This week, Bill takes us to visit a less well known monument to Terry Fox
It will have been 43 years since an ending that became a beginning this coming Sept. 17. Most of us still know of Terry Fox and his story but there is one element to this story that not many know of.
Terry Fox was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma in his right leg in 1977 and had his right leg amputated 15 cm above the knee. While in the 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. It was a national dream.
But complementing all of this, situated just north of the Tom Thomson canoe replica, is the heart-shaped stone, mounted on a larger glacial erratic, retrieved from the point where his monumental journey ended. It is all part of a one-mile run called the Terry Fox Miracle Mile bordered by Terry Fox banners.
The commemorative Terry Fox statue and lookout is another 11.5 km to the west. It has become a tourism Mecca. She said the Foundation is approaching $900 million raised this year for cancer research, starting with Terry’s Marathon of Hope in 1980. This is largely raised by the annual Terry Fox Run in September, hosted in 650 communities, 9,000 schools and 40 countries around the world. Last year the foundation was honoured to be supported by more than 3.5 million participants.
"Parents see him as an example to their children of what can be accomplished with effort and children see him as hero, despite the fact that he never saw himself as one. Terry makes us believe we can all make a difference.”“We are fortunate to be surrounded by incredible people who do amazing things in honour of Terry to benefit cancer research. We have a wonderful man, Jim Terrion, who is approaching his own $1 million fundraising mark.
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