Run, Terry, run
When Terry Fox was eighteen, he got very sick. He had to go to a hospital in Winnipeg, Canada. His doctors said he had cancer. Cancer is a dangerous disease. The doctors told Terry they had to amputate his right leg. This means that had to cut off his leg. But the doctors gave Terry a new leg made of metal and plastic. Terry had to learn to walk again.
Two years later, Terry wanted to help the hospital and other people with cancer. He wanted to make some money for them. So he decided to run across Canada. Terry said he was going to run from Newfoundland in the east to Vancouver in the west. That's 8,529 kilometers! He asked people to help by giving money.
Terry started running on April 12, 1980. Some days it was cold. Some days it was raining. Some days it was very hot. It was always difficult for Terry to run. But he ran 42 kilometers every day. People all over Canada heard about Terry. They started to give money.
After four months, Terry had run 5,373 kilometers. But he was getting sick again. The cancer had come back. Terry had to stop running and go back to the hospital.
Terry Fox died on June 28, 1981. He was only twenty-two years old. He never finished his run across Canada. But he made $24 million to help people with cancer. And everyone in Canada remembers the brave young man with one leg. (247 words)
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