Mother takes care of paralyzed child and debt is hard to pay

(Baonghean) - Her husband was seriously ill, the family had to sell all their assets and borrow money everywhere to pay for treatment, but her husband still could not survive; then her son was paralyzed, had a congenital heart defect, and a damaged lung, and the provincial hospital sent him back... That was the heartbreaking situation of the family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tam (born in 1967 in Hamlet 1, Thanh Huong Commune, Thanh Chuong District).

All of Anh's personal activities must be served by her mother.

We went to her house and witnessed a miserable situation. She told us in tears about her deceased husband: “He had liver cancer. I sold all the pigs, chickens, buffaloes, cows, borrowed money from relatives and the bank, and took him to the Oncology Hospital for treatment. One of my two children was paralyzed, the other was still young, so I had to leave him at home with a neighbor, then run back and forth to take care of my children at home and my husband at the hospital. For two years, he continued like that, until July 2013, he still left me and my children and disappeared...”. The man who was the pillar of the family left, but she is currently burdened with a debt of nearly 50 million VND and has to worry about the lives of her two young, sick children.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tam has 4 children, the eldest daughter works as a factory worker in Thai Binh and got married far from home, the second son is married but has no job so the couple went to Vinh to work for hire to make ends meet. The third son, Nguyen Van Anh (born in 1991), is paralyzed all over his body and his arms and legs are atrophied, the back area on the ribs is deeply curved and bulging, causing Anh's body to be cramped, all day long he is on a rickety wooden bed near the kitchen, Anh cannot do any personal activities by himself. Every day, Mrs. Tam wakes up at rooster crow, prepares meals, cleans Anh, then rides her rickety bike 4 times, takes her youngest child to school (4 km from home) and then returns to the fields and gardens. Having a leaky mitral valve, Mrs. Tam was advised on a treatment plan by Ba Lan Hospital, but because of the "burden", she has to "forget" her illness to take care of her 2 children. Many days she fainted in the field, and the neighbors had to rush her home. However, what Mrs. Tam worried about most was that Anh might have difficulty breathing while she was away. Because of her congenitally enlarged heart and a damaged lung, Anh was not healthy enough for surgery. In November 2013, the provincial hospital sent her home because they could not save her. Recently, at least twice she had to hire a taxi and medical staff to take Anh to the provincial hospital for emergency treatment, but luckily she arrived in time.

Commune leaders give gifts to Anh

Present with the social protection delegation for the disabled and orphans of the commune to present gifts to Anh, Mr. Truong Quang Binh - Vice Chairman of the Commune People's Committee added: "Anh is disabled but loves to study, for 5 years her father carried her to school to study, she has been an excellent student, every year she has received certificates of merit, awards from the school, the district and the Provincial Children's Support Fund...". Hopefully, the community will pay attention to the situation of Mrs. Tam's family and join hands to share so that she can reduce her burden of worries...

Phuong - Luong