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Terrance Stanley Fox CC OD (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
May 26, 2008 · Terry Fox. Terrance Stanley Fox, CC , Order of the Dogwood, athlete, humanitarian, cancer research activist (born 28 July 1958 in Winnipeg , MB; died 28 June 1981 in New Westminster , BC ). After losing his right leg to cancer at age 18, Terry Fox decided to run across Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research.
Jul 28, 2010 · Terry Fox, Canadian activist who became a national hero and an inspirational figure for his battle against cancer. Through his Marathon of Hope event, a race across Canada, he raised millions of dollars for cancer research before his death in 1981.
Terry Fox is a symbol of hope in Canadian history and a pivotal movement in the battle against cancer. Learn more about Terry Fox's journey today!
FUNDRAISE FOR THE RUN. SHOP THE COLLECTION. The annual Terry Fox Run has become a fall tradition in Canada, with nearly 600 communities, big and small, urban and rural, English and French, fundraising for cancer research.
Sep 18, 2020 · When Terry Fox ended his Marathon of Hope and announced to the country that his cancer had returned, he told Canadians to continue where he left off. And his brother says that's exactly what...
Oct 29, 2015 · Terry Fox was 22 years old in 1980 when he set out to run approximately 8,000 kilometres across Canada. This was a rarely attempted feat, and the fact that Fox planned to do so on one leg made his efforts even more remarkable.
April 12, 1980. “Today is the day it all begins…”. Terry starts the day by travelling with Doug to Outer Cove Beach to collect two bottles of Atlantic seawater. He plans on keeping one as a souvenir, and pouring the second one in the Pacific Ocean when he arrives home, but the blustery ocean carries out one to sea.
Jul 27, 2005 · TORONTO — On a bitterly cold day in April 1980, a young man named Terry Fox touched the Atlantic Ocean on Canada’s east coast, turned to the west and started running. He was 21, with a nest of...
An active teenager involved in many sports, Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.
