🇨🇦 American Couple React "Terry Fox, Anything’s Possible" | The Demouchets REACT CANADA

[@anniethemese1215]

Good timing - I just was diagnosed with bowel cancer and am having cancer surgery in 5 days - in a regional cancer centre partially made possible from donations inspired by Terry Fox. And I am going to make the same vow. If I survive this, I am going to prove myself worthy of the second chance by paying it forward. Thanks for this, you guys. ✌❤🇨🇦

[@trishyt62]

I wish you well and a speedy recovery!

[@Lakeshore14]

Annie theMese: Sending prayers your way and wishing for your speedy recovery. As a survivor of colon cancer, I can tell you it’s important to always stay positive. 🙏🙏

[@TheDylls]

All my best coming your way! I've never met a Canadian who doesn't love the fact that we also chip in to pay for that

[@anniethemese1215]

@@TheDylls thank you! And yes, we do not mind at all. With such an inspiration, how could we not?

[@anniethemese1215]

@@trishyt62 thank you very kindly!

[@PeBoVision]

I'm an old man today, and already in my mid-20's then, so I remember Terry's "Marathon of Hope" pretty clearly. Today, I can't watch his story without crying like a baby, as all of Canada did in 1980. Thank you Demouchets, for keeping his legacy alive in a place and time that would otherwise never have heard of him. Cancer WILL be beaten one day. For all the Terry's in the world that we don't know.

[@Peppi94]

I remember the Marathon too, so very well. I was among the millions of Canadians who mourned our Terry on that day.

[@BruceBalden]

Terry was a friend in high school. I knew him and Doug (guy driving the van). I remember sadness when Terry had to interrupt his walk in Thunder Bay (half way across), and tears in May 1981 when he died at a local hospital. It wasn’t just another untimely death due to cancer. I’m convinced he would have lived longer but for his Marathon of Hope! He sacrificed his life for us all.

[@terrygaudio1053]

Thanks for doing this reaction! Terry is a National Hero in Canada. Steve Fonyo, another Canadian cancer amputee, would finish Terry's run in his honour. Steve passed in Feb 2022. Another Canadian hero that might interest you is Rick Hansen, "the Man in Motion". He wheeled across Canada and around the world to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. The song "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" by John Parr was sung in Rick's honour. Today the Terry Fox run is held in September in over 70 countries around the world! He was also honoured with his own Canadian Heritage minute.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Thanks for telling us about him (and everyone else who requested his story). We felt a sense of humanity and love in this video. It’s been a while since we’ve felt that.

[@brennenbjorgan1867]

He died before he could complete it

[@gejost]

I love the way you guts explore other countries. Yes, it's hard not to cry when hear terry story.

[@kevvoo1967]

All I need is a pair of wheels!

[@ChristopherLaHaise]

10:15 - scientists started sending Terry Fox prosthetic legs to help him with his run, because he basically launched the research into prosthetics used under extreme circumstances. He helped to pioneer athletic artificial legs, because he was doing something nobody else had ever done. Shoe companies started sending him free shoes to replace the ones he was wearing down, because the companies could see what extreme use did to them. Some of this was obviously self-serving, but his marathon led to many discoveries that have helped amputees to this day.

[@sharis9095]

Terry Fox said he wasn't the smartest, fastest, strongest etc. Terry is possibly the most famous Canadian in our history. He has statues, he is taught in schools and he is remembered for doing something so much bigger than himself. Not accidental fame where circumstance made him heroic. Not sponsored fame that media created. Just an honest desire to do something for a humanitarian reasons. Doing something that harms no one and would hopefully heal many. Not bad for a kid who was always told he wasn't as good as others.

[@TheDylls]

Apparently CUBA has the largest annual Terry Fox Run outisde of Canada!

[@My_eyes_hurt]

Figures, since Justin Trudeau is the offspring of Fidel Castro.

[@Fred-vy1hm]

To date the Terry Fox foundation has raised over 850 million dollars for cancer research and the annual runs have become a part of Canadian culture with schools across the nation participating and continuously raising more funds. He may have been taken far too early but his legacy will live on forever, a true hero and inspiration, the best of what humanity can become.

