For six months, my mom was blessed to have her parents visiting her in Canada from Guyana. What was meant to be precious family time turned into a nightmare on October 31, 2025, when my grandfather suddenly became seriously ill with a heart attack and had to be rushed to the emergency room. He was hospitalized from October 31 to November 11, 2025, undergoing open heart surgery and intensive care. Thankfully, he is now recovering but because they were visiting from Guyana and had no health insurance coverage in Canada, she has been left with a devastating medical bill.

My mom is a single mother of three, separated from her husband for many years. With two grown children and an 11-year-old at home, she works hard to provide for our family. The medical bill and medication costs from my grandfathers hospitalization total $35,982 an amount she cannot afford, even with a payment plan.