Terry Fox, born in 1958, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is one of Canada's greatest modern heroes because he did something amazing even though he had lost his leg. At 19 years old, Fox was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. Doctors decided to amputate most of his right leg. While recovering, Fox came up with the idea of the "Marathon of Hope", which he hoped would help him to make a lot of money for cancer research so that it could be cured. He started running in St. John's, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980. He ran at a pace of nearly 40 km. per day and had run 5373 km when he got to Thunder Bay, Ontario. While there, he ended his run because cancer was found in his lungs. Fox’s run inspired millions of people with his bravery and devotion.