[@damonx6109]

I'm a physio therapist, and I work with amps.... I don't think people realize how painful this would be. Modern prosthetics are made to run on but still cause blisters, sores and constant pain. The prosthetics in Terry Fox's day were so bad, It's amazing that he could walk on them let alone run a marathon every day. A marathon every day...

[@daphneporter856]

A true Canadian hero. He will live forever. “No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.”

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Love this!

[@lizturner267]

When we had the thrill of cheering Terry on through our town, hubby and I had no idea that just a few short years later, the research dollars he raised helped our toddler daughter through her 3+ years of chemo at Toronto's Sick Kids. She's 30 now and fundraisers like her hero Terry. Thank you for highlighting him! ❤️🇨🇦

[@TheDylls]

30 now... Wow... I don't know what to say I'm so glad that your daughter was just as strong as Terry and continues to prove it!

[@lizturner267]

@@TheDylls we are forever grateful 😊

[@michelleikoma2953]

If you contact the Terry Fox Foundation, schools in the US can also do Terry Fox runs. Funds raised stay in the state they are raised in, I believe. There are quite a lot of international Terry Fox Runs. I remember Terry so clearly. I am from Vancouver, Canada. Everyone in BC followed his run from the beginning. It took a while for the rest of the country. He was, and is incredibly inspirational. The epitome of a selfless hero. He is greatly missed.

[@AmazonAllie73]

I am pretty sure every Canadian who went to school here has run in at least 1 Terry Fox run. He is a hero and a national treasure.

[@Truthmender]

They took him off our passport, shame on our narcissistic PM

[@afrosmurf89]

Thank you so much for this video! Terry Fox was, and still is one of my heroes! I was a kid when he started his run, and remember seeing him on the news. I was so proud that he was from BC (like me). I wanted so desperately to go see him, and run with him, once he got back to BC. I (like millions of other Canadians) was heartbroken when he passed away. RIP Terry, you were...and always will be...a legend! ❤️🇨🇦

[@Ottawajames]

Terry wore (out) a pair of Adidas sneakers during his run and 30 ish years later Adidas released a limited edition commemorative Terry Fox running shoe and donated all the proceeds to Terry's charity. There's a bronze statue of Terry right near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, just across the street from the US embassy.

[@barbarae-b507]

A guy who had the same cancer and amputation as Terry picked up where he stopped. He was Steve Fonyo. He finished the run for Terry. Steve is never recognized for what he did. The man in motion tour was around the world. He was inspired by Terry but it was Steve who actually did the rest of the run on the route that Terry chose.

[@patprescott1818]

He was and always will be a Canadian Hero to many of us and around the world. They have runs /walks all around the world to raise money for Cancer research. I just love him so much. I did a " rollathon" roller skating to raise money in 1981 . He deserves to be known for his courageous battle he did for everyone. Thank-you from Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦❤✌

[@briancanada1974]

Thank you for this video and sharing the legacy of Terry Fox. He is truly a Canadian HERO. There are monuments and statues in his honour across Canada. National Historic Monument in Thunder Bay marking where his marathon stopped. Hopefully soon he will be on the new 5 dollar bill. No-one more deserving. We can never do enough to remember and honour Terry Fox. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@joeynova9896]

He's gonna be on the five dollar bill? When? I didn't hear about this!

[@judyyurchuk4904]

A true canadian hero❤

[@catherineslater4438]

As a Canadian I love watching these reaction videos to Terry Fox. He was truly an inspiring person. I was in high school when the first Terry Fox run occurred and I remember taking part in it. It is incredible how much his foundation has raised and that the run is still going on. What an incredible legacy he has.

[@christyb039]

I still have my running number in the very first year of the terry fox run when I was in elementary school. Definitely a hero to many for life

[@leslieshand4509]

Terry made cancer ok to talk about. People with cancer were never talked about. You cannot ever know what Terry did. He was an extraordinary human being.

