Examples Of Obstacles In Terry Fox's Life

Have you ever thought of running hundreds of miles? Well, Terry did. Terry Fox was a young Canadian here that suffered cancer at the age of 18. After his leg got amputated, he cared for all the children that suffered cancer too. So, he decided, to run across Canada, to raise money for cancer research.

Terry Fox has brought hope, inspiration and change to countless amounts of lives. With his courageous and ambitious spirit, he single handedly started a revolution. His selfless deeds are still talked about to this day. A hero is defined as someone who is idolized by many because of a noble and outstanding achievements and that is exactly who Terry is. Terry Fox transformed the face of cancer with his big dreams and bigger actions.

Terry Fox: An Inspiration for All In the course of history, there were many heroic and inspirational figures. One in particular was Terry Fox. When Terry Fox was a guard on the basketball team at Simon Fraser University, he realized that he had cancer in his right knee. As a result, he had to have his leg amputated.

Terry Fox was inspired by Dick Traum and decided that he would run a marathon across Canada to money for cancer research. Throughout his chemotherapy treatment, he had seen many people suffering and dying from cancer and decided to do something to help those people. Terry Fox had shared his idea of running a marathon to help raise money for cancer research with his parents. In 1979, his training for the marathon had started, using an artificial leg. In August 19792, he ran 272 km marathon in Prince George, BC.

In 1981, Terry Fox with one amputated leg embarked on a Cross-Canada run to raise awareness and money for cancer research. Terry Fox was a Humanitarian, an extreme Cancer Activist and above all an amazing Athlete. Despite the fact that the Cancer got worse, causing him to have to end his run in Thunder Bay, Ontario on September 1st 1981. He astonishingly ran for 143 days, the end results being he approximately ran 5,373 kilometres in total. This ran ultimately caused him his life.

“I 've been running the Terry Fox runs outside of the school for awhile now, even bringing my son along with me since he could walk,” said Ms. Phan, an avid supporter of the run. “People tend to forget about Terry Fox after high school, as if cancer is no longer a problem to them. I believe it is important to maintain the values he has exhibited and continue to support cancer research even after high

Terry Fox In Canadian history there are many famous people but one stands out among the rest, and his name is Terry Fox. The reason I found him interesting is because most of my grandparents had cancer or still have it. Terry Fox is not only an inspiration to people all over the world, but a legend in his own right. Terry was one of the best athletes with an amputated leg.

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