Last month, Lisa Wicks and her family were frantically preparing for her to leave the country.

The Australian woman has been living in Canada for more than 22 years but failed to renew her temporary visa.

She was to be removed from her Gander home and the country on August 1st.

That would have left behind her ailing husband and her daughter 20 year old, Erica.

But, just hours before she was set to go, she got an email from the Canada Border Service Agency, saying she could stay for another 30 days. The CBC's Melissa Tobin spoke with Lisa Wicks about the news and what she has learned.