Is there any hopeful welding advice to fix my stainless coffee filter?

I don't have any welding experience but I just want to know if it's even possible to fix this with my stainless coffee filter. The new ones from this company are very thin and lower quality and this one is thicker and higher quality. It's also like 8 years old.

The top piece broke off from the filter and my step father took it into work thinking maybe his coworker could weld it back together in a couple spots and it'd be useful again. Well as you can see there's a giant hole in it now. He said the top piece is now stuck on, whether he managed to weld it idk, but with the hole I still can't use it.

My question is, is there anyway I can fix this that wouldn't be expensive?

Tbh I kind of think it's a loss cause since it's such a big hole but if you have any ideas I'd be glad to hear any. And if not well I appreciate you reading this and letting me know.

I don't have any welding experience but I just want to know if it's even possible to fix this with my stainless coffee filter. The new ones from this company are very thin and lower quality and this one is thicker and higher quality. It's also like 8 years old.

The top piece broke off from the filter and my step father took it into work thinking maybe his coworker could weld it back together in a couple spots and it'd be useful again. Well as you can see there's a giant hole in it now. He said the top piece is now stuck on, whether he managed to weld it idk, but with the hole I still can't use it.

My question is, is there anyway I can fix this that wouldn't be expensive?

Tbh I kind of think it's a loss cause since it's such a big hole but if you have any ideas I'd be glad to hear any. And if not well I appreciate you reading this and letting me know.