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0:00hello today on story time with jen we're
0:02going to be reading meet terry fox by
0:04elizabeth macleod
0:06illustrated by mike diaz
0:14one more pull then just one more the sun
0:18was just rising but terry fox has
0:20already been running for an hour
0:22terry took two hops with his left leg
0:24then a long stride with his artificial
0:25leg
0:26step step stride step step stride over
0:30and over he clenched his jaw and
0:32grimaced in pain
0:33up ahead terry could see the van where
0:35his friend doug alward was waiting for
0:37him
0:38terry didn't think about the thousands
0:40of kilometers left to go
0:41he just had to make it to the van so he
0:44could gulp down some water
0:45then doug would drive ahead a little and
0:47terry would run again
0:49he was going to run across the whole
0:51country to raise money to fight cancer
0:56terry was born on july 28 1958 in
0:59winnipeg manitoba
1:00even as a little boy he was determined
1:03he would carefully stack his wooden
1:04blocks if they fell down
1:06he just piled them up again the whole
1:08fox family
1:09terry his parents betty and raleigh his
1:11siblings fred daryl and judith
1:13love sports and they all like to win
1:16terry even played table hockey against
1:18himself shooting and playing goalie for
1:20both teams
1:22he shoots he scores hurry up fill that
1:25bucket then we can go play baseball
1:28i bet i can finish faster than you can
1:30fred
1:31in 1966 the fox family moved to surrey
1:34british columbia
1:35two years later they moved to port
1:38coquitlam
1:39a city a little east of vancouver it was
1:41a great place to grow up the kids picked
1:43blueberries in the summers to earn
1:45spending money but terry
1:46still made time for sports
1:51terry especially loved basketball but he
1:53wasn't great at first for one thing he
1:55was shorter than most of the other
1:57players
1:57but he tried hard and practiced with his
1:59friend doug terry went from being the
2:02worst player on his school's team
2:03in eighth grade eight to one of the best
2:06by grade 10. in grade 12 terry and doug
2:09shared their school's athlete of the
2:11year award
2:12that fox guy sure is small but he's one
2:15of the best on defense
2:17yeah he never gives up good hustle fox
2:20in september 1976 terry started
2:23university
2:24he thought he might like to be a high
2:26school gym teacher of course
2:28terry tried out for the university
2:29basketball team he made it too
2:32there were other players who had more
2:34talent but none worked harder than
2:36terry a few months later
2:39terry felt pain in his right knee he
2:42thought it was from playing too much
2:43basketball and ignored it
2:45but by early march 1977 the pain was
2:48unbearable doctors quickly discovered a
2:51type of cancer called
2:52osteogenic sarcoma in terry's knee
2:56they would have to amputate most of his
2:58leg right away
2:59that would make sure they got all the
3:00cancer cells before they could spread to
3:02other parts of his body
3:04terry cried when he learned the news i'm
3:06so sorry terry
3:08the night before terry's operation his
3:11high school basketball coach dropped by
3:13he brought terry an article about a
3:15runner who'd also lost a leg above the
3:17knee and then gone on to run a marathon
3:20a 42 kilometer long race terry wanted to
3:23prove that losing his leg wouldn't stop
3:25him
3:26but running one marathon wasn't enough
3:29if he can run with one leg
3:30so can i i know you've got the
3:33determination
3:35three weeks after terry's leg was
3:37amputated he tried walking on a
3:39prosthetic
3:40or artificial leg the stump at the end
3:43of his right leg fit into a bucket at
3:44the top of the metal leg
3:46terry found using the new leg really
3:48tough but he kept trying
3:51if i can just make it to that doorway
3:53that's even farther than yesterday
3:55keep it up terry everyone's so brave
3:59what can i do to help meanwhile terry
4:02was taking chemotherapy to destroy any
4:04cancer cell still in his body
4:06the drugs he was given at the cancer
4:08clinic made him feel sick
4:09they also made his hair fall it there
4:12were many other patients at the clinic
4:14some of them were in pain or died terry
4:16wanted to do something for him he
4:18decided to raise money for cancer
4:20research
4:22i see that kid out here every day
4:25as soon as he was strong enough terry
4:27was back playing sports
4:28he was great at wheelchair basketball
4:30then in february 1979 terry began trying
4:34to run
4:35he had to learn to take two steps with
4:37his left leg to give his artificial leg
4:39time to swing forward
4:40at first he could only cover short
4:42distances
4:44terry trained longer and longer
4:46distances
4:47every day soon his left foot and right
4:50stump were covered in blisters and sores
4:53sometimes they'd start bleeding but he
4:55was still thinking about the marathon
4:57runner with one leg
4:59when most runners finish a marathon they
