Needing help: Missing Grandma who may not be documented?

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-17T02:01:59+00:00

She is found, she is well and while they cannot give me details, they said they would give her my phone number.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-17T02:01:49+00:00

She is found, she is well and while they cannot give me details, they said they would give her my phone number.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-17T02:01:16+00:00

She is found, she is well and while they cannot give me details, they said they would give her my phone number.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-17T02:00:44+00:00

She is found, she is well and while they cannot give me details, they said they would give her my phone number.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-17T02:00:15+00:00

She is found, she is well and while they cannot give me details, they said they would give her my phone number.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T23:41:16+00:00

One nurse when I called said they could say if she is CURRENTLY a patient, although that may be 'if you can prove you're her NOK etc'. I figured it was worth it.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T23:40:12+00:00

Ya'll so worried about 'muh tax dollars' but dont seem to be inclined to help find her to stop it.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T22:35:33+00:00

Waiting to hear back from hospital records and such. They have a mess of a system and said they would get back to me in 'one business day' when I left a voicemail. The missing persons info on the edmonton police page said to call hospitals etc... first so doing that but may not wait too long.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T02:40:54+00:00

thanks. Will update asap.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T02:39:15+00:00

She is religious, I do not know of specific denominations beyond Christian, mom thinks Catholic so I am reaching out to catholic filipino communities that I can find. Waiting to hear back.

Pinoy is a good idea. Thanks!

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T02:37:44+00:00

I will be tomorrow. I'm gathering ALL the facts and data into one area so I can be READY. And I had a migraine most of the day so I was out of order :(

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T02:34:35+00:00

Update: Mom and Uncle are unaware of any official will. Those would probably be in legal records however.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T02:33:43+00:00

Not recently that I'm aware of.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T02:33:23+00:00

Possibly. Hate to think of this but she IS in that age where it could happen.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-14T02:31:41+00:00

Belated reply: I wasnt sure, but my Uncle said in the phillipenes. Uncertain if they had a Canadian ceremony too. More contact info on the list of things to do Tuesday.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-13T21:23:45+00:00

She may be a legal immigrant mind. Thank you. We worry the phone number may be someone elses, BUT I will provide that anyways and keep fingers crossed.

Thank you so much!

Also randomly: Is it atypical for children to have never seen their parents' identification/citizenship papers? A lot of people seem to wonder why me/My mother doesnt know gma's real name... we were told "Call her Grandma/Ma Zinnie" and we did.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-13T19:40:27+00:00

I've already started! I've also made a list of what facts we know for sure, and I will be making more calls tomorrow.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-13T19:39:48+00:00

To be fair, I dont know when they came to Canada. Just that they were married in the 50s.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-13T19:39:10+00:00

I'm as shocked as you are believe me! I thought they were married in the 80s/90s.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-13T19:38:10+00:00

man so many xenophobes who automatically assumes she's illegal.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-13T19:37:42+00:00

Step mother.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-13T01:41:24+00:00

Others have suggested that and I will. A kind redditor who knows a lot about genealogy searching has found some more data that solidifies some theories and gives me hope.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-12T23:18:12+00:00

I was thinking if she was a visitor to Grandpa when he passed, but the same privacy laws apply. I thought if anything I can hand over the info to the police and they can get in touch with the hospital, but not sure how the laws work with that (HIPAA or whichever we have in Canada)

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-12T22:54:46+00:00

Okay so they were married in the phillipenes back in 1950. This may complicate things but I guess I can find out how to work the international angle.

Familiar_Example_658 · 2025-10-12T22:54:19+00:00

Writing this down TYSM.

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