25 years after death, Terry's still going strong

So, tomorrow, I get to spend half of my day at parliament hill with the rest of my school, walking 5km. Why you might ask? For Terry Fox.

If you don't know Terry Fox check out the full bio on wiki, or read my condensed version:

Terry Fox is a hero and legend in Canada. He had cancer, so they amputated his leg. He then attempted to run across the country to raise awareness about cancer. He was amazing. He started by dipping his prothetic leg in the Atlantic and then started his "Marathon of Hope". Not many people knew about him until he hit Ontario, and suddenly the entire country was behind him. People would line the streets to see him, especially others with cancer. He was such an amazing man. He was in his 20s.

Unfortunately, once he got to Thunder Bay (a city on Lake Superior), Terry found out that the cancer was back, this time in his lungs. He had to stop his run, and died soon after.

Every year, in Canada, we have the Terry Fox Run, to raise money for cancer research. This year is the 25th anniversary if Terry's run. So, some people got together and decided that it would be good if every school in Canada had a run in honour of Terry Fox. SO that's what happenning.

There's a few highy publicised ones, including one on Parliament Hill, where we'll be tomorrow, along with smaller delegations from other schools from the area. A lot of people are skipping the marathon, but I don't get that. To all of you who are doing that: Sure, it might not be your first choice to spend a large chunk of your day walking around a course on Parliament Hill, but you know what? It's a good cause. And for one day, it's not about you. Not at all. I for one, will be out there with a smile.

"That's the intercom. We're just a push-button away. It's like Star Trek!"