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Buta Ht ie a He : HE iH a an a ui a if a ij a2 sagging with sweat and the shorts and sweat-shirt Hii 5 di iamond “GHD. wis beaketball "He showed a lot of heart and desire to do his, . bt i | if F ag Bz i ne ead il : ae i f i PLN EY nn Hl Port Coquitlem . por sscoodary, where he was a starting guard for two . yours, Fox and Alward, ~ inseparable as always, ° abared the school’s’ aut- Later that et bree Fox humén ‘movement he Three days after bis first examination, doctors senpotated, hia right. leg . _ above the knee. “MeGUl recalls: “I Be SST TS ma natn ‘happiness “Terry was No, 19 00. a , eplayer team,! says - ‘And bow could I "things. than ever; “McGill had another form of cancer Bis : years before and had been live. “Terry sald be’ would fret bon! the bosptini ten ‘be would get out of. the wheelchair,” McGill says. “Then he would walk broperty and wow Ie was “an doing , Five ‘mnths. and “8,000 Fox. . .. Blanned to dip his, leg in : kilometres later, . ‘Vancouver harbor, oo Whea | I was going i. through the” “'.” qghemotherapy) - . mots,” Fox said, “I didn't - _ know what would happen to : me “| was fortunate, 20 1 fee) © with running, I’m carrying | . told be ‘had six moeiths to ; ‘qo'a. battle for the people I “Kek bebled a the canoer treat- . forento. ‘Thousands tuned ~out at a rally in City Hall Square. and the dishedr. tening. indifference that had greeted him in some « .. other centres made the "reception acem all the more. amazing. He was -Biven a bero’s weloume, - *. lauded by the media and cheered by a sometimes * teerful crowd. ; The, visit also. allowed - Fox to meet two heroes of his own, hockey star | Darryl Sittler of Toronto © Maple Leafs and retired superstar Bobby Orr. “Tery.is a hero to all Canadians | in a much “tasked myself if. id could forget them" _ “Hig ‘said he thought be should do something,” Fiddy says. “He felt -he should. .do it (the _ marathon). : “A real nice lad, not the hind of lad you'd expect to find among the teenagers . of-today, He is different.” inthe beck of Fee's mind ail the. time was his goel of “My name is Terry Fraser... Fox," ” then letter: began. “J. Ben! ac Ar Sear ata Tat: “ first, but “Terry came back every week and was determined right from the . ‘art to make his run." fin Fox on the run, citing lack of time. Then. . he reached different way than professional sports stars,” says McGill. “Kids see ” bim- as a genuine person, ., SMmeone who has met the crisis of. life by getting involved. ’ “This summer, 24 million . Canadians had an op- portunity. fo share his dream. A dream is. made "when a person really cares and really tries. I. don't trying. The demand for public _ appearances’ in Ontario — slowed his. progress and ~ Fox‘s:exhaustion began to show in-the form of ur characteristic spells of irritability, But be pressed on, im- © proving his pace to a i¢ minule mile, comparable ‘peoole with two good legs. He would run 12. miles before breakfast, sleep until mid-day, then run another nine miles... He beat of the day and finish - ‘oiwihfvemie. —. Fox celebrated hig znd . birthday -July 28 near | Gravenhurst, Ont, and had’ . a birthday cake fight with Darryl. .He was mentally exhausted, but determined . nonetheless. near Sudbury and’ was angry that be forgot to record it in his diary, Fou suffered. from ‘Tendinitis caused by the constant jarring | from running on hard surfaces. He had to be flown to Sault Ste. Marie for two days of . rest. your feet are size six,” Alward ssid at the time of . Fox's .problem with his - stump in the searing : summer heat. “Terry's always had problems with - sores, bat it’s worse now than it’s been on the whole trip.” . The Marathon of Hope caravan was back'on the road-Aug. 25. On Labor Day, Sept. 1, Fox was _ edmilted to hospital in. Thunder Bay, Ont., for treatment of what he ot Was a Persistent ray Sept, 3, came word that the Marathon of Hope would have to be pestponed. “Well, you know I had’. Bimary cancerin my knee”. 