Two orphaned children whose mother has brain cancer in Nghe An are being helped by SOS Children's Village Vinh.

The pitiful situation of the two sisters, father died of cancer, mother has brain tumor

(Baonghean.vn) - After their father passed away and their mother became seriously ill, two sisters were transferred from the South to their hometown to study, relying on their grandparents' family. That is the pitiful situation of two sisters, Tran Thi Thu Thuy, 7A students, Thanh Mai Secondary School, Thanh Chuong District.

Ms. Dung has a very pitiful situation. She and her husband worked as factory workers and made a living in the South. In February 2019, her husband passed away from liver cancer, leaving her alone to raise two children, Tran Thi Thu Thuy (born 2007) and Tran Van Cong (born 2009).

Currently, Dung and her three children are staying at her grandparents' house in Thanh Mai commune, Thanh Chuong district. In the photo: SOS Children's Village Vinh surveyed and learned about the circumstances of the two children.

The pain of losing her husband had not yet subsided when a few months later, Dung was diagnosed with brain cancer. Due to difficult circumstances, in August 2019, she had to send her two children back to her hometown to be raised and educated by their grandparents. As for her, after being hospitalized three times at Cho Ray Hospital, her condition became more and more serious, her eyesight blurred, her memory lost, her maternal relatives had to take her back to her hometown in Nghe An.

In early 2020, Ms. Dung was taken by her relatives to Hanoi for brain surgery at Viet Duc Hospital. After a re-examination, due to the lack of conditions to continue treatment at K Hospital - Hanoi, she was taken to the provincial hospital for treatment for a while, then sent home.

Currently, Dung and her three children are relying on their maternal grandparents. The family is large (10 people), the grandparents are old and sick, so their situation is difficult. Thuy is in grade 7A, Thanh Mai Secondary School, and Cong is in grade 5B, Thanh Mai Primary School.

Medical record of Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung. Photo: Huy Thu

Faced with the difficult circumstances of her and her two children, SOS Children's Village Vinh contacted and guided Ms. Dung in completing the application and set up a survey team to welcome Thuy and Cong to care for, raise and educate them at the Children's Village.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung confided: Receiving the attention of the Board of Directors of SOS Children's Village Vinh and kind-hearted people, she has more hope to continue fighting the terrible cancer, hoping for a better future for her two children. "I don't know when my cancer will end. I just hope that my two children can go to SOS Children's Village Vinh so that they can be raised, educated, and grow up to be useful people. I hope that their lives will not be as miserable as their parents'," Ms. Dung confided, tears streaming down her face...

Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung is suffering from a brain tumor. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Le Ba Luong - Acting Director of SOS Children's Village Vinh said that after the survey, the Village Board of Directors has a plan to welcome 2 children to the Village. It is expected that after the end of the school year, the children will be welcomed to SOS Children's Village Vinh.

Previously,Nghe An Newspaper reports on the difficult situation of Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung and her two orphaned children.After the newspaper reported the incident, many kind-hearted people sent their condolences and directly supported her family. Nghe An Newspaper also called on staff, reporters, and employees in the editorial office to help this family in a particularly difficult situation.

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