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THg HERALD Wednesday September 13 1389 Page 5 Terry Fox was ordinary mom Betty says By DONNA KKIl Herald Staff The audience at High Sclwol was clearly moved us lielty Fox spoke about super human determination of her son Terry on his crossCanada run in But the mother of the famous cancervictim his leg amputated six inches above the knee in 1977 said Terry was not a Terry was a very ordinary young man said the runners mother this years honorary chairperson of the ninth annual Terry Fox Run The run will be held this Sunday at run sites across Ontario including at Acton and Georgetown Anybody can do what Terry did All you have to do is set your goals high and go off and achieve them said his mother Terry Fox was years old when he played basketball at the varsity team for the University of British Columbia He made the team not because of talent but because of determination said Mrs Fox He was stubborn competitive and determined Terry noticed a pain in his right knee during basketball season It was so severe one day that he had to come home and go to the doctor But he was undaunted by what might be a crushing experience for many young men I remember Terry saying Ive always tried hard and now Ill have to try harder than ever before his mother said After seeing the young people who had cancer being treated with chemotherapy a treatment that causes loss of hair Terry wanted to do something to stop the hur ting Mrs Fox said In October Terry turned to the Canadian Cancer Society to support his marathon run across the country Im not a dreamer and Im not saying this will initiate any kind of definitive answer or cure lo cancer but I believe in miracles I have to the runner said People knew there was so meone out there doing a run and they knew he only had one leg But they had no idea of why he was do ing it Mrs Fox said The Terry Fox Run has raised 75 million for cancer research since 1980 The Marathon of Hope has a dual purpose Mrs Fox said Terrys run has not only helped raise money for research but it has also sounded the alarm for cancer Cancer is the number two killer in Canada second only to heart disease Excluding skin cancer just over one in three Canadians will develop cancer during his or her life Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in males taking 9300 lives in an estimated cases of lung cancer last year the Canadian Cancer Society says Breast cancer is the number one cause of fatal cancer in- women There were 11500 new cases last year with a predicted resulting in the Canadian Cancer Society says Although lung cancer is the se cond leading cause of cancer death in women it will surpass breast cancer and stay number one among women in the future unless tomorrows women do not start smoking Terry Fox was forced to stop his crossCanada run near Thunder Bay on Sept 1 because the cancer from his leg had spread to his lungs He died in June 1981 one month short of his 23rd birthday For more information on the Terry Fox Run Sept 17 call the Ontario Terry Fox Run office at or Teen mothers can go back to school Betty Fox the mother of Terry Fox who ran 5000 kilometres on one leg to raise money for cancer research In 1980 was at Acton High School Friday lo raise the flag for ninth annual Terry Fox Run this Sunday Left to right are Acton Terry Fox Run organizer John Hurst Ontario organizer Clew Betty Fox and Board of Education trustee Bruce Herald Terry Fox runs held in Georgetown Acton Continued from Page 1 wife of organizer Martin Deeley As is the case in Acton Georgetown entrants can walk you can jog or you can cycle she said Hot dogs and hamburgers will be sold at Gordon Alcott Arena on Street where the Terry Fox Run begins Sunday Proceeds will go toward the Terry Fox Run T- will also be sold at the event The route will follow Guelph Street to Mountainview Road and Armstrong Avenue and then back to Guelph Street for a return to the arena Twice around that route is 10km The run will begin at am and will finish at pm Participants at the Acton run can pick up Toronto Blue Jay sun visors and coffee mugs while they last There will be an alt- participant drawto win autograph ed Blue Jay baseballs a dinner for two at Jack Tanners Table or hockey sticks signed by former Toronto Maple Leaf Darryl The first Terry Fox Run in was a crosscountry attempt by the onelegged runner to raise money for cancer research and raise public awareness about the NORTH END NISSAN MARTIN STREET MILTON ONTARIO 8784137 Except for skin cancer just over one in three Canadians will get some form of cancer in his or her lifetime according to the Cana dian Cancer Society Terry Foxs motto was somewhere the MRS Mens Wear ITS COMING SOON to REMcCALL Mens Wear 211 Guelph Street Georgetown 8777361 CENTRE ting must stop In the last nine years the Terry Fox Run has generated nearly million for cancer research The money is administered by the Na tional Cancer Institute of Canada and is used for cancer research Pledge sheets for the Terry Fox Run are available at Canada Post offices Liquor Control Board of Ontario outlets and Scotiabank branches as well as some local variety stores For information on Sundays Tern- Fox Run call Breeda Mc- Clew at For run times across Ontario call 1 003871200 Milton Community and Informa tion Services will open a governmentfunded service this month to give high school diplomas to teen mothers in Acton and Milton TEAM Teen Education and Motherhood will operate on a Ministry of Health grant of The program is scheduled to begin inlateSeptember Teenage mothers will get group lessons at the Milton social ser vices centre two days a week in conjunction with the Board of Education Their children will be watched and transportation will be provided from Acton Executive Director of Milton Community and Social Services Wendy Martin said the program is designed to help teenage mothers finish high school There will be 10 teens when the program begins I hope it will break a cycle where its a stigma for them to have a child when theyre unwed Mrs Martin said There will be child care support while the mother is taking courses toward a diploma Teenage mothers will be refer red by local sources Referrals could come from the public health department hospitals in the area and from the Halton Board of Education The program is absolutely brand new Mrs Martin said It springs from a need thats surfac ed in society fora lot of groups There are similar programs throughout the Region including an Open Door program in Georgetown Anyone interested in more in formation on the service can call Kathv Mills of the Cherish Parent- Child Centre at Want To COMPLAIN know what to say or who to send it to Let me write a formal complaint for you PUT IT IN WHITING Writing Services Specializing in letters of com plaint protest resumes and applications NORA SAVAGE 8531187 NOTICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING GEORGETOWN DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL An Open Meeting of the Georgetown District memorial Hospital Board of 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