#THREAD: Like a lot of Filipino migrant workers, Kherin Dimalanta moved to Canada because of a dream. But six months after arriving in Ottawa, Dimalanta was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, a diagnosis that could bar her from becoming a permanent resident of the country.

When evaluating potential immigrants, Canada looks at their health and how much they'd cost the health care system. The Liberals set the threshold at around $20,000/year. However, Dimalanta's daily dialysis costs around $40,000/year, which makes her ineligible of becoming a PR.

Dimalanta is currently appealing her case and is awaiting her permanent residency status under humanitarian grounds. She hopes Canada will listen to her story, given that she still pays taxes and was healthy when she arrived in the country.

With the help of her employers, Dr. Kwadwo ( @kwadwo777) and Dr. Cathy Kyeremanteng, Dimalanta holds on to hope. A GoFundMe for her states if she has to move back to the Philippines, where she cannot afford dialysis, her doctors said: "she would die in two weeks."

It's been almost four years since Dimalanta last held her kids' hands. Now, she's also left with a tough choice to make: fight to stay in Canada to live and, potentially, bring her kids here for a better life or be with them in the Philippines and die.

The GoFundMe for Dimalanta encourages people to write to their MPs or to Immigration Minister @marcomendicino to appeal her case. Here's the link to that page. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kherin-dimalanta-stay-in-canada?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=sms&utm_source=customer-andr

Here's Kherin Dimalanta's story on @OMNIFilipino. https://fb.watch/3k9UKDeBG1/