Pity the family with 4 children with cerebral palsy

Ms. Doan with her children with cerebral palsy, who can only lie in one place. Photo: Tran Vu

In Mai Giang 1 hamlet, Quynh Bang commune, Quynh Luu, everyone knows and sympathizes with the difficult situation of Ho Thi Doan (49 years old) and Hoang Quang Phong (51 years old) who have 4 children with cerebral palsy and are bedridden. For the past 26 years, the poor couple has had to work hard to raise their sick children, whose limbs are increasingly atrophied.

The first daughter to suffer from cerebral palsy is Hoang Thi Hanh. Now 26 years old, Hanh is like a young child, only knowing how to smile and talk naively. Ms. Doan said that when Hanh was 2 months old, she had a fever and convulsions. Her husband and she rushed to the doctor and found out that she had cerebral palsy, paralysis on one side of her body. Since then, Hanh has been moving on her knees. Every time she moves, she has to try to push her body forward with difficulty, using all her strength to crawl little by little.

Hoang Thi Hanh (26 years old) is like a young child, only knows how to laugh and talk naively. Photo: Tran Vu

However, Hanh is luckier than her three younger siblings as she can still sit, feed herself, and mumble a few words. Meanwhile, the twins Hoang Quang Huan and Hoang Quang Hop (13 years old) and Hoang Thi Kim Hong (7 years old) can only lie in one place, not recognizing anyone. Therefore, all activities from eating to hygiene depend on their parents.

The family was already poor and had many children, now having 4 children with cerebral palsy and disabilities made Mr. Phong and his wife's life even more difficult and difficult. The worst thing was when the children fell ill one after another, making it extremely difficult to take them to the hospital for treatment. Sometimes they had to ask a neighbor to take them to the hospital regardless of rain or shine.

For nearly 30 years, the mother has not had a good night's sleep. To earn money to raise her children, she and her husband took on additional farming jobs. Every day, after feeding and cleaning her children, she would rush to the fields to work. Around noon, she would rush back home to take care of her children. Because they could not eat rice, most of them had to eat porridge or pureed rice, and it was difficult to feed them spoonfuls of pureed rice.

In addition to working in the fields, Phong and his wife take care of their four sick children. Photo: Tran Vu

Looking at her children, she felt heartbroken: “People have only one child with a serious illness and it is very difficult. But my husband and I have four children with cerebral palsy. Every day, seeing four children unconscious, lying on the bed, my heart breaks, but there is nothing I can do.”

Mr. Hoang Xuan Tin - the head of Mai Giang 1 hamlet shared that the family of Mr. Phong and Ms. Doan is in a very difficult situation. All 4 children are sick so they have almost no savings. The family and children's situation is in dire need of support from the community and society.

For any assistance, please contact: Mr. Hoang Quang Phong, Mai Giang 1 hamlet, Quynh Bang commune, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An.

Phone number: 01686096432 or Mr. Phong's account number: 51510000377982 - BIDV Bank, Phu Dien Branch.