Terry Fox 25: Reliving the Marathon of Hope

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Terry Fox 25: Reliving the Marathon of Hope

This is how it all began. On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began an epic cross-country journey to raise money for cancer research. CBC Radio and Television followed Terry's Marathon of Hope from the beginning. To celebrate this historic event, we present these reports as they were first aired.

Topic photo from Wikipedia, of the Terry Fox statue in Thunder Bay, is in the public domain

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15 radio clips

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PREPARATIONS:
April 11, 1980

Broadcast Date: April 11, 1980

After 4,000 kilometres of training, Terry Fox is eager to begin his Marathon of Hope. In addition to raising money for cancer research, Terry wants to prove to other cancer victims that any challenge can be overcome.
Terry tells CBC Radio's Ted Withers how he customized his artificial leg, its mechanical problems and how he will deal with the inevitable roadside breakdowns. As for organic problems like blisters and shin splints: he just accepts them.

PREPARATIONS:
April 11, 1980

• During his 16 months of chemotherapy, Terry saw patients being brave and some who had given up hope. "There were feelings of hopeful denial and the feelings of despair," he wrote in 1979. "I could not leave knowing these faces and feelings would still exist, even though I would be set free from mine. Somewhere the hurting must stop...and I was determined to take myself to the limit for this cause."

PREPARATIONS:
April 11, 1980

Medium: Radio

Program: CBC Radio News

Broadcast Date: April 11, 1980

Guest(s): Terry Fox

Reporter: Ted Withers

Duration: 7:51

Topic photo: Jeremy Gilbert
Terry Fox image courtesy of the Terry Fox Foundation

Last updated:
July 8, 2009

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