Terry Fox became a National hero in 1980 when he dipped his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean to begin his Marathon of Hope. I was 12 years old when his dream of running across Canada and raising $1 for every Canadian began. Terry was running to raise money to fight cancer and to help with research to one day find a cure. Although Terry died before finishing his cross-country journey, his message was received loud and clear. At first Canadians responded by raising $3.5 million during the first run in 1981. Since then, the dream grew and the run is held all over the world and over $400 million has been raised for cancer research.
Terry may be gone but he touched us all and he left his mark on. In a world that isn't always perfect, Terry's dream and the efforts that followed remind us that there is a lot of good left in us all.
I don't know if anything is taught about Terry in Canadian schools today but it should be. Here is a brief and inspirational video about Terry's story.
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