Terry Fox, Making the Impossible Possible.

    Maybe you know that Google has something called Doodles. Or maybe not. To make a long story short, a Google Doodle is an override of the logo on the Google home page that is intended to celebrate parties, events, achievements or people.

The one we are going to talk about today is called "Celebrating Terry Fox". And it has the next image as the doodle cover.

Credits for the image: Google and Lynn Scurfield, the artist

Terry Fox was an athlete and humanitarian, he was born in Canada on July 28, 1958. At the age of 18 he was diagnosed with bone cancer, what some time later, lead to the amputment of his leg. While he was being treated he got to know some of the stories of other patients, which really hitted him. That didnt stop him, and only made bigger his desire of finding a cure for cancer desease.

On April 12, 1980, after three years of his diagnostic, he decided to go to "Marathon of Hope". He ran almost a marathon per day, making a total of 5,373 amazing kilometres (approximately 3,339 miles). Unfortunately, Terry couldnt finish the route due to his cancer returning. But he raised a total of over $24 million for cancer research, reaching his goal.

    The first Terry Fox Run, held on September 13, 1981, united 300,000 people across Canada who where part of it in Terry’s memory, and raised $3.5 million for cancer research. This year, the Terry Fox Run was held virtually in his honor, and raised over $800 million since its inception.

    He died on July 28, 1981, leaving an incredible legacy. 

    Some of the words of the artist, who was raised in Canada, were: 

    "Mostly I hope I did Terry and his legacy justice with my work! I hope we can all have a bit of Terry’s spirit in us to work for a better future.  I also want to say that if you know someone with cancer, listen to what they need and be there for them when things get hard. Cancer is scary and extremely difficult to deal with both mentally and physically, so those battling it need their support groups more than ever."

Credits for the image: Google and Lynn Scurfield, the artist.

    We will leave some of Terry's quotes, these are just some of our favourite ones:

- Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue. It's got to keep going.

-  I want to try the impossible to show that it can be done. 

- It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others.

- I guess that one of the most important things I've learned is that nothing is ever completely bad. Even cancer. It has made me a better person. It has given me courage and a sense of purpose I never had before. But you don't have to do like I did... wait until you lose a leg or get some awful disease, before you take the time to find out what kind of stuff you're really made of. You can start now. Anybody can.

- I want to set an example that will never be forgotten.

- The night before my amputation, my former basketball coach brought me a magazine with an article on an amputee who ran in the New York Marathon. It was then I decided to meet this new challenge head on and not only overcome my disability, but conquer it in such a way that I could never look back and say it disabled me.

- I don’t feel that this is unfair. That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people. I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.

- How many people ever get a chance to do something that they really believe in?

- I do what I do for the people who believe in me, not for the jerks who don't.

- I remember promising myself that should I live I would prove myself deserving of life.

- Somewhere the hurting must stop.

- If I ran to a doctor every time I got a little cyst or abrasion I’d still be in Nova Scotia. Or else I’d never have started. I’ve seen people in so much pain. The little bit of pain I’m going through is nothing. They can’t shut it off, and I can’t shut down every time I feel a little sore.

- I'm not a dreamer, and I'm not saying this will initiate any kind of definitive answer or cure to cancer, but I believe in miracles. I have to.

- Even though I'm not running anymore, we still have to try to find a cure for cancer. Other people should go ahead and try to do their own thing now.

Credit for the quotes: https://www.azquotes.com/author/23947-Terry_Fox

"Thank you, Terry, for every step you took towards the cancer-free world you bravely envisioned."

-Google-

By: Pilar Rodriguez and Ayelén Pfeiffer.