My name is Frenz Dela Cruz. I'm writing to ask for help for my uncle, Grover Baillo, and his wife, Melany Soliman. They are a couple whose love story is about to end, or transform, depending on whether we can reunite them in time.

For three years, they have lived apart. No hugs, no morning coffee together, no being there for each other in person.

Grover and Melany have been married for 15 years. They had a life together. They had plans. Then immigration happened. Jobs happened. The reality of being separated across continents set in.

For the past three years, they've been apart.

Three years of video calls instead of holding hands.

Three years of "I miss you" texts instead of falling asleep next to each other.

Three years of Melany in Kuwait, building a career to support their family.

Three years of Grover in Calgary, fighting every single day to become a permanent resident, to finally bring her home and give her the better life they both deserve.

They counted down the days. They talked about their reunion. They made plans. They held onto hope.

They were so close. The visa process was starting. There was finally light at the end of the tunnel.

Then, on March 30, 2026, our world shattered.

Grover suffered a severe stroke. He is currently in the Intensive Care Unit at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. He is fighting for every breath, surrounded by machines and tubes. The doctors are doing their best, but there is a silence in his room that only one person can fill.

While Grover fights for his life in Canada, Melany is stranded in Kuwait.

It is hard to put into words the cruelty of this situation. After three years of waiting to hold him, she is now forced to watch him through a grainy video call, unconscious in a hospital bed. She can't whisper in his ear. She can't hold his hand to let him know she's there. She is thousands of miles away, completely helpless.

IMAGINE THIS:

You haven't held your spouse in three years. You've been patient. You've been strong. You've been waiting.

Now, they are fighting for their life. And you can't be there.

That is where Melany is right now.

We need to get Melany to Calgary.

She needs to be the one there when he opens his eyes.

She needs to be the one helping the doctors understand his history and making the critical choices that could save him.

Most of all, Grover needs to hear her voice so he has a reason to keep fighting.

We are asking for your help to overcome the hurdles keeping them apart. We are currently navigating the emergency visa process, but the cost of travel itself is a massive hurdle.

We are trying to raise money to bring her to Grover immediately.

Grover is only 50 years old. He is a good man, a hard worker, and a husband who has spent every waking hour for the last three years thinking about the day he'd see his wife again.

Please don't let their three-year wait end like this. We want their story to end with a reunion, not a goodbye over a phone screen. Any amount, $5, $20, or $100, will help us bring Melany to his bedside where she belongs.

If you can't donate, please share this campaign. Sharing is free and could reach someone who can help bring her home to him.

Thank you for reading our story and for showing our family so much compassion. Maraming Salamat po.

With love and hope,

Frenz Dela Cruz