Unit 6 Growing Up;Story time 2;A

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In high school,Terry Fox was a popular and hardworking student.
He loved sports.
He played on the school basketball team.

When he was 18,Terry got cancer.
The doctors had to take off his leg.
Terry never gave up.
He learned to walk and run with his new 'leg'.Terry saw so many people sick with cancer in the hospital.
He wanted to run across Canada to get money for cancer research.

On April 12th,1980,Terry started a special trip across Canada.
Every day he ran about 42 kilometres.
He ran on rainy days,windy days and hot sunny days.
He ran through small villages and big cities.
Terry ran for 143 days.
It wasn't easy,but Terry kept running.

On September 1st,1980,Terry felt very sick.
His doctors said that he had to stop his trip.
Terry was very sad.
He wanted to keep running.
The people of Canada were very sad too.
They gave more and more money for cancer research.
They hoped Terry would get better and would start to run again.
Sadly, Terry died on June 28th,1981.He was 22 years old.

Canadians did not forget Terry.
Every September,in many towns and cities in Canada,there is the Terry Fox Run.
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians.
young and old,run for Terry.
They give money to find a cure for cancer.
Since 1981,they have given 300 million dollars.

The people of Canada were very proud of Terry.
They gave him Canada's highest award.
He was the youngest person ever to win this award.
In 1999,Canadians named him Canada's greatest hero.
Now in Canada, you can see Terry's statue everywhere.