5:02need lots of time after to recover
5:04not terry he was determined to run a
5:06marathon every single day until he made
5:09it all the way across the country
5:13it's eight thousand five hundred thirty
5:15kilometers doug
5:16i think i can run that what all the way
5:19across
5:20canada the canadian cancer
5:24society agreed to support terry's run
5:26terry wrote letters to companies asking
5:28for their help too
5:30the businesses offered him running shoes
5:32money food
5:33even a camper van and my plan is to run
5:36across canada to raise money for cancer
5:39research
5:40i'm not a dreamer but i believe in
5:42miracles i have to
5:44terry asked his friend doug to drive the
5:46van not only did
5:48doug know a lot about running and
5:50dealing with injuries but terry knew he
5:52could depend on him
5:53that would be important in the months
5:55ahead
5:57i still can't believe they gave you a
5:59van it's going to be home sweet home for
6:02a while
6:04on april 12 1980 terry dipped his
6:07artificial leg in the cold gray waters
6:09of the harbor in saint john's
6:11newfoundland
6:12then he climbed the steep gravel hill to
6:14the road the marathon of hope had
6:16started
6:18do you really believe you can run all
6:20the way across canada
6:21you bet and during the run i'm going to
6:24raise money to help fight cancer
6:28it was so nice to have a hot shower last
6:30night and
6:31sleep in a real bed too
6:35as terry ran across newfoundland people
6:37gave him donations as well as meals and
6:39sometimes even a place to stay overnight
6:42each morning terry and doug got up early
6:44and were on the road around 4 30 a.m
6:47at the end of the day terry carefully
6:49marked where he had stopped with a rock
6:51when he started running again the next
6:53morning terry would touch the marker
6:57i can't see a thing terry ran through
7:00strong winds blazing
7:02sun and even a blizzard but he kept
7:04going
7:05terry ran across nova scotia and prince
7:07edward island
7:08whoa that was close many people still
7:12hadn't heard about the marathon of hope
7:14cars and trucks honked at him and
7:16sometimes even tried to get him off the
7:18road
7:21this van totally stinks it's doug's
7:24armpits
7:25no way it's terry's socks in new
7:28brunswick
7:29terry's brother daryl joined them it was
7:32fun to have more company
7:33where is everyone today in some towns
7:36lots of people gave donations but in
7:39others people still didn't know about
7:40terry's run at all
7:42how is he ever going to reach his goal
7:44of raising one dollar for
7:45every canadian as terry crossed from
7:49quebec into ontario news of the marathon
7:52of hope was spreading
7:53people lined the roads to cheer him on
7:55sometimes waiting
7:57hours they pressed money into terry's
7:59hands and thrust bills at daryl and doug
8:01they even gave donations to his police
8:04escort
8:04on july first terry stood on his
8:07artificial leg and used his left leg to
8:09complete the ceremonial kickoff for a
8:11canadian football league exhibition game
8:13in ottawa
8:14the crowd gave him a standing ovation
8:20this is so great it's finally happening
8:23go
8:23terry look it's him cancer has given me
8:27the courage
8:28and a sense of purpose i've never had
8:30before but you don't have to wait until
8:33you lose a leg to find out what you're
8:35really made of you can start now
8:38the sun was blazing hot when terry ran
8:40up to a huge rally at toronto city hall
8:43on july 11.
8:44during that one day terry raised about a
8:46hundred thousand dollars and got to meet
8:48one of his heroes
8:50hockey star daryl sittler
8:56how's the water greg perfect just like
8:59this whole
9:00day terry's run exhausted him
9:03but he still made time to meet people
9:05along his route kids especially
9:07inspired terry in terrace bay ontario he
9:10met up with 10 year old greg
9:12scott like terry greg loved sports and
9:15had lost a leg to bone cancer
9:17he rode his bike behind terry for almost
9:1910 kilometers and later they had funded
9:21a nearby lake
9:22inspired terry was more determined than
9:25ever to help
9:28terry continued to run through ontario
9:30by september 1st
9:31he was outside thunder bay he got up
9:34early as usual and began his run
9:37but soon terry started to cough he felt
9:39so bad that he had to lie down in the
9:41van
9:42the coughing stopped but terry still
9:44felt a strong pain in his neck and chest
9:47so he did what he always did when he was
9:49hurting he kept running
9:51you can make it don't give up terry i
9:54need to make it to the van
9:55just one more pull
10:00i just can't keep going i need to see a
10:02doctor
10:03oh no i'll go call for help
10:07but terry quickly realized something was
10:09very wrong he had to stop
10:11soon he was on his way to the hospital
10:13terry had been running for 143 days and
10:16had covered
10:175 373 kilometers or nearly two-thirds of
10:21his route across canada
10:23we've got to go home all i can say is
10:25that if there is
