The whole family has a serious illness, the young wife holds her child and goes to beg for money for treatment.

Mr. Hai is currently hospitalized, with treatment costs running into millions of dong per day. Photo: Minh Thai

Ms. Lang Thi Luyen (24 years old), wife of Mr. Nguyen Trong Hai (29 years old) in Dan village, Nghia Lam commune, Nghia Dan district, wiped away her tears and said: After many years of her husband's parents suffering from serious illness, all the savings were gradually gone. The house they were living in, although dilapidated, was mortgaged to borrow money to send her parents for treatment. Mr. Hai is the youngest child and the only son in the family. The two daughters are married far away, life is very difficult.

Some philanthropists visited and supported Mr. Hai's family. Photo: Minh Thai

Eight months ago, my father-in-law passed away after two years of battling lung cancer. My mother-in-law has had uterine fibroids for five years and has not had the chance to undergo surgery. The tumor has now become complicated. One day at the end of November, upon hearing that my mother-in-law was going to Hanoi for surgery, Hai advanced his salary by 10 million VND and rode his motorbike from Vinh City to bring it back to his mother to cover the surgery costs. When he was only 1 km away from home, Hai unfortunately had a traffic accident. A truck driving in the opposite direction suddenly hit him, causing both him and his motorbike to be dragged under the truck, lying motionless in a pool of blood.

The doctor concluded that Mr. Hai had suffered a traumatic brain injury, which was life-threatening, so he was immediately transferred to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases. That same night, he underwent surgery to remove part of his brain.

Mr. Hai's family is poor and their circumstances are extremely difficult. Photo: Minh Thai

On the day of Hai’s accident, although he was entitled to poor household insurance, the cost exceeded the amount so he had to pay more. The only remaining asset, two fields, had to be mortgaged to get 20 million VND to pay for her husband’s treatment. We have borrowed from all the places we could, but now my family is exhausted and has no one to rely on – Ms. Luyen added.

Faced with the difficult situation of Mr. Hai's family, recently, the neighbors have often visited, some gave oranges, some weighed rice and called on the people in the area to join hands to share the difficulties with his family. Mr. Truong Van Cuong - Chairman of the Fatherland Front of Nghia Lam commune said: "Mr. Hai's family is a poor household. His parents have both suffered from serious illnesses for a long time, his two children are still very young (one is 4 years old, the other is 2 years old) while the economy depends entirely on the money earned by Mr. Hai working for hire everywhere with all kinds of jobs. Now Mr. Hai has had a serious accident, the family seems to be at a dead end, the local government has mobilized and donated to help the family but only a small part has been received".

Saying goodbye to us, Ms. Luyen sadly said: I hope that when my husband wakes up, he will have the opportunity to have a brain transplant surgery. At that time, I did not know where to get the money to pay for the surgery for my husband. That dream seems simple, but with her current situation, it is difficult to realize without everyone's help.