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When
Terry
Fox
was
18
he
had
his
right
leg
amputated
to
prevent
the
spread
of
bone
cancer
in
his
body.
Fitted
with
a
simple
prosthetic
leg
Fox
felt
that
there
could
be
more
done
to
raise
awareness
and
research
towards
fighting
cancer.
So
Fox
became
an
activist
and
became
a
Canadian
icon
for
his
heroic
attemp
to
run
across
Canada
on
one
leg.
On
April
12
1980
Fox
dipped
his
artifical
leg
in
the
Atlantic
ocean
by
St
John's
NF
to
start
his
famous
journey
called
the
Marathon
of
Hope.
At
first
Fox's
journey
had
little
coverage
by
the
media,
but
as
he
ran
through
community's
people
started
to
line
up
on
the
streets
to
cheer
him
on,
donate
money
and
scream
"you
can
do
it"
as
he
tried
to
run
a
26
mile
marathon
every
day
across
the
country.
Evenutally
Fox's
Marthon
of
Hope
became
a
national
story
and
he
spoke
infront
of
massive
crowds
to
promote
the
fight
against
cancer.
Fox
made
many
famous
statements
along
his
journey
like...
I
believe
in
miracles,
I
have
to;
and
I
want
to
try
the
impossible
to
show
it
can
be
done.
Fox
suffered
greatly
during
the
run
and
yet
still
kept
running.
Unfortunately,
Fox's
cancer,
fatigue,
difficult
weather
and
the
relentless
pain
from
run
made
Fox
to
stop
his
run
near
Thunderbay
ON
after
143
days
of
daily
marathon
runs
on
Sept
1
1980.
Fox
went
to
the
hospital
and
later
died
on
June
28,
1981.
Fox's
legacy
continues
today
with
annual
marthons
fundraiser
activities,
across
Canada
and
around
the
world,
to
raise
money
for
cancer
awareness
and
research
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you
like
my
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or
videos
give
them
a
thumbs
up,
or
better
still
help
contribute
towards
a
cure
against
cancer.
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