The End of a Miracle v1 Essays - Terry Fox, Canadian People

The End of a Miracle v1 Essays - Terry Fox, Canadian People 388620044259500The End of a Miracle By: Sean Julien Terry Fox passed away from a coma at the age of 22 on June 28, 1981 at 4:35 am at the Royal Columbian HospitalinNew Westminster. Terry's coma was caused by osteogenic sarcoma which is a type of cancer that he was diagnosed with at the age of 18. Terry fox had been living with osteogenic sarcoma for four years, but instead of terry just taking it easy, resting and getting treatment, he chose to spend 18 months running over 5,000 kilometers. But Terry Fox didn't stop there, then he started is run across Canada, starting in St. John's, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980. Terry ran approximately 42 kilometers a day during his journey. On September 1st, 1980, Terry was forced to stop running after 143 days and 5,373 kilometers because the cancer spread to his lungs. Even though terry didn't finish his goal by running across Canada, "I felt like I had won. I felt like I had made it, even though I hadn't." After terry finishes running he was told by Isadore Sharp that a run will be held each year in terry's name, "we will not rest until your dream to find a cure for cancer is realized." For more information visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fox or read "Terry Fox his story" written by Leslie Scrivener.