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17 economist sunvtribune around the gommumttsaiuntok cfct 2aoob t nr rit 9 by roger varley staff writer azeem kayum is expect ing as many as 450 guests to show up for his 21st birthday today not bad for a kid who wasrft expected to survive infancy among the guests at the party at st peter and paul ukrainian banquet hall in scarborough will be doctors from the hospital for sick children where azeem spent the first year of his life in intensive care a birth injury caused the markham youth to suffer severe respiratory problems and spinal cord damage in his third year he suffered two heart attacks and was in a coma for two weeks so severe was his condition that at one point his parents were planning his funeral but his indomitable spirit has helped him defy doctors predictions and led to a new phase of his life he now is in the first year of a general arts course at seneca collegeyork with an eye to entering the broad- castingfield azeem at home for study week said he finds a much different atmosphere at seneca than was the case at markyille secondary school meeting people is diffi cult he said when i was in high school i knew every one but i am making friends in my own classes acknowledging that he has a learning disability azeem said he has to spend more time studying than a normal person because it doesnt all stick in my memo- ry- sometimes ill stay up until one oclock studying he said i dont always get the marks i want but i know i tried however his mother laila was proud to tell of her sons midterm marks hcgot 85 percent in broadcasting 77 percent in english and he passed the computer course she said hes enjoying his broadcast ing very much hes doing okay azeems mother said her son was advised to take a reduced workload when he registered at seneca its one of the best deci sions we have made she said it reduces the stress of the workload and the travel ling hes enjoying it very much cosburn earns honour staff photomike barrett the markham board of trade handed out its annual business excellence awards thursday night at the crystal fountain banquet hall among the recipients was mac cosburh left with board chairman alan direnfeld whose company cosburh patterson mather earned the high stan- dards and working conditions award other winners were dmti spatial inc- acculogic inc fsainternational access ross dixon financial services metcalf blainey burns insystems technologies and identicam the anthony roman- award went to cathy chouinard of chouihard bros roofing protect the lives of your family ensure everyone is buckled up for safety please recycle staff photomike barrett a birth injury meant azeem kayum wasnt supposed to survive infancy but the markham resident now attending seneca college is preparing to celebrate his 21st birthday with a big party public consultations hosted by frank klees mpp the ministry of consumer commercial relations monday loctpber 30 2000 730 pm 900 pm richmond hill town hall 225 east beaver creek road richmond 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