Prince George keeps Terry Fox’s dream alive during annual run

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‘Terry taught us about courage, and about determination and inspiration’

A small but passionate group of supporters came together for the return of the annual Terry Fox Run at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park.

The 2022 Terry Fox Run marked a return of the first in-person event since 2019, due to COVID-19 challenges. When Terry Fox was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at 18, the experience ignited in him a fierce determination to bring an end to the suffering cancer causes. So, on April 12, 1980, Terry dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean and set out to do the impossible: run across Canada, one marathon a day, in pursuit of his dream to find a cure for cancer.

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