In 1976, Terry developed osteogenic sarcoma, a type of bone cancer. After seeing all the suffering cancer caused, he was inspired to raise money for cancer research. So he ran to raise money in hopes of eradicating the disease.
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The marathon of hope meant alot to terry fox because the marathon of hope wanted to stop cancer and so did terry fox and every body
What kept terry fox motivated was that he was doing this for the kids that had bone cancer to help the world find a solution for cancer terry could see his pain but not others
Terry Fox began his run in New Found land and stopped in Ontario
Terry Fox was a Canadian. Known as the inspiration of the Marathon of Hope, Terry Fox died from cancer.
The start of the Marathon of Hope was on April 12, 1980 in St. John's, Newfoundland. This was the date Terry Fox dips his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean as the mark of the start of the Marathon of Hope.
Doug Alward drove the van in the marathon
He ran a marathon to raise money for doctors to find a cure for cancer