Terry Fox

The story of Terry Fox is about a young, motivated individual who was highly anticipated in sports and athletics. One day after driving home from basketball he crashed realizing his right knee was sore however ignored it. Shortly after, Terry was diagnosed with cancer and spent weeks in the hospital. During his time in the hospital, Terry came upon an interesting article about Dick Traum which inspired him to set forth on an incredible, life changing journey. The beginning of his journey took…

Terry Fox was a Canadian Hero with bone cancer, he travelled across canada to raise money for cancer. His goal was $1 000 000, but he then raised around $500 000 000. Ready to never give up, he set his journey to run the marathon of hope across Canada. After stop about three quarters there he stopped and told his friends to get him to the hospital.That was when he stopped his journey. He was later diagnosed with lung cancer. The cancer spread to his lungs and he could barely breath. He then…

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…

Terry Fox was a person who was diagnosed with cancer in his leg and was 18 when he got diagnosed. He was a Canadian hero and inspired other children. He was the person who ran 42 kilometers a day and the one who ran across Canada. Terry ran for 143 days that equivalent to 5373 kilometers. He started running in St. John, Newfoundland on the date of April 12, 1980 and stopped running in Thunder Bay, Ontario on September 1st. He was told to stop running because the cancer had spread to his lungs.…

Tim Conolan is a passionate 47 year-old Victorian man striving to stand up for and protect the lives of hospitalised children. After attending a cancer support group as a motivational speaker at age 21, Tim was inspired by their stories to create an organisation called TLC for Kids dedicated to the support of children in hospital, regardless of age, religion, culture or illness. Tim has made it his life long ambition to endeavour positive change in the lives of hospitalised children, after…

Terry Fox was determined, patient, and energetic. He was not a dreamer, although he believed in miracles. He had received many honours. He ran many miles to raise money for the research towards cancer. He is a very inspirational person to millions of people, including me. Terry Stanley Fox was born July 28, 1958. He grew up in Winnipeg, MB. His parents were Betty and Rolly Fox. His siblings were Fred his older brother, Darrel his younger sister and Judith his younger brother. Terry Fox was the…

who has the willingness to sacrifice themselves for someone in need. Someone who I admire or think as a hero is Terry Fox. Terry Fox did not have any special powers but he was still very willing to help the people who suffer from cancer. Even with only one leg, Terry decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. This is one reason why I think him as a hero. Also Terry Fox is a hero to me because he was being selfless and brave. With one leg he started to run for people who…

Terry Fox, a Canadian cancer patient who had the goal to raise 24 million dollars for cancer, one dollar for every canadian. He wanted to raise awareness for this goal, after surviving cancer and realizing the need for cancer research. He wanted to run across Canada, however, had to stop due to the recurrence of his cancer. Although having a disability, he insisted in persevering through his struggles, unlike all those before him; making him exemplify the definition of a hero. Moreover, he…

heroes is Terry Fox who was a Canadian and marathoner. Even though Terry Fox had his right leg amputated at the knee because of cancer, he tried to run across Canada to raise money for people with cancer, so many Canadian admire him. According to the Dominion institute and the council for Canadian unity (1999), Terry Fox was voted Canada’s greatest hero in a national survey in June 30, 1999. In his entire life, there are three reasons that Terry Fox became the greatest hero in Canada. Terry…

she is different from everyone else. Suffering from a disease is not something that anyone can control. She may have felt unfair and unsatisfied with the world because of this handicap. She may also feel inferior to other at the same time. The grey fox can represent herself since all of them are foxes, but that one is different from the others in her psychological reality. Because of this difference, she starts to focus on many of the other differences found in the world. This also contributes…