Courageous love

Việt Văn |

3 years ago, Lao Dong Newspaper reporters made a photo set "Mother's Love" about Ms. Le Thuy Duong and her daughter Nguyen Le Yen Dan. Returning to Ho Chi Minh City this time, meeting the two mothers and daughters again, I admire the boundless love and motherhood.

Nguyen Le Yen Dan is 19 years old this year, compared to 3 years ago, she has almost no changes and is still a pretty, lovely girl, who often smiles but does not speak. She suffers from Angelman syndrome, a genetic disorder related to abnormalities in the structure of chromosome No. 15, affecting the nervous system and causing serious physical and intellectual impairments. This is an extremely rare syndrome in children with a probability of about 1/12,000 - 20,000 and currently, world medicine still does not have a treatment for this syndrome.

3 nam truoc, con chay theo me. Nam nay, me chay theo con. Anh: Viet Van
3 years ago, I ran after my mother. This year, mother runs after me. Photo: Viet Van
Me cui xuong xo giay cho con, doi tay da quen voi viec lam dieu nay hang ngan lan. Anh: Viet Van
Mother bows down to shovel her child's shoes, her hands are used to doing this thousands of times. Photo: Viet Van
Yen Dan luon boc phat, bat ngo, va day nang luong kho ma kiem giu. Anh: Viet Van
Yen Dan is always spontaneous, unexpected, and full of energy that is hard to hold back. Photo: Viet Van
Me nghieng nguoi dua coc nuoc, con Yen Dan nhu co chut hon doi chua chap nhan ngay. Tinh yeu luon doi hoi su kien nhan, khong phai bang loi. Anh: Viet Van
Mother leaned over to give her glass of water, while Yen Dan seemed a little sulky and didn't accept it immediately. Love always requires patience, not words. Photo: Viet Van

It's a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit.

Ms. Duong had to quit her job at the company and work at home to spend time taking care of her daughter. She admitted something that very few mothers dare to say: "In the first 10 years, sometimes I hated my child. She was the reason I lost my job, lost time, lost strength... family life was tiring...". But then, strangely, Yen Dan was the one who brought her mother back with gentleness. "My child has a very high EQ. I love my mother unconditionally. When my mother scolds, I still hug her and smile. Gradually, I realized that I was healed by this child and she is my angel.

Phut tram tu cua Yen Dan. Guong mat nghieng cua em co net diu dang nhung xa xam, the gioi ngoai kia rat gan ma cung rat xa. Anh: Viet Van
Yen Dan's moment of contemplation. Her tilted face has a gentle but distant look, the world out there is very close but also very far. Photo: Viet Van
Yen Dan trong mot khoanh khac tinh tai hiem hoi. Em dung do nhu lang nghe the gioi, du phan lon the gioi khong the nghe duoc em. Anh: Viet Van
Yen Dan in a rare moment of stillness. You stand there as if listening to the world, even though most of the world cannot hear you. Photo: Viet Van
Trong tam kinh mo, em gap lai chinh minh va bat cuoi. Mot niem vui khong can ly do, khong doi hoi ngon ngu, chi don gian la cam xuc tran ra dung luc. Anh: Viet Van
In the dim glass, I met myself again and burst out laughing. A joy that does not need a reason, does not require language, just simply emotions overflowing at the right time. Photo: Viet Van
Cuoi ngay, Yen Dan nam om chiec Ipad giua mot khong gian rong lon. Anh: Viet Van
At the end of the day, Yen Dan lies hugging an iPad in the middle of a large space. Photo: Viet Van

It's a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit.

Anyone who comes into contact with Yen Dan can feel her loving energy. Ms. Duong said living with her child helps her to be less envious, more calm, know how to breathe slower, and look at life differently.

Unlike many families with disabled children who often hide their children to avoid scrutiny, Ms. Duong chose to bring Yen Dan out into the light: To make her children happier, to let the community know more about this rare disease, and also to make mothers in the same situation no longer feel lonely. That is the story of love, a love that is both tiring, brave, and gentle of a mother for her children, and of a special child for this world.

It's a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit.

It's a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit.

Việt Văn
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