Pity the two orphaned brothers

(Baonghean.vn) - Growing up without knowing their father, their mother passed away from cancer, in the small house in the middle of the village there were only orphaned and poor children. That was the pitiful situation of the two brothers Hoang Viet Nam in hamlet 2, Nam Trung commune, Nam Dan district.

Nam was born in Dak Lak, when he was 2 years old his parents separated. Mrs. Hoang Thi Huong - Nam's mother was heartbroken and took her son back to the countryside to live, her mother's family built a hut in the garden for them to have a place to live.

In 2009, with the support of the Women's Union of Nam Dan district, this hut was replaced by a two-room tiled house. After that, Mrs. Huong also gave birth to another child so that Nam "had a brother and a sister". Every day, the mother and children worked hard to support each other. Mrs. Huong did all kinds of hard work, from construction worker, to spraying pesticides, weeding... to earn money to raise her child. Nam had a congenital heart disease, during his junior high school years, he went to school and worked as a babysitter. He is currently a 12th grade student of class C11, Nam Dan II High School.

Two Nam brothers at their mother's altar. Photo: Huy Thu

Mrs. Huong's family was quite lonely. Her paternal side did not care for her, as if they had cut off all ties with her and her children. Her maternal side had 5 uncles, 1 of whom had passed away, 3 of whom were disabled or had accidents, and only 1 was normal but his family was also poor.

It was thought that the life of Nam and her three children would pass in poverty, but peacefully, but unexpectedly, disaster struck. In early September 2017, Mrs. Huong had a headache, the mother and children drove to Nam Dan Hospital and were advised by the doctor to be transferred to a higher level. At Nghe An General Hospital, the doctor concluded that she had a brain tumor and continued to recommend transferring to Hanoi. Due to family circumstances, Mrs. Huong could not go to Hanoi for treatment, so she only stayed at the provincial hospital for a short time.

On September 12, thanks to the help of a parent at Nam Dan II High School, Ms. Huong (who was paralyzed at that time) was transferred to the Emergency Room of Bach Mai Hospital - Hanoi. Here, the doctor concluded that she had terminal brain cancer. After 1 day in Hanoi, Ms. Huong gradually fainted and was brought home by her relatives right after storm No. 10. On the afternoon of September 17, she breathed her last.

Growing up without knowing their father, the mother who was the breadwinner of the family passed away due to cancer, leaving only two orphaned brothers in the small house. Visiting and offering condolences to Nam's family in this time of extreme grief, seeing the two young brothers wearing white scarves sitting in mourning beside their mother's coffin, many people could not hold back their tears. Little Hoang Thi Huyen Trang (4 years old) - Nam's younger sister, studying in the middle class at Nam Trung Kindergarten, looked around blankly as if she did not know what had happened.

What will life be like for the two orphaned brothers? Photo: Huy Thu

The funeral to send Mrs. Huong - the ill-fated mother to her final resting place on the morning of September 18th was crowded with neighbors, close friends, teachers, students of Nam Dan II High School... Everyone sympathized with the mother who had a difficult life and the situation of her two orphaned children.

Sharing the pain with the student's family, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai, teacher - Head of class 12 C11, said: "Nam's family situation was already difficult, struggling, and now that their mother has passed away, the two brothers have become helpless and have no place to rely on. I don't know what life will be like for Nam and his brother, and whether they will be able to continue going to school. I hope that with the situation of the two children, the community will care and help them."

Huy Thu