Nilab85@yahoo.com
To whom it may concern
My name is Nilab Shah Mahmood. I am a Canadian Citizen who lives in Edmonton, Ab with my husband, Ozar Abdul Maroof , daughter, Hena Abdul Maroof , and son, Shahir Abdul Maroof.
My daughter Hena is 9 years old. She was born premature at 33 weeks through C-section on March10,2008 due to poor growth in Burnaby, BC. She had to stay in NICU for 12 days before we could take her home. It was clear from beginning that my daughter had some medical issues, but we did not know the extent of her problems back then. As her poor health took us in and out of hospitals every day, we would get to see lots of doctors and specialists and every time, they would let us know of a new issue, a new sickness, a new concern for Hena. We were even told that she would not make it past 3-4 months of age. It was a roller coaster of sadness and hopelessness for us. In her young age, she has gone through several surgeries, including; G-tube, hips, ear drainage tubes, cataract extraction and tonsillectomy. She sees a lot of specialists and is dependent in all daily activities; she is on wheelchair. She has a long list of medical issues including;
• Global developmental delay, poor growth
• Seizure disorder
• Total dislocation of hips and other bone abnormalities
• Opitz Trigonocephaly Syndrome
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Aspiration, G-tube fed( Compleat Pediatric 130 ml 4 times a day)
• Hypothyroidism
• Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return of right chamber of heart
• Frequent croups
• Poor vision, poor hearing, non-verbal
She has a long list of medications that she has to take throughout the day in order to survive.
Thank God my daughter is a strong fighter. She has won the battle for her life a few times after going into comma.
Throughout all of this, my husband and I have tried to stay strong, but it has taken its toll on us physically and mentally. We are under a lot of stress. I have chronic low back pain and depression. My husband has to work, so it is very hard for me to look after my daughter. I cannot even do my house chores because of my pain. Up until now, I could get some help from my sister Gita Shah Mahmood and my sister-in-law, MizhgonaAbdul Maroof. However, now, my sister is looking for a job and my sister-in-law is working and she is also going back to school in January. Therefore, I will have nobody to help me take care of my daughter.
I cannot entrust my daughter’s care to strangers after I had a bad experience with a care giver back when Hena was 4 years old. We used to live in Burnaby, BC. There was a care giver who would come and look after my daughter during the day. Back then, Hena used to have a JG-tube through which she was fed. One day, her JG-tube was mishandled by the care-giver and it came out of her intestine. When the JG-tube comes out, it should be inserted back by a specialist under x-ray or ultra-sound (I do not remember which). However, the caregiver inserted the tube back herself and did not let us know about this matter. Henastarted crying nonstop for 10 days and she would throw up every time we fed her. We would take her to doctors and they would say it was because of her acid reflux. We got to know the truth after an x-ray when the specialist told us that the tube had come out and somebody had inserted it back the wrong way.
With all that being said, I want my sister, Nabila Shah Mahmood who lives in Kabul, Afghanistan, to come here and help me care for my daughter.
My sister, Nabila is a healthy and strong 27 years old who is single. She is very good at taking care of my daughter Hena as I witnessed it last year when I visited Kabul between May2017-July2017. She was very kind and loving of Hena. She would spend a lot of time playing and talking to my daughter. I could see lots of good changes in Hena’s emotional and physical state. She would smile a lot, seek people’s interaction and attention by her hand and eye gestures. She would try to move more or make lots of sounds which happens very rarely. I cannot think of a better person to be with my Hena and help her in this hard journey that she faces daily. My daughter deserves love and proper care and I want to give it to her through my sister.
Therefore, I kindly ask for your help and assistance in allowing Nabila to come to Canada and be an emotional and physical help for me and my daughter.
Canada is a generous country. It has given life and hope to so many people in need. I am in desperate need of emotional and physical help right now. I hope my daughter Hena can count on Canadian government to help her have more love, affection and attention that her aunt Nabila can provide her.
