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Links E-Newsletters. Pan-Can Seminar Series. About Us. Terry Fox and the Terry Fox Foundation. Our People. Annual Financial Statements. Annual Report. The only thing that could have stopped him did: cancer had appeared in his lungs. Terry died on June 28, at the age This bold and courageous Canadian was gone, but his legacy was just beginning.

Terry's Story. Download his story. See the full map. Terry Fox. Give Today. He plans on keeping one as a souvenir, and pouring the second one in the Pacific Ocean when he arrives home, but the blustery ocean carries out one to sea. The mayor ran a few steps with me. Along the way everyone was honking and waving. Audio Archive. People came and lined up and gave me ten, twenty bucks just like that. We wanted to cover 14 miles right away because there was going to be a reception at South Brook Junction.

I was dizzy and light headed but I made it to the van. It was a frightening experience. Was it all over? Was everything finished? Would I let everybody down? I told myself it is too late to give up. I would keep going no matter what happened. If I died I would die happy because I was doing what I wanted to do.

I got out and did my first 11 miles quite nicely. After we got through Pasadena CBC came out and did an interview. He was a great fellow and later on in the day he and a few others from the radio station ran the last mile with me. CFCB was great because they took pledges.

So he got me up at am and I took off. I did 15 miles. When we took our break Bill Strong arrived with Gladys Willis. Then I took off again. People were gathering for a motorcade that was to leave from the Visitors Bureau. We got to the Bureau and then from there ran to the Port aux Basques arena. Here I did my speech than back out to the Bureau and then did my last 3 miles to the ferry terminal. It was great to get here! We got up at am Nova Scotia time.

I left the ship and met George Thom who did a marvelous job organizing the day. We drove back out to where we left off and I took off. CBC was filming me all the while. There were only going 5 miles an hour when I heard this huge freight truck barreling up and not slowing down.

It hit the CBC vehicle at 50 miles an hour. One CBC crew member fell back onto the highway and into the ditch. I thought he was dead. It was terrible. If I was 5 yards further ahead I would have been killed.

It was a beautiful morning. It was very nice. I would have liked to have done more miles but I ran out of time. I was getting stopped continuously. We were 8 miles out of Antigonish and a mile past Heatherton. I felt better than yesterday. After my break I ran until a lady from Sheet Harbour came to see me. They had a reception set up with the schools for 5pm and they wanted me to run with the school kids.

I found out that Darrell would be coming out at the end of the month. I really burned it just to show them how fast I could go. They were tired and puffing. All right! I ran through Dartmouth very early on the 7 and then went on the The later joined the I got my first 15 in alright.

We rested right beside the highway so my parents could see me. I went out to run on the divided highway against traffic and it was terrible, nobody would give me any room.

It was very frustrating and upsetting. I managed to do the 12 miles anyways. We had a very relaxing meal with my parents and I showed them my souvenirs.

I am very happy they came. I ran 10 miles that got me 1 mile past Truro. After that we drove back to the Holiday Inn in Dartmouth. From there we drove to a point 3 miles from Halifax City Hall and then ran back with a police escort. I met the Mayor of Halifax. We took the ferry across the bay to meet the Mayor of Dartmouth. A great group of kids! I did my speech and could not help but cry when I said Doug had to have the courage to put up with and understand me when I am tired and irritable.

Boy, was it a beautiful morning. PEI is beautiful! A guy from the local radio station was actually there at 5am when we took off. He covered us all day. What tremendous support. There were tons of people out to cheer me on and support me. I was very sore and tired now. I can hardly even walk. When I came out of the van after my rest I was weary.

There was a long line up of cars and people to cheer me on. So I made it. I had another dizzy spell. Therefore I got a chance to sleep in. It was great! We got up at 7am. I went and ran 3 miles into town. Along the way 2 schools greeted me and cheered me on. His courage, determination, humanitarianism, and selflessness have been an inspiration to millions of people.

Since Terry's death in , the Terry Fox Foundation has raised over million dollars worldwide for cancer research. This money has been used to produce better treatments for many different types of cancers. These newer treatments reduce suffering and prolong life and bring us closer to an eventual cure for cancer. A national internet survey named him Canada's greatest hero. And this famous Canadian hero whose legacy has inspired and helped so many people, was a student at Simon Fraser University!