Recently, representatives of the Tam Long Vang Social Fund and the Kien Giang Red Cross Society visited and presented donations from Lao Dong Newspaper readers to disadvantaged people in An Bien and U Minh Thuong districts. This is not only material support but also brings great joy to disadvantaged people in the days leading up to Tet.
Visiting the family of Mrs. Thi Ly (49 years old) in Tay Son 3 hamlet, Dong Yen commune, An Bien district, the character in the article "Sick grandparents buy scrap to raise 3 grandchildren and seriously ill daughter". Lao Dong Newspaper reporters presented the amount of 27,130,000 VND donated by readers to Mrs. Ly's family.
Receiving this amount of money, Ms. Ly's family was extremely happy and sent sincere thanks to readers for their help. Ms. Ly shared: "Currently, buying scrap metal is not always easy, we also save this support money to treat our daughter's illness. After Tet, we plan to buy fish to raise, earn more income to improve our lives."
As in the previous article, Ms. Pham Thi Giup (28 years old), the daughter of Ms. Ly, suffered from tuberculous meningitis and required long-term treatment. With no money for treatment, Ms. Giup had to stay home and take traditional medicine and western medicine as prescribed; each week she spent at least 500,000 VND on medicine even though she had health insurance.
Ms. Giup's husband left, leaving her and her three children to fend for themselves. Her husband did not come to visit or help her, so her grandparents struggled to take care of their daughter and three grandchildren.
Mr. Pham Van Giang (47 years old, father of Ms. Pham Thi Giup) has many illnesses: enlarged liver, enlarged spleen, diabetes, kidney stones, anemia, urinary tract infections... Despite his poor health, Mr. Giang is still the pillar of the family.
Every day, he tries to collect scrap metal to make a living. Even if he buys a lot, he only earns a little over 100,000 VND, but he has to cut corners to just have enough to buy medicine for his daughter. Mr. Giang cannot lift heavy objects or carry bulky objects, so Mrs. Ly has to help.
This year, my grandchild is old enough to go to kindergarten, but my family doesn't have the financial means to do so so we have to leave him at home.
Also during this period, readers sent 3,040,000 VND in support to Ms. Nguyen Thi Bay (86 years old), residing in Xeo Duoc 1 hamlet, Dong Yen commune, An Bien district. Ms. Bay is the character in the article “86-year-old mother struggles to take care of son with cancer”. Ms. Bay’s family is near-poor, with no land or valuable assets. Previously, Mr. Cuong (her son) was still healthy, working for a living to support his elderly mother. But now, his health has deteriorated due to nasopharyngeal cancer.
At this age, Mrs. Bay should be enjoying her old age with her children and grandchildren, but all the family burden falls on her shoulders.
In addition, Mrs. Tran Thi Tu (born in 1950), residing in Hoa Binh hamlet, Vinh Hoa commune, U Minh Thuong district, continues to receive monthly support of 2.5 million VND from the Bonobos Charity group. Mrs. Tu is the character in the article "74-year-old grandmother shouldering the burden of raising her children and grandchildren".
