Babyjustrun
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I know, most of you probably don't know who he is. I'm not writing about him, because he's Canadian. That's not the point of this post.
But I would like to point out, he was a great man, who helped in the struggle for cancer research.
When he was 16 he was diagnosed with cancer, which was devastating for him. He thought that he wouldn't be able to play sports like basketball ever again. However, once he got his leg amputated, he managed to get back on track. He was a very optomisitc person, and he wanted to be able to play sports again.
In 1980, he began a charity run, to make money for cancer research. He called it the Marathon of Hope, it began in Newfoundland, and he made it as far as Thunder Bay, Ontario. When he had his leg amputated he had a dream to run across Canada, and it looked pretty good when he started his run. But sadly, when he reached Ontario, his cancer had redeveloped into his lungs, making it hard for him to breath while he ran. In 1981, he died.
However, to this day, the Marathon of Hope continues in his name, and a lot of money has been made for cancer research. This week we are collecting money for the Marathon Of Hope, and someday (I forget which day it is) we will be doing the Terry Fox run.
End of little speech. Amazing guy.
But I would like to point out, he was a great man, who helped in the struggle for cancer research.
When he was 16 he was diagnosed with cancer, which was devastating for him. He thought that he wouldn't be able to play sports like basketball ever again. However, once he got his leg amputated, he managed to get back on track. He was a very optomisitc person, and he wanted to be able to play sports again.
In 1980, he began a charity run, to make money for cancer research. He called it the Marathon of Hope, it began in Newfoundland, and he made it as far as Thunder Bay, Ontario. When he had his leg amputated he had a dream to run across Canada, and it looked pretty good when he started his run. But sadly, when he reached Ontario, his cancer had redeveloped into his lungs, making it hard for him to breath while he ran. In 1981, he died.
However, to this day, the Marathon of Hope continues in his name, and a lot of money has been made for cancer research. This week we are collecting money for the Marathon Of Hope, and someday (I forget which day it is) we will be doing the Terry Fox run.
End of little speech. Amazing guy.
