Terry Fox was born on July 28 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba but was Raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. He was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) at age 18, Terry was an athletic person his whole life so this didnt stop him at all, infact it inspired him. Terry started the marathon of hope, it began on April 12th 1980. His goal was to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He ran 5,373 kilometers and raised nearly 1.7 billion dollars before having to end his marathon due to the cancer spreading to his lungs. Terry Fox died on June 28th 1981 (age 22), even though never finishing the race, running across Canada was his way to show the world that he was not going out with out a fight. Till this day Canada still honours Terry Fox every year by walking around communitys and cities to raise money for cancer research and in memory of his great achievement. Terry Fox was not just a person he was a hero to many people across Canada and thats why i think that this is such an important moment to us.
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