Quinn Strang completes 26-day hitchhiking trip across Canada to raise money for cancer research

 

Quinn Strang from New Brunswick has successfully completed a 26-day hitchhiking trip across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Quinn followed the same route as Terry Fox, a famous Canadian athlete and cancer research activist. The journey began in Newfoundland and ended at Terry Fox's grave in Port Coquitlam.

Quinn Strang is a two-time cancer survivor as a teenager. He also had to undergo a hip replacement surgery during his studies. Quinn says the faces of children with cancer he saw while receiving treatment in the hospital inspired him to take on the journey.

Quinn met many people along the way, from Russian truck drivers to Buddhist monks. He was supported by ordinary families he met along the way, providing him with food and lodging. The goal was to raise $100,000, but by the end of the trip, he had raised more than $110,000.

The money will be distributed to the Terry Fox Foundation and the IWK Children's Hospital in Halifax. Quinn Strang added that the trip taught him that there is still good in the world.