There are millions of Heroes in this world.  Everyone has their own personal hero, and I am no different.
Terry Fox is mine.
Not that there aren’t any others that I admire, but, he became a hero while I was watching. I, along with the rest of Canada watched Terry run. We cheered him on, gasped when he had to stop his Marathon of Hope, and cried, when he died.
His dream was to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He didn't make it, cancer claimed him as its victim. But in his memory, we still run every year, to raise money. Thanks to Terry, we run as one nation, united in a single cause: To HELP, for change, not to hinder. He not only brought us together, but he gave us  the realization, If you aim high enough, it will work, somehow.
The following are links to sites where you can read about this young man, a true hero in every sense of the word.

Read about Terry, his own words, and what others said about him.
 
Welcome to Carol's Home Page    - a page dedicated to the memory of Terry Fox
 
MY HERO  website    - Stories of heroes submitted by kids and parents from around the world  
 

 
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