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| 'Bucket list' teenager Alice Pyne loses cancer battle | 'Bucket list' teenager Alice Pyne loses cancer battle |
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| A Cumbrian teenager, who set up an internet "bucket list" of things she wanted to achieve, has died following a long battle with cancer. | A Cumbrian teenager, who set up an internet "bucket list" of things she wanted to achieve, has died following a long battle with cancer. |
| Alice Pyne, 17, from Ulverston, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 13 and published her internet wish list in 2011. | |
| Alice and her sister Milly were each awarded the British Empire Medal last year for their charity efforts. | Alice and her sister Milly were each awarded the British Empire Medal last year for their charity efforts. |
| Alice's mother Vicky said her daughter died peacefully on Saturday. | Alice's mother Vicky said her daughter died peacefully on Saturday. |
| Making the announcement on social networking sites, Mrs Pyne said: "Our darling girl, Alice, gained her angel wings today. | Making the announcement on social networking sites, Mrs Pyne said: "Our darling girl, Alice, gained her angel wings today. |
| "She passed away peacefully with Simon, Milly and myself by her side. | "She passed away peacefully with Simon, Milly and myself by her side. |
| "We are devastated and know that our lives will never again be the same." | "We are devastated and know that our lives will never again be the same." |
| The top item on the bucket list was the hope that everyone in the UK would sign up as a bone marrow donor, an aspiration which Prime Minister David Cameron praised in the House of Commons. | The top item on the bucket list was the hope that everyone in the UK would sign up as a bone marrow donor, an aspiration which Prime Minister David Cameron praised in the House of Commons. |
| Stem cells | Stem cells |
| It is estimated that about 40,000 people signed up as donors as a direct result of her appeal. | It is estimated that about 40,000 people signed up as donors as a direct result of her appeal. |
| Alice and her sister raised more than £100,000 for charity and founded Alice's Escapes, a charity which provides holidays for families with seriously ill children. | Alice and her sister raised more than £100,000 for charity and founded Alice's Escapes, a charity which provides holidays for families with seriously ill children. |
| When Alice was diagnosed with cancer she underwent extensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. | When Alice was diagnosed with cancer she underwent extensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. |
| She also received a stem cell transplant where her own treated cells were used, but this was not effective. | She also received a stem cell transplant where her own treated cells were used, but this was not effective. |
| When she set up her wish list she said: "I have terminal cancer. I've created a bucket list because there are so many things I still want to do in my life. | When she set up her wish list she said: "I have terminal cancer. I've created a bucket list because there are so many things I still want to do in my life. |
| "I'm not expecting to do everything on it. Some of the things are just not going to happen because I can't even leave the country now. | "I'm not expecting to do everything on it. Some of the things are just not going to happen because I can't even leave the country now. |
| "So, I thought it would be fun to have my list online and to tick things off and do a little update on everything I do." | "So, I thought it would be fun to have my list online and to tick things off and do a little update on everything I do." |
| She managed to achieve most of her ambitions, including whale watching, swimming with sharks, travelling to Kenya and meeting Take That. | She managed to achieve most of her ambitions, including whale watching, swimming with sharks, travelling to Kenya and meeting Take That. |