Terry Fox was a cancer patient who ran 5,373 km across Canada in just 143 days before he died.
Terry thrilled the entire country. His goal was to receive one Canadian dollar for every Canadian in the population (then 24 million people), and he achieved his goal by raising 24.17 million Canadian dollars in February 1981.
A year after Terry Fox's death, the Terry Fox Foundation was created, which promotes amateur races across Canada and in several countries to support the fight against cancer.
According to the Terry Fox Foundation, more than C$715 million has already been raised for cancer research on Terry Fox's behalf.
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Terry Fox ran "the equivalent of 143 consecutive marathons - one each day" while battling cancer, knowing the money he raised would not benefit himself, but might help others after he was gone. Absolute hero.
“I have a picture of Terry in my house. Underneath, there is a quote that says, ‘Today we got up at 4 am. As usual it was tough.’ Terry knew how difficult the task was, but had the willingness to do it in order to make a difference.” – Sidney Crosby
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