His legacy has already gone to help thousands

THE millions raised in Stephen’s name have been spent helping thousands of youngsters to fight cancer at Teenage Cancer Trust units across the UK.

Units, including at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham and Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth, where the teenager was a patient, have all benefited from his legacy.

In total they have received £2.87million to refurbish and upgrade their facilities.

His mum Jane said: “The units are like a home from home for teenagers. The walls are bright, the furniture is funky, there’s a big social space, Wi-Fi access, flatscreen TVs – all the home comforts.

“You go in there and you’ll always see something going on, like a music workshop or whatever else. The idea behind them is it allows young people to keep their lives on track and makes them realise they’re not going through cancer on their own.”

Figures from the Teenage Cancer Trust say a further £1.2m raised in Stephen’s name has been spent on raising awareness of the early signs of cancer in young people.

Jane added: “The specialist nurses and the youth co-ordinators treat them as a young person first and a cancer diagnosis second.

“They really get to know them as the young person.”