[@echobeefpv8530]

Terry Fox is the definition of the word HERO. His inspiration lives on to this day. The greatest Canadian of all time. A marathon. Every day. On one leg. Not for himself, but for others. Hollywood couldn't write this, because no one would believe it.

[@Migmaw]

Terry Fox inspired people all across the world not just Canada, 30 countries currently hold Terry Fox runs and dedicate a day to him. He was an amazing young man. Any time I think of the saying only the good die young he's first to come to mind

[@robertmatechuk2660]

As a Canadian.. Terry fox is a hero ..I was lucky enough to know him

[@deborahyoung9713]

I am a 72 year old Canadian woman. I cannot remember why but I was asked who was my favourite Canadian and I had to say Terry Fox. I remember the day I saw him. I was born and lived in Toronto. I was on an arch where he would pass under to get to City Hall. I remember the scene as if it were yesterday. The air was electric. This man ran a marathon every day....on one leg. I also rmember the day he stopped and the day he died. I still tear up because of his spirit. The night he died, enough money was raised that night so it was like every Canadian gave a dollar....it was that night. Every year. many municipalities have a Terry Fox Run. This video was for schools but there are many people who still run for Terry. Thank you for this video. (BTW, if you are looking for another Canadian, look up Rick Hansen. He travelled the world in a wheelchair!)

[@teresaharry969]

As the most amazing Canadian, our hero, we ,Canadians are so proud of you. And we should continue to honour Terry by having him on our Five Dollar bill, which was once mentioned years ago! Come on Canada, let’s continue to honour Terry Fox! 🇨🇦

[@loriharris8928]

Even though I am naturally an American-Canadian, every time I see someone highlight and give flowers to Terry Fox, it makes me cry. This man was an absolute legend of humanity 🙏🏾 My mother was a fairly new Jamaican immigrant to Canada, and HAD to go see him arrive in Toronto during his run. Her story still brings me to tears. THANK YOU BOTH for this reaction

[@AndieO]

He was a true Canadian hero. My mom & dad took me down to see him start his run.

[@juanitao722]

I’ll never forget when Terry Fox ran across Canada. I was 13 and he has been my hero ever since. Thank you for seeing what a true hero he was.

[@JexBattles]

In Canada we even have a national Day to respect what Terry has done And we call it the Terry Fox Run

[@Barnes466]

I remember as a little kid doing laps in the gym organized by the school I think to support him. It was special supporting him in our little ways as kids.

[@doreenjohnson652]

Thank you so much for acknowledging one of our heroes. He was an amazing individual that still lives in our hearts. Much love from Canada. ❤❤

[@jdpaddon]

I was nine when he began his Marathon of Hope. He was front page news, every day. Where he was, where he'd be tomorrow. He was a regular topic of conversation at school. Among nine year olds. Among everybody. Our school raised money to contribute. He was, and remains, an incredible inspiration whose impact on Canadians cannot be overstated.

[@donnaogorman4935]

A true, true Canadian Hero. Celebrated to this day

[@curtarmmar]

Canadians like me consider Terry Fox to be one of the greatest champions for cancer research and unabashed determination. He inspired and united a nation more than any hockey game. That’s the level of regard Canadians have for Terry Fox. He’s a hero.

[@kf9346]

Canadian here and like many of my fellow country folk, every time I see this video I'm reduced to tears of awe, compassion, respect, and pride in the fact that Terry was not a general, a politican, a Hollywood actor or an international singing star, but still one of the most beloved and respected Canadians of all time. ♥🍁

[@hayleyz1703]

I still remember collecting donations for the Terry Fox runs we held at school, like it was yesterday 😭❤️ What a hero. Thank you for doing this reaction 🇨🇦

[@shawnranger7766]

True Canadian Hero, he's inspired so many of us, his fight for cancer research will never be forgotten

[@stacey1134]

❤❤❤ as a Canadian, this is always a proud moment. it is still an annual marathon to raise funds for research all across the country. his legacy will live forever. Thank you Terry Fox.

[@TheGrimeFamily]

I am Canadian and remember Terry running three my New Brunswick city when I was 10. We ran every year after that. I ran cross country for 6 years because of Terry Fox. He’s our hero. I never forgot him.

