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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Sunday Inspiration: Heroism




Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981), was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi), and ultimately cost him his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over C$500 million has been raised in his name.

(From Wikipedia:  "Terry Fox")

14 comments:

  1. That Terry Fox makes me cry, every time. Every damn time.

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  2. same here karen, he was awsome!

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  3. My favourite Canadian of absolutely all time!
    Read "Terry" by Douglas Coupland. It's an excellent non-fiction book but it's formated like a scrapbook. It has copies of the fan mail Terry received, a picture of his last gift for his mother, etc.

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  4. but dbs, it will make me SUPER CRY! Okay...I'll try.

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  5. i left a comment for you on my post. just in case you didn't read it yet....ok so your sappiness is well recieved you are freaking me out a little...

    what the f**k did you do with the rancid crusty karen? oh so there is gigantic ball of mush in there eh? gee and you nearly had me fooled all this time.


    for heavens sake karen, lighten up, i only broke my arm. it's not like i got one of your internet diseases.

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  6. yeah, but Melissa, it's sad! And you sound so sad in your posts! Who wants their hub to wipe their ass? NOBODY, I TELLS YA. And ixnay on the real mushy karen.

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  7. I was unfamiliar with this gentleman. What a great story.

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  8. George, I was just a kid at the time Terry Fox was trying so hard to run across Canada, but he was a wonderful, inspiring person even then.

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  9. Ya, this makes your 'whining about carbs and McD's playplace' post seem pretty small potatoes, doesn't it?

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  10. and therein lies the whole reason behind challenging myself to find some new inspiration to start a new week!!!

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  11. It just takes one person. m.

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  12. It's true Mark. We just need MORE of these singular beings.

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  13. Ms. Suniverse, I FREAKING LOVE Terry Fox. Whenever someone mentions the word "hero" he is one of the first people who automatically pop into my brain.

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