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wingsfree · 09-12-2005, 07:24 AM

Marathon Of Hope

Yep Anna, I've heard from some who've went through chemo commenting on it being worse then the cancer it's self...hope to never find out. I've lost some close to me with this horrible disease, I don't think there's not a life who hasn't been touched by this.

I had to bring this back up, the courage this young man to this day has always amazed me, it's been 25 years and it seems like yesterday. His SPIRIT is so strong, a lot of us will always feel him.

Terry Fox has been described by his mother as "a very ordinary young man."

But the "ordinary young man" became a national hero when he ran across the country to raise money for cancer research. To millions of Canadians he represented everything that is good, inspiring, generous, selfless and decent.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/fox_terry/

Watched a documentary and a movie about his story last night, a young man did a good job portraying Terry, always hard to watch even today after all the years that have passed.
To date his Marathon Of Hope has rasied 400 Million....he died to help others live.

50 countries around the world join in the Marathon Of Hope.....think about that.

Anytime he was interviewed he'd always say things could be worse, other's were a lot worse off then him, a good reminder to a lot of us.

During his 16 months of chemotherapy, Terry saw patients being brave and some who had given up hope. "There were feelings of hopeful denial and the feelings of despair," he wrote in 1979. "I could not leave knowing these faces and feelings would still exist, even though I would be set free from mine. Somewhere the hurting must stop...and I was determined to take myself to the limit for this cause."

There's a hill here, it's three miles long Montreal River hill, we drove there a couple weeks ago, for the life of me I can't fathom how he ran up it, just can't, if any of you seen this hill you'd be in awe as well.

Here's some clips of his journey, unfortunately not all of them work, the one's that do are treasures.

http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-1649...ty/terryfox25/

Thanks for giving us all HOPE.

09-12-2005, 07:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
wingsfree Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Life Is Short Posts: 2,019	Marathon Of Hope Yep Anna, I've heard from some who've went through chemo commenting on it being worse then the cancer it's self...hope to never find out. I've lost some close to me with this horrible disease, I don't think there's not a life who hasn't been touched by this. I had to bring this back up, the courage this young man to this day has always amazed me, it's been 25 years and it seems like yesterday. His SPIRIT is so strong, a lot of us will always feel him. Terry Fox has been described by his mother as "a very ordinary young man." But the "ordinary young man" became a national hero when he ran across the country to raise money for cancer research. To millions of Canadians he represented everything that is good, inspiring, generous, selfless and decent. http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/fox_terry/ Watched a documentary and a movie about his story last night, a young man did a good job portraying Terry, always hard to watch even today after all the years that have passed. To date his Marathon Of Hope has rasied 400 Million....he died to help others live. 50 countries around the world join in the Marathon Of Hope.....think about that. Anytime he was interviewed he'd always say things could be worse, other's were a lot worse off then him, a good reminder to a lot of us. During his 16 months of chemotherapy, Terry saw patients being brave and some who had given up hope. "There were feelings of hopeful denial and the feelings of despair," he wrote in 1979. "I could not leave knowing these faces and feelings would still exist, even though I would be set free from mine. Somewhere the hurting must stop...and I was determined to take myself to the limit for this cause." There's a hill here, it's three miles long Montreal River hill, we drove there a couple weeks ago, for the life of me I can't fathom how he ran up it, just can't, if any of you seen this hill you'd be in awe as well. Here's some clips of his journey, unfortunately not all of them work, the one's that do are treasures. http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-1649...ty/terryfox25/ Thanks for giving us all HOPE. __________________ *God provides the winds, but man must raise the sails........Saint Augustine*