https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc A padlet story en-us 2019-03-25 13:28:43 UTC 2019-03-26 00:05:13 UTC hello@padlet.com connor_arnold1 https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc/wish/344813447 Who was he?
Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian and cancer research activist. He was (and most likely still is and will be for the foreseeable future) the most famous Canadian ever. Because of his marathon of hope that started almost 40 years ago, we still have Terry Fox run at schools all over the nation to raise money for cancer research.]]> 2019-03-25 13:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc/wish/344813447 connor_arnold1 https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc/wish/344814599 Terry Fox was born on July 28, in Winnipeg Manitoba, to Rolland and Betty Fox. Terry had a older brother and a younger brother and a younger sister during his life. They moved to Surry, British Colombia in 1966 and then settled in Port Coquitlam in 19 68. He was a very athletic and enthusiastic athlete, and it was said that he was very competitive and strongly disliked losing. He played soccer, rugby and baseball as a child.
Terry always wanted to play basketball, but he was very bad at it and very short. His high school gym coach suggested he take up long distance running, even though Terry did not like cross country, he did it anyway because he respected his gym coach. He was initially unsure about going to college but his mother convinced him to enroll in Simon Fraser University. On November 12, 1976 he was driving to the family home when he became distracted by nearby bridge construction and crashed into the back if a pickup truck. Fox emerged from this with only a minor soreness in his right knee. He again felt pain in December, but decided to put it off until the end of basket ball season. By March 1977, the pain had intensified and he went to the hospital, osteasarcoma, a rare type of cancer that starts in the knees. He was that he would need amputation and that he would need chemotherapy. He was also told his chances of survival were %a50, and that they were only %15 percent 2 years prior, impressing him with the wonders of modern medicine. With the help of an aritificial leg, he was walking within three weeks. While he was in the hospital he had to have 16 months of chemo therapy. During his stay, he saw other patients die and suffer from the disease, so when he got out he decided he wanted to live his life in a way that would help others like him.]]> 2019-03-25 13:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc/wish/344814599 connor_arnold1 https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc/wish/344816142 Terry decided he was going to run across Canada in 1979, sending a letter to the Canadian Cancer Society to ask for support and funding. They agreed to support his marathon after he secured sponsors. The Marathon began on April 12 1980, when he dipped his leg in the Atlantic Ocean, near St Johns Newfoundland, and filled 2 large bottles with ocean water. He intended to keep one as a souvenir and dump the other one in the pacific ocean upon completing his journey in Victoria, BC. He was supported by his childhood best friend, Doug Alward, who drove the van and cooked meals. Fox was met with horrible wind, rain and snow in the first days of his run. He was initially dissapointed with the reception he received, but was heartened upon arriving in Port aux Basques, where the towns 10,000 residents presented him with a donation of over $10,000. Throughout the trip, Fox expressed his anger for the people who he thought were "impeding his run", and he fought with Alward regularly. By the time they reached Nova Scotia, they were barely on speaking terms. It was arranged for Fox's younger brother Darrel (then 17) to step in and act as a buffer, by the tim,e they reached Nova Scotia. Fix left the Maritimes on June 10, but the group faced new problems when they entered Quebec, due to their lack of french speaking skills and drivers who tried to force him off the road. Fox arrived in Montreal on June 22, 1/3 of the way through his 8000 km run, having collected over $200,000. Around this time, Terry's run caught the attention of Isadore Sharp, the founder and CEO of the Four Seasons Hotel. He was intrigued by Terry's one legged run and offered food and accommodations at his hotels along the route. When Terry was upset because so few people were donating, Sharp donated $2 a mile (to the run) and persuaded nearly 1000 other corporations to do the same. Sharps encouragement is what kept Terry running during those hard time.
Fox crossed into Ontario at the town of Hawkesbury on the last Saturday of June. He was met by brass bands and thousands of cheering residents,
while the OPP gave him an escort through the province. On his arrival in Ottawa, Fox met the Governor and Peirre Trudea, the prime minister at the time. He was the guest of honor at many sorting events. On July 11, a crowd of 10,000 people welcomed him in Toronto, where he was honoured in Nathan Phillips Square. An estimated $100,000 dollars worth of donations were acquired that day. The physical demands of running a marathon every day took there toll on Fox. He had shin splints and an inflamed knee often. On September 1, outside Thunder Bay he was forced to stop briefly after an intense coughing fit. A few miles later, short of breath and with immense chest pain, he asked Alward to drive him to the hospital. The next day, Fox held a tearful press conference where he announced that his cancer had returned and spread to his lungs. He was forced to end his run after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres.]]> 2019-03-25 13:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc/wish/344816142 connor_arnold1 https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc/wish/344816244 Fox was re-administered to the Royal Colombian Hospital on June 18, 1981. Terry received chemotherapy but his condition worsened. Even the Pope was praying for him. Doctors turned to experimental interferon treatments. He fell into a coma and died at 4:35 am on June 28, 1981 surrounded by his family]]> 2019-03-25 13:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/connor_arnold1/gp2mtyistwwc/wish/344816244