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| |  Jamie Stewart with the Young Scot award
Release Date: 28 March 2008
The inspirational Stewart twins have won this year's Sunday Mail Young Scot Award. Jamie, 17, received the award from Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond then dedicated it to the memory of brother Andy who died two years ago of leukaemia aged 15
From thousands of nominations it was Jamie and Andy's story of courage and determination that moved the judges and touched the hearts of the star-studded audience at the City Halls, Glasgow on Thursday 20 March 2008.
Budding hockey star, Andy, from Dunfermline, bravely allowed a BBC film crew to chart his brave fight against leukaemia - but hid from his family just how scared he was of death. Clips from the BBC TV’s Children Fighting Cancer programme were played to the 520 strong audience. There was hardly a dry eye as Andy voiced his fear of leaving his family behind.
But his legacy lives on through Jamie, the rest of the family and Team Andy Stewart, which last year saw around 95 cyclists honour Andy’s memory in Pedal for Scotland to raise funds for Leukaemia Research. In the two years that Team Andy Stewart has taken part in this event they have raised over £41,000.
To a standing ovation, Jamie dedicated the award to his twin. He said "It was pretty daunting on stage but I did it for my brother. Thinking about him is painful but tonight is a celebration of his life. He's always on my mind and he'll stay there forever.”
Jamie who plans to cycle in Pedal for Scotland says: “I cycle through the pain barrier each time and I will never give up."
Mr Salmond said "Andy was a remarkable young boy and he has an equally remarkable brother. To lose a twin must be devastating and to respond by honouring Andy's memory is terrific. It's a triumph over adversity."
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