Just after her first birthday, Jason’s little daughter Angela was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and given a 20% chance of survival. To help her get through it, he created a t-shirt that would make her feel invincible.
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00:00And we brought a friend along. Do you know who this is?
00:03Batman.
00:04Yeah.
00:07Do you want to open it?
00:08No.
00:11Wow.
00:16Open that up.
00:18Wow. Look at that.
00:21That's an awesome uniform.
00:22There's a very interesting study known as the Batman Effect.
00:25When a child takes on a superhero costume,
00:30they not only take on the costume, they take on the persona of that superhero.
00:34So now they're looking at things differently.
00:37They're looking at life through a different lens.
00:42My name is Jason Sotiris and I'm the co-creator of Super T.
00:45Show us your muscles.
00:47Yeah.
00:49The new medical garment for kids to wear in hospital.
00:52That's so cool. Can I have a fist bump?
00:54Oh!
00:59The inspiration for the Super T idea
01:02came from my own personal experience
01:05seeing my daughter fight her battle with a rare form of cancer.
01:10Shortly after her first birthday,
01:13Angela, my eldest daughter, started feeling sick.
01:18She just wanted cuddles and took long naps
01:22and she went from a very energetic young girl to the complete opposite.
01:27Eventually, we found our way to the Children's Hospital at Westmead
01:31and after four days of testing, they sat us down and they said,
01:35unfortunately, your daughter is very sick.
01:39She has a rare form of cancer called histiocytosis.
01:44They said, looking at how much this has spread,
01:49we'll give her a 20% chance of survival.
01:54I just wanted to help so much.
01:57There was nothing I could do.
01:59And as her father, I had to protect her.
02:02Until one night, after receiving chemotherapy,
02:07she woke up and the chemo was very strong.
02:11She threw up and I wanted to change her
02:14and the more I moved her, the more upset she got
02:16and I just wanted to rip that shirt off and make it so much easier for her.
02:20And that's when I thought, you know what?
02:22Maybe there's something we can do here.
02:24You don't need to put it on like a normal T-shirt.
02:26All you've got to do is...
02:28Like that.
02:30And like that.
02:32Jax, my name's Jason. How are you, Jax?
02:36Would you like a present?
02:40My daughter used to be here.
02:42She used to sit on this chair as well.
02:46Do you like superheroes?
02:48They're so cool!
02:52Cancer is like a bully that you just want to get to.
02:58It hides in the veins and organs of people you care and love
03:04and you just can't get to it.
03:08Unfortunately, it's like a shadow that never leaves you afterwards.
03:17Angela is doing very well.
03:19She recently turned six.
03:22Personally, I made a promise to my daughter
03:26that I would always fight
03:28until I see an end to her disease.
03:34My biggest dream is to get this product
03:37to every child in every hospital around the world
03:41so that it can grow into this international company
03:45where we can start contributing some massive financial assistance
03:50to those awesome people in the labs
03:53that have so little help
03:55so that they're trying to help those that have so little time.
04:01No!
04:03It's flashing up!
04:05No!
04:07It's flashing up!