Terry Fox Foundation

Terrance Stanley Fox (Terry Fox) was born July 28^th 1958, He was just another average teenage athlete growing up in high school with a dream of playing basketball. One day his coach recommended Terry trying cross country running. That was the beginning of Terry Fox' s story.

     In 1977 Terry Fox found out he had osteosarcoma cancer and had to have his right leg amputated. After three years of winning wheelchair basketball national championships he started the marathon of hope. The marathon of hope was a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research. Terry Fox hoped to raise a total of 24 million dollars which would be 1 dollar per Canadian.

     He started the marathon of Hope April 12^th 1980 in St. Johns, Newfoundland. Every day he ran 42 kilometers, which is equivalent to a marathon a day. Terry hoped to run from St. Johns all the way to Victoria, British Columbia. Sadly However, while running through Ontario, Terry found out the cancer had spread to his lungs and was forced to stop the running. His hopes of completing the marathon ended when he died of the cancer June 28^th, 1981 in Thunder Bay.

    To this day annual Terry Fox runs are still held around the country in memory of Terry Fox and in hope to raise enough money for cancer research to end cancer. Terry Fox will always be remembered as one of the most amazing Canadians of all time.If you would like to learn more about Terry Fox I have supplied a link here.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fox