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OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, April 29, 2009 · 12 Sumair's smile remembered n Continued from page 4 As Sumair had been in the hospital so much over the past year he had become well known to the staff at Sick Kids. Satter's laptop is full of pictures of nurses, doctors, and even the occasional clown posing with Sumair at the hospital. In nearly all of these pictures, Sumair can be seen smiling even though by this point his body was greatly swollen from the steroids he'd been taking as part of his treatment. "He would smile, he would give them high fives, even if a nurse was having a bad day they would come to Sumair and talk with him and play with him," said Satter. Despite being placed on a ventilator at one point, Sumair again fought his way to recovery and was able to return home in late August. Photos of Sumair celebrating his birthday and posing with his sisters Nisha, 8, and Aysha, 7, commemorated this happy period. "He was much better. He was "Looking at him, he was so strong, even until the day he passed away I was sure he was going to make it." n Saif Satter, Sumair's father Join SAVIS of Halton for a day of Cosmic Bowling! Raise funds to help end violence. SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009 2 to 5pm @ Burlington Bowl Register your team at www.savisofhalton.org BURLINGTON walking and talking, he was getting speech therapy and all the rehab he needed," said Rafia, Sumair's mother. "We were thinking about his schooling and everything." All of these plans came to an end in late February when Sumair suddenly took a turn for the worse. His parents said he caught a simple virus, which his already weakened body was just unable to fight off. Satter noted the doctors at Sick Kids worked furiously to save his son, but in the end to no avail. Sumair passed away on March 3. "Looking at him, he was so strong, even until the day he passed away I was sure he was going to make it," said Satter. "What really touched me was when they knew it was Sumair's last moments there was a line-up of nurses and doctors coming to see him to say goodbye." In the wake of Sumair's death, Emily Carr Public School, which is attended by Sumair's sisters, approached Satter and Rafia and offered to do what they could to help them through this difficult time. Satter and Rafia instead asked the school to hold a fundraiser to provide for the continued use of the Berlin Heart ventricular assist device at Sick Kids so other children will have the chance to make it to a transplant, which Sumair had. "It's like a bridge to life," said Satter. "A lot of people can definitely get help with this." The fundraiser will take place on Tuesday, May 5 at Emily Carr Public School, located at 2255 Pine Glen Rd., at 7 p.m. The evening arts show will feature Emily Carr's `Dance Village Group,' an interlink choir and band. Admission to this event is free, but donations to Sick Kids in honour of Sumair are encouraged. For more information, contact 416-813-5212.