Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, was a remarkable Canadian youth who had started the Marathon of Hope in April 1980. Having been an amputee, he embarked on a run across Canada in hopes of raising money for cancer research.
Terry Fox was a young athlete diagnosed with cancer, and had his leg amputated because of it. After losing his leg, he began to run and compete in marathons. This eventually led to his decision of organizing the Marathon of Hope, in hopes to raise funds for cancer research and overcome his own disability.
Very few had known about Terry’s cause when he began his trek in April 1980 at St. John's, Newfoundland. However, people had gradually known more about Terry and his run, and eventually, the Marathon of Hope gathered attention …show more content…
Millions of dollars were raised, however, as things began to grow better for Terry's cause, he eventually started to experience pains yet again. It was reported that the cancer was back, and it was leading Terry's health into deterioration. He had to stop the run in 1981, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which was Terry’s last destination in his run for a lifetime.
"I think I was twelve or thirteen at the time. I was at school, and we watched it in our class on television," recalled Karen Hutchison, a young student at the time of Terry's run. "I remember them bringing us outside and getting us to run. All the students together were trying to make up the rest of the kilometers because Terry couldn't complete his run across Canada."
Karen Hutchison was asked about the significance of Terry's run and how things would've been different if the circumstances changed, "You know I'm not sure if it would've become the giant fundraiser that it is now, of course he probably would've been able to do more in his lifetime. I think sometimes, people need something very bad to happen to be motivated to do something, in which case, was Terry's
Terry Fox was a young athlete diagnosed with cancer, and had his leg amputated because of it. After losing his leg, he began to run and compete in marathons. This eventually led to his decision of organizing the Marathon of Hope, in hopes to raise funds for cancer research and overcome his own disability.
Very few had known about Terry’s cause when he began his trek in April 1980 at St. John's, Newfoundland. However, people had gradually known more about Terry and his run, and eventually, the Marathon of Hope gathered attention …show more content…
Millions of dollars were raised, however, as things began to grow better for Terry's cause, he eventually started to experience pains yet again. It was reported that the cancer was back, and it was leading Terry's health into deterioration. He had to stop the run in 1981, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which was Terry’s last destination in his run for a lifetime.
"I think I was twelve or thirteen at the time. I was at school, and we watched it in our class on television," recalled Karen Hutchison, a young student at the time of Terry's run. "I remember them bringing us outside and getting us to run. All the students together were trying to make up the rest of the kilometers because Terry couldn't complete his run across Canada."
Karen Hutchison was asked about the significance of Terry's run and how things would've been different if the circumstances changed, "You know I'm not sure if it would've become the giant fundraiser that it is now, of course he probably would've been able to do more in his lifetime. I think sometimes, people need something very bad to happen to be motivated to do something, in which case, was Terry's