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Join the conversation Create account. With the use of a customized running prothesis , he set out from St. He was forced to stop his Marathon of Hope outside Thunder Bay , Ontario , on 1 September , when cancer had invaded his lungs. He died one month before his 23rd birthday.
Terrance Stanley Fox is born in Winnipeg , Manitoba. The Fox family moves west and eventually settles in Port Coquitlam , a suburb east of Vancouver. Terry is also an excellent student, graduating with one B on an otherwise straight-A report card. Fox rear-ends a truck while driving on the highway. His car is a wreck, but Fox escapes without visible injury. The only problem is a sore right knee, which he assumes he hurt during the crash. In December , during his first year playing basketball at Simon Fraser University , Fox notices a new pain in his right knee.
On 4 March , he learns it is a tumour. He is diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, which often starts in the knee and spreads through the muscles and tendons. When Fox is only 18, doctors amputate his right leg 15 cm above the knee. The following morning, Fox shows the article to nurse Judith Ray. He soon begins physiotherapy and a month chemotherapy program at the British Columbia Cancer Control Agency in Vancouver.
Fox practices hard as he learns a different way to play basketball, all while undergoing chemotherapy. By the end of the summer, he is chosen for the team that competes at the national wheelchair basketball championships. Fox plays with the Cable Cars from to , winning the national championship in and In the —80 season, he is selected to play on the all-star team of the North American Wheelchair Basketball Association.
Fox begins training for the Marathon of Hope. His prosthetist, Ben Speicher, modifies his prosthesis , which is designed for walking, so that it can better withstand the impact of running.
Even with the modifications, it is still awkward and uncomfortable. By the end of his 14 months of training, Fox will have run more than 5, km. Fox competes in a race in Prince George , British Columbia. Although he had originally planned to run in the eight-and-a-half-mile race, he instead runs the mile 27 km version with friend Doug Alward and brother Darrell.
Terry finished last, but only 10 minutes behind the final two-legged runner. Shortly after the race, Fox tells his parents of his plan to run across Canada.
His mother, Betty, thinks it is crazy. This website uses cookies to personalize your content including ads , and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sign up. Read the Shopping Essentials newsletter for unbiased, unsponsored product recommendations every week.
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