Warm porridge for poor sick children

(Baonghean.vn) -Receiving a bowl of hot nutritious porridge from the volunteers, parents of children being treated at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital felt warmer because of the community's care and sharing for children on the upcoming Children's Day.

On the morning of May 30, we followed the volunteers of Tia Sang Volunteer Club to participate in the program "Free love porridge for poor children" at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. This program is part of a series of activities to celebrate Children's Day June 1 for poor children being treated at the hospital, organized by the Hospital Youth Union in coordination with Tia Sang Club.

Since early morning, the kitchen of Nghe An Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital has been bustling with activity.nSome people wash rice, some chop meat, some peel potatoes, carrots...Before that, members of Tia Sang Volunteer Club divided up to go to the market to choose the freshest ingredients to ensure the porridge had enough nutrients.When two large aluminum pots were placed from the stove, they emitted a fragrant smell.,Everyone eagerly awaits the moment when they receive bowls of hot, delicious porridge cooked by themselves to the patients.pediatricpoor. 9am, in front of the hospital grounds, there were bustling scenes of people receiving porridge, people scooping porridge, and the greetings and laughter of volunteers.

Receiving bowls of nutritious, fragrant porridge, parents of poor children being treated at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital all felt warmed by the community's sharing. Ms. Dao Thi Nhan, Phuc Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, whose child is being treated at the Cardiology Department, excitedly said: "My child has been hospitalized for nearly 2 weeks now, the treatment costs are expensive, while my family is in financial difficulty. I am very happy to receive such delicious porridge from everyone for my child." Carrying 3 lunch boxes in her hand, Ms. Nguyen Thi Khanh (Hung Thang commune, Hung Nguyen district) - whose 2-year-old child is being treated at the respiratory department happily said: "This morning, I heard that the volunteer students at the department said that porridge would be distributed at noon, so I and everyone went down to get porridge for my child. Because my roommates are busy taking care of the children, I went to get some for them."



The joy of parents when receiving free porridge from volunteers.

In the morning alone, nearly 600 charity porridge portions were handed out to poor sick children. Trinh Thu Huong - Head of Tia Sang Volunteer Club said: "This is the second time Tia Sang Club has organized a program to distribute free porridge to sick children atBNghe An Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital. In 2012, the Club also provided 1,200 free porridges and 1,200 gifts for children on the occasion of Children's Day. To have funds to organize charity programs, we have to rely on the kind hearts of everyone to help.

Through the distribution of free charity porridge, Tia Sang Volunteer Club also called on the community to join hands to help two unfortunate children, Hoang Xuan Phap (14 months old, in Hung Nguyen) and Thai Huu Hoang (2 years old, Yen Thanh) with congenital heart disease who have just undergone surgery. The families of these two children are poor, so the cost of treatment and care is very expensive. This is a meaningful and humane activity that young people want to share with children on Children's Day this year.

Most of the volunteers who join Tia Sang Club are students from universities, colleges and high schools in Vinh City. For the first time following the volunteers to distribute charity porridge to sick children, Le Thi Thuy - Class 11T3,THa Huy Tap High School, shared: "Coming to the children with difficult circumstances being treated in the hospital, we feel that we have to do more to help them. Participating in distributing porridge to the children, I feel very happy because I have contributed a small part so that the children can have a delicious and nutritious porridge meal."

Doctor Tran Doan Chung - Secretary of the Youth Union of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, said: "Currently, the number of children coming for treatment at Nghe An Children's Hospital is very large, with about 400 - 600 children receiving inpatient treatment, nearly 700 children coming for examination every day. Among them, many poor children are children of poor families, ethnic minorities with difficult circumstances.Bowls of love porridge not only have great spiritual meaning to encourage children and parents, but also help ease some of their suffering.heavy hospital bills, medicine

Dr. Chung added that every year, on occasions such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and Children's Day June 1, individuals and organizations organize charity programs to share the difficulties of families with children being treated here. "Our hospital has welcomed many charity groups from different organizations, including young volunteers from universities, colleges, and high schools to distribute free porridge from self-raised funds, so it is very valuable. This is a small but useful and practical work, thereby contributing to educating and enhancing the responsibility of young people for the community," said Dr. Chung.

As planned, on the evening of May 31, Tia Sang Volunteer Club will organize a Children's Day program for children being treated at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital./.

Doan Hoa