The pitiful situation of the orphaned female student who 'lost her mother twice'

The small two-room house next to the New Market in Yen Linh hamlet, Thanh Khe commune is where Nguyen Thi Bao Ngoc and her daughter live. Since the death of Ngoc's adoptive mother, Nguyen Thi Thao, the house has become even more deserted.

Outside the house, Mrs. Thao's altar is arranged quite simply.situationNgoc's house had no bed after her mother passed away, so the neighbors bought a new bed and placed it in the inner room.

Every day, after school, Ngoc would cook alone, clean the house, study... At mealtime, whatever she cooked, Ngoc would bring to the altar to burn incense and worship her mother.

Ngoc lights a candle for her mother. Photo: HT

According to locals, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao used to work as a factory worker in Thai Nguyen. She married a man from the North but had no children, so the two divorced.

Retiring from her job due to “disability”, she returned to her hometown to live near Cho Moi. Hoping to have support in her old age, she adopted Ngoc as her daughter since she was born. Mrs. Thao devoted all her love to her little daughter. Ngoc grew up in the care and affection of her adoptive mother. The mother and daughter relied on each other and lived together emotionally in poverty.

Ngoc at her adoptive mother's altar. Photo: HT

Over the years, Mrs. Thao had suffered from many diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure, etc., and was in poor health. On the night of February 1, she suddenly became seriously ill, collapsed in the kitchen, and was taken away by a taxi hired by people.hospitaldistrict, then went to the provincial hospital. Due to old age and serious illness, 3 days later (exactly on December 23), she passed away at the age of 68, leaving behind a young adopted child.

While people everywhere were happily preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Ngoc and her relatives and neighbors were sadly sending their poor mother to her final resting place. At the funeral at the end of the year, everyone felt sorry for Mrs. Thao's unfortunate life and felt even more sorry for Ngoc.

Since her mother passed away, Ngoc has had to take care of all the housework herself. Photo: HT

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang (40 years old), a neighbor living next to Ngoc's house, said: I live near Ngoc's house so I understand the situation of mother and daughter. I feel sorry for Ngoc because she has suffered a lot, born without knowing her parents, was adopted by Mrs. Thao since she was young, and now she is in a helpless situation at such a young age.

Mrs. Thao’s siblings do not live nearby and are also poor, so they cannot raise the child. Hopefully, society will care for the child and S0S Children’s Village will take him in to care for him so that he will have a less difficult future.

Currently, Ngoc is studying in class 8A, Thanh Khe Secondary School. Despite her family's difficult circumstances, Ngoc always tries to study hard, is a good student, and has been an advanced student for 8 consecutive years (1 year as an excellent student).

Talking about her adoptive mother, Ngoc sadly said: “My mother suddenly fell ill so she couldn’t tell me anything. The house is without her, from now on I won’t have her by my side to comfort me anymore, I love her and will try to study better.”

Ngoc is a good student, 8 years in a row achieving the title of advanced student. Photo: HT

Teacher Nguyen Dang Quy - Principal of Thanh Khe Secondary School said: In a particularly difficult commune like Thanh Khe, many students' families are in pitiful circumstances, in which the situation of Bao Ngoc, a student in class 8A, is a special case...

Seeing her alone in the small, empty house made me choke up. Knowing Ngoc’s situation, the school promptly launched a fundraising campaign to help Ngoc pay for her mother’s funeral and encourage her to continue going to school.

Please send any help to:

Student Nguyen Thi Bao Ngoc, Yen Linh hamlet, Thanh Khe commune, Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province. Phone number 0349 448 597 or Mr. Nguyen Dang Quy - Principal of Thanh Khe Secondary School. Account number 3615205070106. Agribank, Thanh Chuong branch, Nghe An.