7th grade student broke his spine because his friend pulled his chair jokingly.

From 40 kg, after falling and breaking his spine, Luong Van Thao now weighs only 25 kg. Photo: Be Vinh

In grade 5, during an outdoor activity, a classmate teased Thao by pulling a chair when she was about to sit down, causing her to fall backwards and hurt her back. On the 5th day, her whole body began to go numb and she could no longer sit up. Her parents found out and immediately took Thao to the district medical center for examination and then transferred her to Nghe An General Hospital where she was diagnosed with a broken vertebra. She had surgery in early 2016 at Viet Duc Hospital (Hanoi).

After falling when her friend pulled a chair, Thao suffered a serious injury, breaking her spine. Currently, the post-operative wound continues to recur. In the photo: Thao's spine is completely shifted to the right. Photo: Luong Nga

After the surgery, Thao returned to school as usual, but unfortunately, in early 2018, her illness relapsed. Now her body is getting thinner and thinner, from 40 kg to only 25 kg, her limbs are becoming weak and gradually atrophied, Thao's spine is completely deviated to the right side.

Thao has had to stop going to school for 3 months now, and needs her parents to help her with all her activities. Her health has declined significantly. But more worryingly, her family can no longer afford to continue treating her.

Luong Van Thao's biggest dream is to be cured so he can continue going to school. Photo: Be Vinh

Ms. Luong Thi Minh, Thao's mother, said that the family's biggest wish now is to treat Thao so that she can continue to go to school and live a normal life like everyone else, but now the family does not know where to turn. The debt from 2016 when the family took Thao for treatment has not been paid off yet, even though Ms. Minh borrowed money everywhere, had to sell the land where she was growing acacia to get the 130 million VND for Thao's surgery. Currently, the family still owes 30 million VND.

Her eldest son also dropped out of school to work to help his parents take care of his younger siblings, but the savings from his salary only helped cover daily medical expenses and was not enough to take Thao to see a doctor and get treatment.

Due to poverty, the dream of good boy Luong Van Thao is gradually fading away. Photo: Luong Nga

Looking at the thin, sickly body of poor student Luong Van Thao, everyone felt sorry. Although he had to lie in bed every day, he still had books and notebooks beside him. Thao missed his school, his class, his teachers and his friends. His biggest wish now is to recover so he can continue going to school.

The situation of student Luong Van Thao is in great need of attention and help from philanthropists so that he can be treated and fulfill his dream.

Please send any support to the Department of Publishing and Social Activities - Nghe An Newspaper, No. 3, Le Nin Avenue, Hung Phuc Ward - Vinh City - Nghe An. Contact phone number: (023) 83.588138; (023) 88 600006.

Or: Ms. Luong Thi Minh, Thuan Lap village, Chau Hanh (Quy Chau); student Luong Van Thao, class 7A4, Hanh Thiet Secondary School (Quy Chau).