A newspaper has launched a charity fund to help a 39-year-old Filipina immigrant wife whose Taiwanese husband died last month, leaving her to raise twin sons.
Emily, carrying her three-year-old sons in her arms, attended the funeral of her 65-year-old Taiwanese husband who had liver cancer and died 0nly a month after being diagnosed with the disease, the Taiwan Apple Daily reported.
Emily moved to Taiwan to work in an electronics factory and met her pastor husband in a church about 10 years ago. The pair married two years later.
The Filipina can only understand and speak a little Chinese, so a kindergarten education would be crucial so the twins can pick up the local languages.
She only had a part-time job in a fast food shop, making it difficult for her to make ends meet as she only earned about NT$10,000 a month, which covered rent and utilities but not much more.
The kindergarten’s headmaster said tuition for the twins would be NT$19,000, which was already discounted. For the time being, free education has been provided for the twins, as the school understood the huge financial burden suddenly shouldered by Emily.
A hospital social worker said they had been assisting Emily, including filing reduction in fees for the medical bills of her husband and arranging an application for a low-income family allowance, which was NT$5,390.
It was hoped the charity fund run by the newspaper Taiwan Apple Daily would help raise funds from readers to further assist the widow and her young sons.
I hope some people help them God bless
I hope some people help them God bless
God will always guide you,be strong for your twins
God will always guide you,be strong for your twins
Your love and support to my sister Emily is much appreciated and may our Lord Jesus bless you in return to help the needy.
Your love and support to my sister Emily is much appreciated and may our Lord Jesus bless you in return to help the needy.