I've recently discovered my new favorite American. John has decided to learn about Canada. John is a kind, intelligent, very respectful, and inquisitive man. I've really enjoyed watching him learn, and learning along with him.
Here he and his daughter watch the story of a
Canadian Hero.
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Terry Fox's story always hits me hard, so fair warning if you are a marshmallow like me. ?
After losing a leg to cancer in his late teens, he set out to run across Canada to raise awareness and hopefully, $1,000,000.00 for cancer research.
After running over 5,000 km on his stump, in pain with EVERY STEP, the fucking cancer spread to his lungs. He was forced to end his run, eventually dying of that horrible disease, shortly before his 23 birthday.
"If I don't make it, the
Marathon of Hope better continue".
He left us with those instructions, we're doing our best.
Over $750,000,000.00 has been raised for cancer research in his name, and that number will always continue to rise.
edit: over $850 million has been raised in his name as of May 2022