The Gans were there for the first time when we heard of it from friends. And we were glad we went to 'walk' the route with sooooo... many people who supported the Terry Fox cause. Summer wants to do it again. Zane was home alone.
Well supported, well organised, well funded and well done Terry.
The Run is named after Terry Fox, the young man who inspired these events.
Terry Fox was 18 years old when he was diagnosed with bone cancer. His right leg was amputated above the knee. Whilst in hospital, Terry was moved by the suffering of cancer patients, particularly children. So much so that he resolved to run across Canada (a distance of 8,500 kilometers) to raise money for cancer research. He called his journey the “Marathon of Hope”. Terry Fox, an amputee, ran a marathon (42 kilometers) a day for 143 consecutive days - a total distance of 5,373 kilometers. At that stage, Terry was forced to abandon his run as the cancer spread to his lungs. Terry Fox died at the tender age of 21. Before he died, he knew that a fund-raising event would be held each year, with the same objectives as the Marathon of Hope - to help find a cure for cancer.
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hey, i saw you and your family at terry fox. been going for two years now.
ReplyDeletehope to see you there in the future :)
then you were part of 9,000 caring individuals. Well done Jue. Wish you had said hi to us though.
ReplyDeletejue- i told you you should have said hi! haha!
ReplyDeletepeter gan- ive heard of this terry fox run but it never occured to me to join until jue told me that she bumped into the Gan family there. next year then!
haha, i'll make a mental note the next time i see you around. and mandy, don't rub it in!
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whoho ho hahaah heheheh