[@b1gr3d53]

i am from terry fox's home town, Vancouver BC. He is not only a canadian legend but a hero, i am 35 year old i still bawl my eyes out because its a story that you think "Holy cow he did ALL THAT?!?!" and you become inspired by him and what he accomplished.

[@rhondalawrie4751]

I was incredibly lucky and Terry ran right past my house and I got to see him and give money personally. I was young so it would be years later till I realized how incredibly special he was and that moment was. He endured so much beginning at 18 most of us couldn’t even fathom. Fortunately because of the money raised, many of us will never have to. He is an icon, a legend and by far the most amazing Canadian

[@amandagraham4254]

Sending thank you from Canada 🇨🇦. He truly is a hero ❤️

[@lealinds9496]

CORRECTION: To date the Terry Fox Foundation has raised $850 MILLION. There is an annual Terry Fox Run with fundraising marathons run all across Canada.

[@ChristopherLaHaise]

I was maybe 9 years old when he did his run. I had no idea who he was until he died. He made the front page of the newspaper, and I decided to read the article to find out who he was. No lie, I started crying immediately - this young man who I didn't know, had to suffer so much, and was so brave, so dedicated, did so much good. It was moving, and he became one of my heroes.

[@johnross5889]

I became a prosthetic technician in part because of Terry. He was a regular Canadian who accomplished extraordinary things. He should be on our currency to inspire and remind us all that one person can make a difference.

[@decoy1152]

I remember back in the 80's when this was happening I was only 7-8 years old and I still get choked up hearing Terry's story. Why? Because I'm Canadian! God Bless Terry.

[@KelliReimer]

Thank you so much for reacting to this video. Terry Fox is a Canadian Icon!!!! A Canadian Hero!! Much love from Vancouver BC Canada.

[@Dougwituik]

One of our absolutely GREATEST Canadians ever| RIP. Thank you so much for this reaction. sadly I think people are forgetting his legacy

[@minkiitwo]

Rick Hanson was inspired by Terry and he finished the run in his wheelchair!!! David Foster was inspired and The man in motion song helped raise awareness St. Elmos Fire was written by David Foster for him.!

[@ceciliakilgour5744]

Terry should be awarded, posthumously, the title of the world’s greatest athlete. 🇨🇦💕

[@sheilakaiser2726]

I know this story and it still makes me emotional. Terry and I were the same age and we saw him running very close to Thunder Bay.He’s a national hero❤️

[@YukonWilleh]

my mom shook his hand when he was on his run when she was young. His effort and what it started likely saved her life when she survived cancer at 65.

[@joannebattersby8365]

At thetime we had 24,000,000 population so $1 for every Canadian. What he has raised is in the BILLIONS, and he is a hero to children in every nation on earth. I am glad that you are being quiet and watching. There are NO WORDS.

[@barbaraperchluk9156]

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched reactions to Terry Fox and it brings tears every time

[@robertfraser845]

i had two friends in school when i was around ten yrs old one lost his leg to a bad accident and the second lost his leg to cancer much like terry did but both of them taught me and hopefully every one else in my school and all who know both now can remember the biggest gift of how to be a human being be humble be kind dont judge dont make fun of people who did not ask for what they have to deal with each and every day i thank both of them for the joy of life both showed every one else to learn from

[@bartlett454]

Thank you both for your kind words about our national hero, Terry Fox.🍁

[@nadinekeating3255]

Terry Fox is a huge deal here in Canada. I'm 37 and I still remember participating in the Terry Fox Run every September in school, and its still going just as strong. It's amazing watching my own children participate in the same fundraiser every year as I did growing up.

[@jomojojo6603]

There's a monument/statue of Terry on Highway 1 where he stopped running and there's another monument for him in Vancouver. (His home)

[@joannebattersby8365]

I have heard your darling little one off camera- childhood cancer teatment can be laid at the feet of Terry Fox. He was only a boy himself. And remember- he was dying of cancer and he ran A FULL MARATHON EVERY DAY. He is truly one of our greatest Canadians.

