tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post2237812501088466507..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: Simon to run in Terry Fox thingamajigThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-66446005730524271272008-09-09T07:55:00.000-05:002008-09-09T07:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the cross promotion. For those of you ...Thanks for the cross promotion. For those of you who don't know who Terry Fox was here is the short version of his story:<BR/><BR/><I>Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with bone cancer and forced to have his right leg amputated above the knee. <BR/><BR/>While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.<BR/><BR/>He would call his journey the Marathon of Hope.<BR/><BR/>Terry started his run in St. John’s, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 with little fanfare. Although it was difficult to garner attention in the beginning, enthusiasm soon grew, and the money collected along his route began to mount. He ran 26 miles (that's a marathon distance) a day through Canada's Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Ontario.<BR/><BR/>It was a journey that Canadians never forgot.<BR/><BR/>However, on September 1st, after 143 days and 3,339 miles, Terry was forced to stop running outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because cancer had appeared in his lungs. An entire nation was stunned and saddened. Terry passed away on June 28, 1981 at age 22.<BR/><BR/>The heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy was just beginning.<BR/><BR/>To date, more than $400 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry's name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and around the world.</I><BR/><BR/>Terry Fox is my own personal super hero.Simon MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.com