Alan Kurdi and Abdullah

Metro Vancouver: But she is still haunted by thoughts of three-year-old Alan Kurdi and his father, Abdullah, she said. "To be honest, my feelings are mixed feelings — happy I'm saving those lives," she said Friday from her Metro Vancouver home. "But deep down, I'm so, so hurt by just thinking about my brother Abdullah," she said. "Every single night, those two little nephews, it just breaks my heart … It just hurt me so much, and I hope one day it will get easier and we will move on." Abdullah two sons and wife drowned in early September after he paid smugglers to help them cross the treacherous waters between Turkey and Greece, according to Hamilton Spectator. A photo of Alan body face down in the surf sparked international sorrow and momentum to help Syrian refugees. Tima Kurdi said her brother Mohammed, his wife and five children have been accepted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Tima Kurdi original application to bring Mohammed and his family to Canada was denied because it didn't have the necessary paperwork. An official with Citizenship and Immigration Canada invited Kurdi in mid-October to reapply for Mohammed, as the government was no longer asking for difficult-to-obtain UN documents. The rejection caused Abdullah to lose hope that he would be allowed into Canada and he instead attempt the deadly voyage, his sister has said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.