[@tomsawyer2768]

Thank You ! I remember everyone wanted to go meet and support Terry and all were in tears when he died got canc😮😅r again ! I will always remember him and his Heart,courage and dedication!

[@markdaigle4030]

Real Canadian hero. Thanks for sharing.🇨🇦

[@rongray6291]

He made an entire nation stand up and cheer

[@brianforgie7724]

Terry Fox is a national hero. Every person above age 5 has helped Terry Fox raise money personally. Every school age child has participated in his annual run. Every child and every citizen knows his name and respects his name. A TRUE HERO.

[@jayarr961]

Thanks for reacting. The human family is all of us in every country.

[@cherylsemrau7100]

The Terry Fox Run is open to all ages. The Run is all over the world

[@donaldduffy8947]

I was 9 years old when i met Terry Fox in Halifax Nova Scotia. He was very kind.

[@judybowman2161]

Thank you for honoring our greatest Canadian hero!

[@Romzylicious]

Every time I rewatch his story my heart breaks that if he had just had a proper running leg, he would have EASILY made it all the way. I pray he somehow has an idea of the impact he made on Canada, and the world.

[@spartuz71]

Thank you for understand what Terry means to all of us here in Canada. Hugs!

[@michaelcarr-ff3zv]

i was in grade 12 at the time and all of our friends and family could hardly wait to greet Terry when he would make it to Regina Saskatchewan sadly he would not make it had a good cry hearing of his death thanks i balled my eyes out through the entire show thanks for the memories

[@michaelbaird5029]

The narrator forgot to mention that the Terry Fox marathon of hope runs in Many different countries around the world 🌎

[@Habsbsbgirl1909]

Terry fox , was a inspiration to all Canadians, especially those fighting this horrible illness like myself to never give up ! If only Terry could see how he’s impacted canada plus how research has help so many people with cancer beat it and live longer thanks Terry ❤️ I’m a 3x breast cancer survivor I’ll beating it again 🙌! They way Terry ran became known as the fox trot the day Terry died 😭 it was a very sad day in canada 🇨🇦! Omg there so many types of cancer that one treatment doesn’t fit all

[@claudethibaudeau2714]

You guys are legends covering our amazing Terry Fox. To myself he's as much of a legend like William Wallace or someone like that. We all admired his courageous run. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦 take good care of yourselves in America guys.

[@pretty_kitty]

Still participate in his run to this day. A true Canadian Hero.

[@kgm4556]

This is the only react channel I enjoy. Idk why, the rest seem off. TY for covering Canadian stuff. We love that up north 🇨🇦😃

[@barbaradalziel9421]

Terry fox was running when we were in school and our class mapped out his marathon then all the schools started the terry fox run every september a true canadian hero

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

Saw Terry Fox. Had to click the video. Pure Legend this guy. PURE LEGEND!!!!

[@relent-lass7510]

Terry is the definition of a hero

[@shawnablackwood4262]

My aunt actually got to run WITH Terry as he passed through Peterborough, ON, just a short bit before his journey was tragically cut short in Thunder Bay, ON

[@carolmurphy7572]

Thank you for the respect you have shown to one of our national heroes. That odd little hop-hop-skip style that Terry Fox created in order to be able to use his walking prosthetic to run has come to be known as "The FOX-TROT"! Yes, Terry had a sense of humour in addition to tremendous courage, determination and compassion for others that he was trying to help through fundraising for cancer research. 😊 "Terry Fox Marathon of Hope" runs are now held in countries around the world, including the U.S.A., the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan! All because this 18 year-old kid from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada decided he wanted to prove himself worthy of life after his cancer diagnosis by helping to fund cancer research so others could live. What a Canadian hero! 🇨🇦❤🇨🇦

[@Sharon-bo2se]

It was just announced a few days ago that Terry will be on the new $5 bill. It will likely be the most popular bill we will ever have. Someday I hope you will get to see the memorial just outside Thunder Bay Ontario. There are others in Canada but this one is special.