3% years ago,” Fat toll a news conference at the bospital, “and now the | “Te’s like wearing @ pair - of size four summers when Ths: terait, Watnerday February 4 vu, Poet's . camer ” inn my lungs. - vrreallybave toge boast and get some more . treabnent . . TO do everything y ‘can. ru gomia. do my best, Fl promise, I won't give up.” Fox was flown by private . jet to Vancouver and im- mediately entered Royal ' Columblan Hospital in suburban New Weat- minster for tests the first of several rounds of _. Ghemotherapy treatment, ° ; He reached the halfway . (polnt of the journey Aug. 3. As aix-hour- network special on CTV Television * was held to honor Fox and millions more was pledged _ ‘toward cancer research. ‘A spokesman for the - Canadian Cancer Society ‘estimated ~ in” early December thet more (han $20 million had “been Hedged. ‘Schreyer made a special trip .Sept...19 to Port. > Coquitlam: to: bestow’ the -. Companion of the Order of Canada oa Fox - youngest ever {0 receive ‘the highest civilian award - --and later Premier Bil’ . Bennett of B.C. gave Fox... the Order of the Dogwood, the province's. highest - boner. - , peti, who saw For _ often during his illness,’ pute the Marathon of Hope - in this perepective: — “We had Terry's brother Darryll come to the achool for assembly on opening _ day this fall and 20 kids | gave. Darryil a standing ovation. It came from the bottom on their hearts and- shows. the purity of. everything that Terry has.” accomplished. “There was 0b hype 10 what Teery did. He just did he's the 1- -hard determination stood: out By eariy December, F Fox had undergone four rounds af chemotherapy ireat- ment and doctoes sald the tumors in his huige had / chown signs of sbrinking.” = The treatments were taxing ‘and Fox made few - ‘public appearances after’ being. honored. at .a Canadian Football League game at Empire. Stadium in Vancouver on Sépl__13. . “On Dee. 5 be appeared at * a Bews conference to an- nonce plans for a #1- milliori cancer research. . > facility being founded in his pame es an affiliate of the . B.c. Cancer Research Centre. “He also. told Feporters he wai ‘bétping put together an educational - pamphlet ob cancer. for distribution . td school . “My struggle, la not _ nearly ‘as ‘hard as the ; struggle, being faced my. hundreds of " cancer|. patients in this country,” Fox told thousands -in _ Toronto back. to: July: - . 1: “What about the..cancer. 9” * patients that’ never. Get ovation? . , “They haves. lot’ more: ‘ courage than what 1 ‘am ‘doing. What I went through - . | amet his December Interview, Fox “frankly = == * _ admitted that : bis: never- / , Quit approach to Hfe had- not precluded thoughts of. death. ; “it it does: ‘come. to, the, . (point ~and it could where - Teould die of cancer, 1 have” * “] think réligion comes in - son ence Magee! down and face the question _ we all face. Ive gst lo try and answer it.” : i radio. . "He organized a dance § opariine shows = not to. viiled Terry in bospitel a and. raised “the $3,600: 16 words 1 00. f mention family few days later and the first needed: to atart . the : aed conversations at work thing he did was throw a Marathon of Hope. We ma soevbre ~ eae SABES ace at mb praia what part — Your Own Message | Of Love | clear how deeply he bad - sey : . B il ith § oa * moved people ‘across wiles on toe eg. Terry = "You hed to admire him: ring in or mall wl 1.00 to:. ome country, “ | ald; “Lenn do that, too.” right from the start. “He Daily Herald Classified Department Valentine Messages °° Terry never bedtime to was ax sétious aa cotid be, y At ong fund-raising raily feat sorry for himself, be slthoogh nit everyone took ; 3010 Kalum St, Terrace, 8. c. ves M7 in Towonto, Beith Conic, © sawall tho suffering in the him that way at first.” admother, Whe cancerwardandhewanted Betty Fox- remembers whe waa in love for to do something about. it. sitting in ber kitchen when «© Ads Must Be Received ‘the first time. “It's bees @ = upiit that's Terry. He Terry ‘first blurted out By February l]ee long time since anyone has . peeps corning to you with “someting about ranming given me feelings ~ real 5 upbeat. He sets gotle across the country.” fealings. He Jost scemmedto ig himnseif and pst about = “I'm. sure’ I told him All your life with something everything with & postive something I shoukio’t i jpeg, oo ne re Terry was un- seeethiig, she says. "It . dergoleg 4 mibile change = soomed like the ex of the . weltare, said: | “He's 9 that grits inttial earth when he said it.” an We're — with canesr, McGill remembers the : developing @ spiritual rigorous training seasions P ta Win- : reinforced ut your LOVE in writing. Teli her she’ 8 ‘ wonderful: Teil him sive on july m, 1968, th ator etbers wreak r i a aang -on he’s fantastic. Or, say something special that yourloved ane ~ son of ‘Rolly Fox, a wid rottaal to quit, =. sacheall sumetimes when if will understand. It's a preat way to be a super sweetheart. Canadian National “oy wag an in-yearckd was dark, and! could hear Write your message te below and bring ior it or mel it with. $1 00." Raitways switchman. 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