Terry Fox: The Second Greatest Canadian Hero

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The second greatest canadian hero
The canadian hero terry fox
Amr Abdulmqsoud
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On the last day of marathon, Terry Fox was taken to the hospital due to cancer spread to his lung.

ST.JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND - The canadian hero terry fox, Terry Fox ran for (3,339 Miles) and 143 days with one knee, Terry Fox started his marathon at St.john’s, Newfoundland and stopped running in Thunder Bay, Ontario; to raise money for cancer researches.
In march 9, 1977 - terry fox discovered he has right leg cancer(before he starts the marathon) his leg was amputated six inches above the knee, after that he decided to run marathon to raise money for cancer researches.
Terry fox become a hero when he died, when his cancer had spread to his lungs on June 28, 1981 at the age of 22. Terry Fox is Canadian citizenship, he was born on July 28, 1958 in Winnipeg, Terry Fox lived in Port Coquitlam, Winnipeg and surrey. …show more content…

In his last day people was shouting “don’t give up you can make it” By the time Terry fox was giving because he was feeling pain so people was shouting “don’t give up you can make it”
The most interesting thing to me about his life, how did he decided to run the marathon with one knee and how he never gives up until he died.
The amount that Terry Fox wanted to raise was $1,000,000 canadian dollars, in the end when Terry Fox died they did raise the money for cancer researchers, and he becomes The second greatest canadian hero after Tommy

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