Entry FeedToday school kids celebrated Terry Fox by having a run in his honour. It is the least we can do, for one of the greatest Canadians ever.
In 1977 Terry Fox, an athlete, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. At that time, the only way to treat this condition was to amputate the leg. Three years after losing his leg, Terry Fox decided to run coast to coast to raise money for Cancer Research; this came to be called The Marathon of Hope. Terry's goal was to raise $1 from each Canadian.
Terry Fox started his run by dipping his leg in the Atlantic, and running from St. John's Newfoundland. He ran about 42 km per day, the distance of a regular marathon.
On September 1, 1980, 143 days and 5,373 km into his run, Terry was forced to stop just outside of Thunder Bay. His cancer had metastasized to his lungs.
This summer, on route to Thunder Bay, we saw a marker where Terry Fox stopped running.
Here my kids are admiring the great Canadian Hero. Today, the boys proudly wore their red and white and went to school to do a short run and remember Terry Fox.
Terry Fox died June 28th, 1981.