Official Start: Today Marks The Day! Launching The #EveryStepCounts Initiative
![TERRY FOX [MARATHON OF HOPE] 39 YEARS AGO.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmd9QVP6VnXpTYAjrEUhASRi8x8h3qaxS9w2XWnmSjD566/TERRY%20FOX%20[MARATHON%20OF%20HOPE]%2039%20YEARS%20AGO.png)
It was 39 years, to the day, that Terry Fox dipped his foot into the Atlantic Ocean with the intent to run across Canada... on one leg! Terry had lost his right leg to bone cancer when he was only 18 years of age, three years previously. Having beaten back cancer he was now embarking on an epic adventure with the goal to raise money for cancer research. During his recovery he witnessed intense suffering in the cancer ward. It was then that he realized he had to do something... So on that day that's just what he did! One painful step at a time he set off across Canada.
Fast forward 39 years and here we are. Although we, as a human race, have made many breakthroughs in cancer research the disease is still, according to the World Health Organization, the 2nd leading cause of death globally claiming 1 in 6 lives.
These stats are grim but there is ALWAYS hope. In the spirit of Terry Fox (my childhood hero) and in recognition of his #MarathonOfHope initiative I have decided to take the next step by launching my own action against cancer. Today I am officially launching the #EveryStepCounts initiative here on the Steem Blockchain.
I will be using my @Actifit tracker to count my steps and plot them virtually across the span of Canada with the goal of raising 1 Steem for every step I take (11,412,500 Steps / 9,130 km) to be donated to the Terry Fox Foundation. Every Tuesday I will include a status update as I retrace the route Terry Fox took across Canada.
I look forward to engaging with you as we bring cancer and cancer research to the forefront of our conversations. Please follow along and support this cause in whatever ways that you can! Thank you so very much. I appreciate you all!
Let's make #EveryStepCount!
wil.metcalfe
Fitness Entrepreneur
Certified Personal Trainer
@BeachReady
@AdventureReady
@Actifit
@EveryStepCounts
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Way to go buddy, you are a good man👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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He is my hero too!!
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Hi @wonderwow! Terry Fox’s heart ❤️ and SPIRIT still continue today! I hope that you can follow along as I step in his footsteps. Thank you, as always, for taking the time to read and comment on my posts! :)
This is a great initiative Wil, Terry Fox had such incredibly strong spirit, drive and motivation. I do wish you lots of success with the every step counts effort 👍😁
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Thank you Eric! I’m glad you get the connection. There’s definitely a reason I decided to feature Terry Fox. I’ve been taking a lot about the foundation of every activity and action. The SPIRIT component of health. I believe it is the master key to massive amounts of motivation and change!
No one embodies this more, for me, than Terry Fox! His SPIRIT, 39 years later, still fills me with admiration. When your in the presence of people like this (even though he has past away. R.I.P.) that sort of energy is contagious in all the right/healthy ways. I couldn’t think of anything more important that bringing his initiative to life here on the Steem Blockchain.
Eric! Thank you for your continued comments and support!