![]() His right leg was amputated in 1977 after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, though he continued to run using an artificial leg. ![]() Fox was a distance runner and basketball player for his Port Coquitlam high school, now named after him, and Simon Fraser University. ![]() Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi), and ultimately cost him his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east to west Cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. ![]() His family moved to Surrey, British Columbia, in 1966, then settled in Port Coquitlam, in 1968.Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer fund raiser and research activist. Fox had an elder brother, Fred, a younger brother, Darrell, and a younger sister, Judith. Rolland was a switchman for the Canadian National Railway. The Value of Facing a Challenge: The Story of Terry Fox (Value tale series) by Ann Donegan Johnson, Illustrator Steven Pileggi- Children’s Illustrated Colour Picture Book- Terry Fox (J– June 28, 1981) Terry Fox Terry Fox was born on July 28, 1958, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Rolland and Betty Fox. ![]()
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