Shayla and her twin brother, Thomas, were adopted at 6 months old by a family from Calgary who relocated to Trinidad for work. Meanwhile, two older sisters were adopted previously and still live in the Toronto area. Due to unfortunate circumstances, difficult situations, and past struggles with the law, Shaylaâs birth parents lost custody shortly after they were born. Shayla always knew her birth parentsâ full names and used Facebook to find her birth mother and followed her throughout the years. Just a few months ago, Shaylaâs adoptive mom noticed a girl on her birth motherâs page that resembled Shayla a lot. Eventually, when Shayla was able to reach her older sister Seleena, she was also able to reach her oldest sister, Samantha. And with these connections, finally Shayla found her father, a former Vietnamese boat refugee who immigrated to Canada by himself.
