The Marathon of Hope

by

Mr. B

Terrance Stanley Fox was born on July 28, 1958. He died on June 28, 1981 of bone cancer after trying to run across Canada.
Terry Fox was the second oldest of four children. Terry’s Mothers name was Betty, and his fathers name was Rolly. Terry worked very hard to achieve his goals, for example he practicing hard everyday so he could be on the High school basketball team even though he was small. Terry Fox got bone cancer when he was in college in his right leg and had to have it amputated in 1977.
Terry got a prosthetic leg to help him walk. He wanted to end cancer. Terry wanted to ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Terry’s plan was to run 26 miles a day. He was going to start at the Atlantic Ocean then run to the Pacific Ocean. The name of his run was the Marathon of Hope. He started on April 12, 1980 in New Found Land. He ran 3,339 miles in bad weather in 143 days. He almost ran all the way to Thunder Bay Ontario where he was forced to stop on Sept 1, 1980 because his cancer spread to his lungs. He later died June 28, 1981.
Terry Fox is national hero because he was brave, and he showed the world that we can do hard things. He was awarded the Order of Canada. The Terry Fox Run is held every year to help us remember his World Wide Legacy, and help raise money for cancer research.
-B