The miserable situation of the family of a 4-year-old boy who had heart surgery 3 times

In the poor village of Hamlet 5, Thanh Tung Commune, Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An Province, Nguyen Tien Ho had a difficult fate. He had two wives. Life was so difficult that his first wife left him, leaving him to raise two children as a single father.

The second wife, Ms. Phan Thi Loc, was also not as normal as other people because she suffered from postpartum depression. Five years ago, their daughter passed away at just over 1 year old due to congenital heart disease. After that, her depression became even worse.

In 2020, Mr. Ho and his wife gave birth to Nguyen Tien Thang. Like his deceased sister, Thang also suffered from a terrible congenital heart disease. When he was only 2 months old, Thang had to go to Hanoi E Hospital for surgery to insert a pulmonary artery catheter. In 2022, Thang continued to go to Hanoi for heart surgery, patching the ventricular septal defect and atrial septal defect.

This time, the child had a high fever and convulsions, so Mr. Ho and his wife took him to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for examination. Here, the doctor determined that Thang's heart condition was more serious, and he had to be transferred to E Hospital in Hanoi for emergency heart surgery.

While rushing to take care of the procedures to transfer his son to the hospital, Mr. Ho worriedly called his relatives in the countryside to find money. Meanwhile, when Ms. Loc heard that her son was seriously ill, her depression also became worse. Seeing his wife not being able to move quickly and the children crying, Mr. Ho could only swallow his tears and take his son to Hanoi alone for emergency treatment. The doctor said that Thang had a serious heart condition and would have to undergo many more surgeries.

During the days when Mr. Ho took his child to the hospital for treatment, the villagers in their hometown came to help Ms. Loc and her child harvest rice and dry straw. Looking at the young children and their sick mother, everyone felt sorry for them.

Mr. Phan Van Dung - Chairman of Thanh Tung Commune People's Committee said that Nguyen Tien Ho's family situation is extremely tragic because his children are sick. Within a few years, both of his children had to go to Hanoi for heart surgery. The older child did not survive, now the youngest child also has congenital heart disease. Mr. Ho works as a construction worker, his income is unstable, his wife is also sick, so the situation is even more difficult.

"We hope that philanthropists and donors will share the difficulties with Nguyen Tien Ho's family," said Mr. Phan Van Dung.