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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. Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to ...
Jul 28, 2010 · Terry Fox (born July 28, 1958, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada—died June 28, 1981, New Westminster, British Columbia) was a Canadian activist who became a national hero and an inspirational figure for his battle against cancer.
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.
A newly nurtured reservoir of compassion, combined with a fierce determination to bring an end to the suffering cancer causes, set Terry on a path that, quite simply, changed the world. Terry Fox is a symbol of hope in Canadian history and a pivotal movement in the battle against cancer.
May 22, 2024 · Terry Fox was 18 years old when doctors amputated his right leg above the knee in March 1977. The next morning, Fox showed his nurse an article about an amputee who finished the New York City Marathon, telling her, “Someday I’m going to do something like that.”
Oct 29, 2015 · Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Fox was an unknown when he dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean off St. John’s, Newfoundland, to begin his run. He had spent most of the previous year training, running more than 5,000 km to prepare for what would be called The Marathon of Hope.
Oct 2, 2020 · Terry Fox, shown during his run across Canada to raise money for cancer research in 1980, had to stop his journey just west of Thunder Bay, Ont., when his cancer returned and spread to his...
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