[@paularocha9500]

Thanks for showing to the world how greatness can make a difference in everyone life and in the world ❤one step at the time ❤ this proves how great Canada 🇨🇦 is I’m so proud to be Canadian ❤❤❤ to this beautiful couple thanks 🙏🏻 to everyone please be true to yourself and everyone else ❤ peace to the human race ❤

[@Shaneodell35]

Thanks for this vid. Made me cry.

[@tsocanuck]

Terry is truly CANADA'S NO.1 HERO...BAR NONE

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Don't forget he not only ran but he ran a full marathon every single day.

[@Jacqueline-pn4yy]

JUST SUBSCRIBED ! I was 17 when I found out about Terry Fox, and he was already in the province of Ontario by then. I felt upset at the opportunity I missed, to support him in person when he passed thru the province of Quebec and especially thru Montreal on the Jacques Cartier bridge... minutes away from my house ! It hit the news when he hit Ontario ! Followed every news coverage and interviews after that, talked about him and spread the news about his run. He died on my 18th birthday. Canadians were never the same on that day, including myself. Just discovered you two yesterday ! and I am loving your reaction videos and comments so I subscribed. 👍 Will be going back on your page and check out what I've missed from you guys. New fan from Montreal 🇨🇦 ☮️

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Thanks for sharing! Welcome to the family!

[@hoodatdare7039]

My wife ran with Terry when he came through town.

[@qtheband751]

We are very very proud the Terry was Canadian.

[@brennanf486]

we might have a mall population but Canada is one of the biggest countries on the planet to think this man wanted to run across inspires me as a canadian.

[@daphneporter856]

Randomly looked up reactions to this today, was meant to watch this!

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

❤️❤️

[@canadianproud2882]

I have never met anyone who didn't love this young man Terry is my hero I followed his journey the whole way and I cried like never before when he passed we miss you Terry thanks for all the hope you gave us

[@dorothyfielding8209]

Terry was a huge deal at the time of his run. He is still a huge deal today. There are Terry Fox runs in countries all over the world

[@1001VideoGames]

I'm 38 now but we ran every year for Terry Fox in school.

[@davidbrock2450]

I'll be 59 yr old male Canadian August 21st of this year. I only lost one sorta family member to cancer (step mom). But I worked in a Hospital for 30 yrs, worst part was when I had to interact with kids who I knew were mostl ikely going to die. Dealing with adults didn't have an affect on me because they had lives. I had to move to another part of the hospital so I didn't have to deal with kids. Watching this video for like the 3rd time... I couldn't help it, I cried my eyes out. I have put many people into the fridge in the morgue. Luckily none of then were children. It was my job and I hardened myself to it. But if I had ever put a child into the fridge, I have no doubt my mind would have melted and I would have been useless for the rest of my life. I never had any kids and started asking my doctors to "Fix" me at 16 yrs of age.

[@glennred4830]

No one, before or since, has raised more funds for any cause or purpose. Every year, on Terry Fox run for life DAY, tens of thousands still run for Cancer awareness and support. His image has appeared on stamps, currency, in the Canadian Passport, and for special items of hope. He only made it halfway through Canada but will always be a winner of great achievement.

[@warrenpeterson6065]

Terry lives on today in the hearts and minds of every Canadian. His accomplishment was phenomenal but I suggest this is what it means to be Canadian. Dr. Banting, University of Toronto, co-invented insulin which saved millions upon millions of lives but he refused to patent the drug for personal gain. That's what it means to be a Canadian. Canada serves as the UN's peace keeping police force around the world to ensure fair elections and to safe guard citizens where it is deployed. That is what it means to be a Canadian. Canada welcomes from 400,000 to 500,000 immigrants every year. This is the most of any country world wide. That is what it means to be Canadian. Canada is prosperous because of the freedoms it provides its citizens and its citizens are prosperous because of this freedom. Happy Canada Day everyone!

[@danielletisserand2321]

Another great story is Rick Hanson wheel in motion tour of the world. He is a paraplegic again to raise money and awareness

[@tkitchkeesic]

Proud to say as a Canadian. My hand has been stained from coloring in the red arrow in my school. I run every year