This year is the 20th anniversary of Terry Fox's death, and 20 years of the Terry Fox run.
For those who don't remember or know him: Terry Fox was a young man fighting cancer. He'd lost a leg to it, and had an artificial limb in its place.
He ran across Canada to raise funds for cancer research and to raise awareness of cancer. Many of us will remember the brave image of a man with only one real leg running.
Terry lost his battle, and in his honor, there's an annual Terry Fox running marathon organized all over the country. I took part in at least the first three runs back in high school.
It made me a bit whistful to realize that was 20 years ago - but also sad because 20 years later, we still haven't found a cure. It was 12 years ago that I lost my grandmother to lymphoma too.
If there's a Terry Fox run in your area, please take part in it, and try to raise as much money for research as you can.
