Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund 2017: Injury sidelines single mother

For the last three years, Erika has been steadily recovering from an injury that left her struggling to work.
But it hasn’t been an easy journey for the 31-year-old mother of two young sons. As their sole provider — the boys’ father does not help them financially — Erika said it’s up to her to figure out how to make ends meet. As a nurse, however, she’s limited in the number of hours she can work per week, she explained. And without help from her family, she s