Readers of Nghe An Newspaper share difficulties with 90-year-old woman raising mentally ill child
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of June 30, readers of Nghe An Newspaper visited and gave gifts to Ms. Cao Thi Tam - a person in difficult circumstances in Thanh Tien commune, Thanh Chuong district.
Although Ms. Cao Thi Tam (also known as Ms. Kien) is 90 years old, she still has to take care of her youngest son Nguyen Van Tai (46 years old) who has a mental illness and has to be chained to a pillar in the house. For more than ten years, Ms. Kien has beentake care of bedridden son by herselfso.

The difficult circumstances of Mr. Tam's family were reflected in the article "The miserable circumstances of a 90-year-old woman raising a mentally ill son" published in Nghe An electronic newspaper on June 10, 2023.
On this occasion, readers of Nghe An Newspaper visited and gave Mr. Tam 900,000 VND, encouraged his spirit and shared the difficulties with his family.
It is known that after learning about the old man's difficult circumstances, a charity in Nghi Van commune, Nghi Loc district offered to take care of his mentally ill son.
"I really hope my son will be taken care of by a facility to ease his hardships in old age" - Mr. Tam shared.