Yesterday, Whitmore School had their Terry Fox Walk.

They also had Arjan Eshuis speak to some of their classes.

Eshuis had sarcoma cancer in his leg, which is the same kind as Terry Fox.

It started in 2009, then it was removed, it came back a year later and was removed again, then it returned again in 2016, too deep to remove so his leg had to be amputated, and again this year, the sarcoma cancer returned in his lung and had to be removed.

Eshuis talks to classes because it’s very important to talk about cancer.

“Well, they heard about the story of Terry Fox and I’m called the Terry Fox from Dauphin almost. A lot of people say, 'hey, you know what, it’s exactly the same, are you willing to do this?' And I think, yes, it’s very important to show kids at schools that of course cancer is a terrible disease, but it’s always good to talk about it, that it’s not forgotten about, and that a lot of people know, if you have a prosthesis or people are having things removed that it’s really important we talk about it and that kids learn about it. That’s why I’m here because it’s something I think is really important and it’s not a scary part. You try to do your best to bring it in a positive way so people aren’t looking at you like ‘hey I feel so bad for you.’ No, it’s nothing about that, it’s really that they know and understand what it’s all about.”

He says he’s always open to going to schools to talk about cancer and support the Terry Fox foundation.