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TERRY FOX'S MARATHON OF HOPE REMEMBERED WebPosted Wed Apr 12 23:28:59 2000 ST. JOHN'S-- It was on this day, 20 years ago, that Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope — an attempt to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Fox started the marathon in St. John's, Newfoundland. Today, the city marked the anniversary with a ceremony. Fox's mother, Betty, spoke about her son's heroic attempt to help others. Terry Fox lost most of his right leg to cancer in 1977. When he started the Marathon of Hope three years later, most Canadians had no idea who he was. But that changed quickly. Fox never finished his marathon. About five months after he started his run, he had to stop. The cancer had spread to his chest. He died in 1981 at age 22. In the years since his death, more than $250 million has been raised in his name for cancer research. http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/email.cgi?/news/2000/04/12/fox20th_000412 janet paterson 53 now / 41 dx / 37 onset a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0