Lame legs and dream of university

(Baonghean.vn) - Carrying the determination and dream of becoming a pharmacist, traveling hundreds of kilometers from Tan Hop (Tan Ky) to Vinh city to take the university entrance exam, disabled candidate Nguyen Thi Phuc had to struggle with the crowded and hot bus. However, if you know that for more than 17 years, every day of Phuc has been an arduous journey fighting her illness and her desire to study, then you will feel the depth and admiration for that little girl.

Nguyen Thi Phuc confidently walked into the exam site this afternoon.

On the morning of July 9, many parents and candidates at the exam site of Dang Thai Mai Secondary School (Vinh City) were filled with admiration when they saw the image of mother and daughter candidate Nguyen Thi Phuc struggling to help each other walk into the exam school gate. This special case was quickly helped and supported enthusiastically by volunteers, but contrary to the speculation of many people, on Phuc's bright and intelligent face, instead of being shy and timid like her usual mentality, she exuded the confidence of a girl who defied adversity and clearly knew her life's goals.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang (Phuc's mother) is not yet 40 years old. Following closely by her son's side, helping him move forward little by little, exclaiming when she saw the wooden crutches seem to cause pain to her son every time he turned over, it seems that for that mother, the great pains in life that have not been long have made her older than her age. Giving birth to her first daughter with many expectations and hopes, she named her child Phuc, meaning that she will live happily, joyfully, and luckily for the rest of her life. However, God was cruel, making her child lose her legs right after birth. "When Phuc was a few months old, the family saw that his legs were not normal, not developing like other children. When he was old enough to sit and walk, Phuc still just lay in one place. When he was almost 5 years old, he could only move and crawl a few steps!" - Ms. Hang recalled in tears.

From the poor countryside of Tan Ky, she held back her tears, sold everything she could, borrowed money, and ran around the village to take Phuc to the hospital. All the pharmacists concluded that Phuc's missing legs were a painful consequence of Agent Orange-dioxin! During the resistance war against the US, Phuc's paternal and maternal grandfathers both experienced battles throughout the mountains and forests of the South, and that cruel poison more than ten years later, took the lives of both of them. Phuc was the eldest granddaughter, the third generation, a miserable victim of the most terrible killer poison in human history!

Phuc was enthusiastically supported by volunteers.

Having no healthy legs, Phuc crawled with his hands when he was young. As he grew older, his parents cut three branches of trees for him to use as crutches. The first steps were very painful, painful to the point of bleeding, and he felt resentment, inferiority, and self-pity. Then, when the rain and sun were erratic and there were loud noises, a sharp headache would come from nowhere, weighing heavily on the young girl. But overcoming all of that, Phuc tried her best to stand firm, confidently going to school, just like her parents had placed their trust in her name. In 12 years of school, Phuc rarely missed school, countless certificates of merit from the school were hung solemnly in the empty house before, the failure after was the real result of Phuc's hard work. In this year's university entrance exam, Phuc confidently put his name on the application form for Vinh Medical University. “Since I was little, I have always wanted to become a pharmacist so that I could help those in difficult and sick situations. If others only need to try, I know I have to try ten times harder. But I believe I can do it!” Nguyen Thi Phuc shared frankly and determinedly before her first exam.

When this article reaches readers, Phuc has finished his second exam. He said he asked his roommates to check his work, compare the results, and is quite confident with his work. Only the morning of July 10th is left, then his mother and he will pack up and return to the countryside to wait for the final results. That said, but somewhere in Phuc's distant eyes, there is still a hint of worry: "Of course I hope to pass the exam, but if I do, I'm afraid I'll be a burden to my parents. Studying in the city is probably too expensive, in the countryside I only rely on the fields, what can I do..." Phuc left the sentence unfinished, slightly tilted his head to the other side, not daring to look into the confused eyes of his mother who was about to sit on the other corner of the bed. Yes, the financial worries were real. When going to Vinh city to take the exam, my mother had to go back and forth to pay for transportation expenses, accommodation of 140,000 VND/day, food, medicine for Phuc...

“Poor girl, she should have been given a little extra food to take the university entrance exam, but her parents can only take care of that much, eating whatever they have!”- Ms. Hang sighed. This morning, mother and daughter woke up early to have a quick sandwich, staying more than 500m from the exam site. Luckily, a parent in Yen Thanh who was also taking her child to the university entrance exam, staying in the room next door, kindly lent her a motorbike. “Taking Phuc by motorbike was less painful than walking on crutches. When they got to the exam site, the children volunteered to help wholeheartedly. There are so many kind people!”- Ms. Hang smiled and shared- the tired and sorrowful smile of a mother in the twilight, easily making people think of the misfortunes in life, but no, in her and her child, exuded faith and hope for the bright things waiting ahead./.

NPV