Most people know who you are talking about when you say Terry Fox's name, but do they know his story. Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg and later moved to British Columbia, where at the age of 18, was diagnosed with bone cancer. This unfortunately left him with having his right leg amputated, just above the knee. While in the hospital Terry saw many other people/children who were suffering from cancer and decided to take action in attempting to demolish cancer. A walk/run across Canada was what he chose to do, and called it "The Marathon Of Hope".
Terry made the journey all the way to Thunder Bay on September 1st, with a total distance of 3,339 miles. Sadly, he only made it this far due to the cancer returning, this time in his lungs. After 4 years of living with his cancer, Terry Fox died at the young age of 22, on June 28th, 1981.
The Terry Fox Foundation has continued to strive forward, even after Terry's death. Not only does it collect donations for cancer research, but they are also very intent on sharing Terry's heroic story. Worldwide, The Terry Fox Foundation has raised over $650 million for all of their research. For every dollar that they raise, 84 cents goes solely to cancer research. To add on to all of this success, the Foundation has funded 1,152 cancer research projects.
A Look At Terry Fox's Journey
Looks good. Still need a link to a vid MrO
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