Pain in peacetime
Is there any pain greater than the desire to become a parent, the desire to see healthy children born and grow up, being denied? Coming to Ky Son commune, Tan Ky district, visiting the family of Ms. Tran Thi Huong, inside the level 4 house there seems to be no valuable items except for a rickety double bed. The kitchen smokes once a day because of cooking one meal all day. But more painfully, this mother gave birth 3 times, each child was healthy and plump, but when they turned 6, their legs gradually became paralyzed and they could not move on their own. The eldest daughter turned 10 and the youngest daughter was not yet 2 years old when her husband, Mr. Ky, the father of the three daughters, passed away. Every month, in addition to the money subsidized by the State, Ms. Huong has to catch crabs and snails, running around to take care of her children's education. Talking about her children's education, she said in tears: He passed away 5 years ago, when he was alive, their father's wish was that all of them could go to school. Tan (the eldest daughter) had to stop studying after grade 3 due to a severe fever, and then her health deteriorated. Ty and Thu were luckier, the Provincial Population Committee gave them wheelchairs so they still actively go to school, every day they have a wheelchair as a companion, but every time I carry them in the wheelchair, I can't hold back my tears. They are disabled but their brains are normal. I know they love me but I feel helpless when I can't help them. Fortunately, they study very well, both of them have certificates of merit. Ty is currently in grade 7 and Thu is in grade 2". Having to stay up all night to catch crabs and snails, working on 5 sao of contracted rice fields, but her family still doesn't have enough to live on, the neighbors here have to help with rice, sweet potatoes, and harvest time.
As for the family of Le Huy Tan in Tan Dong hamlet, Tan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, after the country was at peace, Tan and Ha got married as promised, thinking that their happiness was complete when the country had fallen silent. In 1979, his wife gave birth to Le Huy Tien, a very handsome and obedient son, both families were proud of their neighbors. A year later, Tien was constantly sick and his body gradually became thinner. He and his wife took their son to Hanoi for a medical examination. The hospital concluded that the child had been infected with Agent Orange. They quietly took their child home in despair. Three years later, she gave birth to a second child, another child with a deformed and weak body. Still hoping for something good. The next three years, his wife gave birth to another child, hoping that he would be healthy, but this third child was the same. What is even more pitiful is that the three disabled siblings have a second daughter with a mental disorder, who screams and causes trouble all day long. During the harvest season last year, she lit a match in a pile of dry straw, and luckily her husband and wife discovered it in time. For nearly 30 years of being parents, the couple have never had a smile. They only know how to work hard to earn a living to feed their disabled children who are sick today and sick tomorrow.
I hope that kind hearts will come to them.
Thu Huong
