Hero of Hope
Terry fox
was a national hero who was raised in British Columbia. He was first diagnosed with cancer in
March of 1977. When he got through his 16 months of chemotherapy he decided to
run across Canada in an effort to raise money for cancer research. His goal was
one dollar for every one of Canada’s twenty-four million citizens. His marathon
of hope started on April 12, 1980 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Terry Fox was a
determined person dedicated to his cause. After he died a Terry Fox foundation
was started. The foundation is almost as dedicated to curing cancer as Terry
was.
To learn
more about Canada’s hometown Hero visit http://www.terryfox.org
image taken fron google.ca/images/terryfox
