The sadness of a poor mother giving birth to triplets

(Baonghean) -A young couple in the mountainous commune of Minh Thanh (Yen Thanh district, Nghe An) gave birth to three healthy boys at once. Unfortunately, their circumstances were too miserable. The mother was happy because after getting married she had her first child, but looking at her family situation, she was filled with sadness….

The road to Minh Thanh commune - the home of the young couple Dang Huu Cuong (born in 1984) and Nguyen Thi Xuan (born in 1989) - was very difficult to travel in the rain. We asked at least 10 people for directions and then we finally reached the young couple's family. In the small house, many neighbors came to visit. They whispered to me: "Uncle Cuong and Ms. Xuan's family is very pitiful. They are poor and have to support their elderly parents and a disabled younger brother, so they are in trouble on all sides. Now Ms. Xuan has given birth to three boys at once, making them even more pitiful. Luckily, the three children are beautiful and healthy, and everyone likes them."

Before our eyes were 3 boys who looked exactly alike, cute, with big eyes... Looking longingly at her 3 children, Ms. Xuan said: “After a year of marriage, on July 25, 2011, I gave birth to 3 chubby boys, the first two weighed 2.3 kg, the third weighed 1.8 kg. When joy multiplies, difficulties also multiply many times. But unfortunately, breast milk is not enough to feed the 3 children, so I asked the neighbors to help, some gave a few kilos of rice, others gave 50 thousand... to buy more formula for the children to drink.”

Mr. Cuong also could not hide his feelings: "I am the main breadwinner in the family, having to support my elderly parents and a younger sibling with congenital cerebral palsy. Now my wife and I have three more children, I don't know if we can support them. But that is a blessing from God, my wife and I try our best to raise our children. Now we are poor, hungry, and in difficulty... we have to endure it, what else can we do?"

For them - a young couple with no job, all year round only clinging to a few fields of rice is not enough to eat, let alone have surplus. For them, the simple farmers all year round work their faces on the ground, their backs on the sky... but still remain poor. And in the village which is inherently poor, and is a mountainous commune about 15km from the district center, the roads are difficult to travel, just a little rain and they cannot see the road.

Mr. Dang Huu Van - Cuong's father, sobbed: "From the time of pregnancy until birth, the couple had a very difficult time, and we were poor and could not help. Every few weeks, they had to take each other to the hospital because of poor health. Fortunately, thanks to the dedicated help of the doctors, now the mother and child are both safe and sound."
Mr. Phan Phuc Hao - Chairman of Minh Thanh commune, said: "Cuong and Xuan's family are currently facing many difficulties. We are also submitting an application for subsidies to the District People's Committee in the hope of receiving partial support for him, his wife and their disabled younger brother."

Nguyen Phe - Doan Hoa