10:26any way i can get out there and finish i
10:29will
10:30doctors gave terry the diagnosis he
10:32feared the cancer in his knee had spread
10:34to his lungs
10:35he was too sick to keep running terry's
10:38marathon of hope was over
10:40terry flew back to vancouver and went
10:42directly to the hospital to start
10:44chemotherapy again
10:45he was determined to accept the cancer
10:48as just another phase in his life
10:51you've done a lot of good for people
10:53terry even though i'm not running
10:55anymore we still have to try and find a
10:57cure for cancer
10:58other people should go ahead and try to
11:00do their own thing now
11:02on september 18 1980 terry was made a
11:06companion of the order of canada
11:08that's the country's highest honor he
11:10was the youngest person
11:12ever to earn it three months later terry
11:15won the lou marsh trophy as canada's top
11:17athlete of the year that meant a lot to
11:20terry since sports were so
11:22important to him people kept donating to
11:25the marathon of hope even after terry
11:27had to stop running
11:28on february 1st 1981 terry's dream of
11:32raising one dollar for every canadian
11:34came true
11:35but the drugs terry was taking to fight
11:37his cancer weren't working
11:39he was getting weaker and weaker on june
11:4228
11:431981 terry died the whole country
11:46mourned the loss of this brave hero
11:49look how much you've raised you know
11:52what i always say judy dreams are made
11:54possible if you try
11:58phew i'm getting tired don't give up
12:01keep going just do your best like
12:03terry schools buildings parks even a
12:07mountain have been named after terry
12:09movie movies have been made about him a
12:11monument stands outside thunder bay
12:13near where he had to stop running the
12:16first terry fox run took place on
12:18september 13
12:191981. today people in 30 countries
12:23run walk and wheel to raise money to
12:25fight cancer
12:27three million canadian kids participate
12:29in the terry fox school runs every year
12:32they run in the blazing sun pouring rain
12:34and swirling snow
12:35just as terry did terry's brave and
12:38caring spirit lives on in these runs
12:41thanks to terry more than 780 million
12:44dollars has been raised for cancer
12:45research
12:46because of better of better testing and
12:48treatments today more people with cancer
12:51recover than before terry's run
12:53they can live longer and feel healthier
12:55but there's still
12:56lots to do terry believed cancer could
12:59be
12:59beaten many people are still working
13:01hard to make his dream come true
13:03and like terry they are determined to
13:06succeed
13:09terry fox's life july 28
13:131958 terence stanley fox is born in
13:16winnipeg manitoba
13:181968 terry's family moves to port
13:21coquitlam british columbia
13:25march 9 1977 terry's right leg is
13:28amputated after he's diagnosed with
13:31osteogenic sarcoma february 1979 terry
13:35starts training for the marathon of hope
13:37april 12 1980 terry begins the marathon
13:40of hope in st
13:41john's newfoundland september 1st 1980
13:45terry has to end his run outside thunder
13:47bay ontario
13:48after his cancer returns this time in
13:50his lungs
13:52september 18 1980 terry becomes a
13:55champion
13:56a companion of the order of canada
13:59december 18 1980 terry is awarded the
14:03lou marsh trophy
14:04as canada's top athlete of the year
14:07february 1st
14:081981 terry reaches his goal of raising
14:11one dollar for every canadian
14:12as the marathon of hope fund climbs to
14:1524
14:16million 170 000
14:19with donations still coming in
14:23this is terry and doug and howly
14:25newfoundland every step was tough for
14:27terry you can see the determination on
14:29his
14:30face june 28 1981
14:33terry dies of matastic
14:36osteogenic sarcoma in new westminster
14:39british columbia
14:41july 17 1981 a peak in the rocky
14:44mountains is named mount terry fox
14:46august 29 1981 terry is elected to
14:49canada's sports hall of fame
14:52september 13 1981 the first terry fox
14:56run is held about 300 000 people across
14:58canada raised 3.5 million dollars to
15:01fight cancer
15:02april 13 1982 the first terry fox stamp
15:06is issued by canada post
15:08another was released in 2000 and the
15:10third in 2017.
15:12may 26 1988 the terry fox foundation is
15:16set up to raise and distribute money in
15:18terry's name for cancer research
15:20june 30th 1999 terry is voted canada's
15:24greatest hero
15:25april 4 2005 a loony with terry's
15:28image on it is released september 27
15:312014 terry is awarded the order of the
15:35sash
15:36by the the matisse nation british
15:39columbia
15:41with with terry r from left father
15:44rowley
15:45brother daryl mother betty and sister
15:48judith in july 1980.
15:50terry loved having a chance to relax eat
15:53and talk with people he met during his
15:55run
15:57the end that's it for today's episode of
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