On September 15th, 2024 I'm taking part in the Terry Fox Run at Battersea Park in London to raise money for the Institute of Cancer Research. I will run for Eddy Nolan and everyone else I've known who's sadly passed away from cancer.

Eddy was my primary school's caretaker. He was a keen runner and Terry Fox super fan, and it was him who organized and headed our school's Terry Fox Run in Montréal. I have such fond memories of these annual fundraisers and runs at Roslyn.

Eddy was very unfortunately diagnosed with cancer himself several years ago, and died in April of this year.

Terry Fox, a 22-year-old Canadian who lost his leg to osteosarcoma, made headlines in 1980 when he decided to run across Canada to raise both awareness and money for cancer research.

Terry had planned to run across the country, but he had to stop sooner than hoped as the cancer had sadly spread to his lungs. During the Marathon of Hope, he averaged a marathon a day every day using a prosthetic leg. He died less than a year after beginning. He was 22 years old.

Since his death, thousands of Terry Fox runs have been held each September across Canada and throughout the world. He has inspired generations of Canadians, but perhaps no one more so than Eddy Nolan.

Thank you so much for any and all donations!