Into the Wind

In 1980 Terry Fox continued his fight against bone cancer with the pursuit of a singular motivating vision: to run across Canada. Three years after having his right leg amputated six inches above the knee after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma Fox set out to cover more than a marathon’s distance each day until he reached the shores of Victoria British Columbia. Anonymous at the start of his journey Fox steadily captured the heart of a nation with his Marathon of Hope. However the 21-year old BC native's goal was not fame but to spread awareness and raise funds for cancer research. After 143 days and two-thirds of the way across Canada with the eyes of a country watching Fox’s journey came to an abrupt end when newly discovered tumors took over his body