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A Canadian Hero: Terry Fox

14/09/2014 4 Comments

Today is the 34th Terry Fox run – and the 34th time that I will run in this family event. Have you heard of Terry Fox?  He is a Canadian hero but people in other countries aren’t often aware of him. You can read a timeline of facts and much more at terryfox.org. Terry was 18 […]

Filed Under: Misc Tagged With: canada, running, Terry Fox

Recognizing a Canadian hero

02/09/2010 3 Comments

Have you heard of Terry Fox?  He is a Canadian hero and 30 years ago today (Sept. 1), he had to stop his Marathon of Hope due to a return of his cancer. I was 10 when Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope. I had been in hospital a lot and thought it was […]

Filed Under: Misc Tagged With: cancer, challenge, charity, running, Terry Fox

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