourdon, energy policy specialist Bahareh Seyedi and CEO of Kuuluu Interactive Entertainment AG Florian Juergs.\n\nImage: @petecashmore on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. Journalist Sarah Kramer and Executive Director of All Out Andre Banks\nSarah Kramer and Andre Banks wait in the green room before going on stage to talk about the politics of coming out in the digital age.\n\nImage: @maisiecrow on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation \nMelinda Gates speaks at the Social Good Summit.\n\nImage: @kerrypayne on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Arabic and Chinese Language Translators\nTwo of the seven language translation booths at the Social Good Summit.\n\nImage: @benlowy on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21. Mashable CEO with Grammy Award Winner Will.i.am\nPete Cashmore and Will.i.am take a photo together backstage at the Social Good Summit.\n\nImage: @petecashmore on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22. Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Warby Parker Neil Blumenthal\nNeil Blumenthal poses in the green room before he takes the stage to discuss providing glasses for people around the world. \n\nImage: @benfitch on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n23. U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power \nSamantha Power discusses the crackdown on civil society by governments around the world.\n\nImage: @unfoundation on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n24. Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore With Polar Explorer Parker Liautaud (left) and Cancer Researcher Jack Andraka\nPete Cashmore takes a photo backstage with two teenage revolutionaries: Parker Liautaud, a 19-year-old polar explorer and Jack Andraka, who at 15 invented a breakthrough test for pancreatic cancer.\n\nImage: @petecashmore on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n25. Hassan Minhaj, Host of Stand Up Planet\n\nComedian Hassan Minhaj wraps up the Social Good Summit.\n\nImage: @maisiecrow on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=116628718381794&amp;xfbml=1&amp;status=1&amp;cookie=1\",\"facebook_jssdk\");_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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