Thanks for your time and I am looking forward to your honourable decision in this matter
Sincerely,
Nilab Shah Mahmood
To whom it may concern
My name is Nilab Shah Mahmood. I am a Canadian Citizen who lives in Edmonton, Ab with my husband, Ozar Abdul Maroof , daughter, Hena Abdul Maroof , and son, Shahir Abdul Maroof.
My daughter Hena is 9 years old. She was born premature at 33 weeks through C-section on March10,2008 due to poor growth in Burnaby, BC. She had to stay in NICU for 12 days before we could take her home. It was clear from beginning that my daughter had some medical issues, but we did not know the extent of her problems back then. As her poor health took us in and out of hospitals every day, we would get to see lots of doctors and specialists and every time, they would let us know of a new issue, a new sickness, a new concern for Hena. We were even told that she would not make it past 3-4 months of age. It was a roller coaster of sadness and hopelessness for us. In her young age, she has gone through several surgeries, including; G-tube, hips, ear drainage tubes, cataract extraction and tonsillectomy. She sees a lot of specialists and is dependent in all daily activities; she is on wheelchair. She has a long list of medical issues including;
• Global developmental delay, poor growth
• Seizure disorder
• Total dislocation of hips and other bone abnormalities
• Opitz Trigonocephaly Syndrome
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Aspiration, G-tube fed( Compleat Pediatric 130 ml 4 times a day)
• Hypothyroidism
• Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return of right chamber of heart
• Frequent croups
• Poor vision, poor hearing, non-verbal
She has a long list of medications that she has to take throughout the day in order to survive.
Thank God my daughter is a strong fighter. She has won the battle for her life a few times after going into comma.
Throughout all of this, my husband and I have tried to stay strong, but it has taken its toll on us physically and mentally. We are under a lot of stress. I have chronic low back pain and depression. My husband has to work, so it is very hard for me to look after my daughter. I cannot even do my house chores because of my pain. Up until now, I could get some help from my sister Gita Shah Mahmood and my sister-in-law, MizhgonaAbdul Maroof. However, now, my sister is looking for a job and my sister-in-law is working and she is also going back to school in January. Therefore, I will have nobody to help me take care of my daughter.
I cannot entrust my daughter’s care to strangers after I had a bad experience with a care giver back when Hena was 4 years old. We used to live in Burnaby, BC. There was a care giver who would come and look after my daughter during the day. Back then, Hena used to have a JG-tube through which she was fed. One day, her JG-tube was mishandled by the care-giver and it came out of her intestine. When the JG-tube comes out, it should be inserted back by a specialist under x-ray or ultra-sound (I do not remember which). However, the caregiver inserted the tube back herself and did not let us know about this matter. Henastarted crying nonstop for 10 days and she would throw up every time we fed her. We would take her to doctors and they would say it was because of her acid reflux. We got to know the truth after an x-ray when the specialist told us that the tube had come out and somebody had inserted it back the wrong way.
With all that being said, I want my sister, Nabila Shah Mahmood who lives in Kabul, Afghanistan, to come here and help me care for my daughter.
My sister, Nabila is a healthy and strong 27 years old who is single. She is very good at taking care of my daughter Hena as I witnessed it last year when I visited Kabul between May2017-July2017. She was very kind and loving of Hena. She would spend a lot of time playing and talking to my daughter. I could see lots of good changes in Hena’s emotional and physical state. She would smile a lot, seek people’s interaction and attention by her hand and eye gestures. She would try to move more or make lots of sounds which happens very rarely. I cannot think of a better person to be with my Hena and help her in this hard journey that she faces daily. My daughter deserves love and proper care and I want to give it to her through my sister.
Therefore, I kindly ask for your help and assistance in allowing Nabila to come to Canada and be an emotional and physical help for me and my daughter.
Canada is a generous country. It has given life and hope to so many people in need. I am in desperate need of emotional and physical help right now. I hope my daughter Hena can count on Canadian government to help her have more love, affection and attention that her aunt Nabila can provide her.
Thanks for your time and I am looking forward to your honourable decision in this matter
Sincerely,
Nilab Shah Mahmood
