Mylene Badiola’s battle continues to get her two other children to Canada. | CBCNL
In February, for the first time since 2012, the Filipino woman could finally wrap her arms around her son Jade, which she did in a tear-filled hug at the St. John's airport.Like many people in the Philippines, Badiola left for work in Canada to send money home and provide a better life for her family.
She started working as a counter attendant at a Tim Hortons in downtown St. John's, moved up to shift supervisor and is now a manager trainee. A portion of her paycheque went home to her former husband, who was caring for her three children, her mother and her sister.No money for legal help Badiola started working as a counter attendant at a Tim Hortons in downtown St. John's, moved up to shift supervisor and is now a manager trainee.
But she had a long list of people offering to help her out, including the owners of the Tim Hortons where she works, who paid for the application, and a lawyer friend who helped with the paperwork, pro bono.While her job and the immigration paperwork took up much of her time, Badiola found something she hadn't been looking for: love.
But with three children a world away in the Philippines, a determined Badiola resolved to change that.
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