Recently, representatives of the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund and the Red Cross Society of Kien Giang province visited and presented donations from readers of Lao Dong Newspaper to the disadvantaged in the districts of An Bien and U Minh Thuong.
Visiting the family of Ms. Thi Ly (49 years old, Tay Son 3 Hamlet, Dong Yen Commune, An Bien District) is a character in the article "Sick man buys scrap metal to raise 3 grandchildren and a seriously ill daughter", representatives of the Lao Dong Golden Heart Fund presented 10,022,000 VND to support Ms. Ly's family with the support of readers of Lao Dong Newspaper. Previously, in January 2025, Ms. Ly's family also received VND 27,130,000 from readers.
Ms. Ly shared: I am very grateful and appreciate the help from readers to my family and will use the money for the right purpose to improve our lives. Currently, my husband is receiving a blood transfusion and being treated at the Provincial General Hospital, so I will wait until I am healthier to buy fish fry to raise to earn income."
Currently, Ms. Ly's job as a bottle buyer is not working every day, so her income is still unstable. However, her daughter's health is temporarily stable, so she is less worried and tries to earn money to take care of her life.
As Lao Dong reported, Ms. Pham Thi Giup (28 years old) - Ms. Ly's daughter has cerebral palsy and needs long-term treatment. With no money for treatment, Ms. Giup had to stay home and take herbal medicine and Western medicine according to the prescription; each week she spends at least 500,000 VND on medicine even though she has health insurance.
Ms. Giup's husband left, leaving her and her 3 children to rely on each other. Her husband did not come to visit and did not have any help, so her grandparents had to struggle to take care of their daughter and 3 grandchildren.
Mr. Pham Van Giang (47 years old, Ms. Pham Thi Giup's father) has many diseases: 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 buy scrap metal to make a living. Every day when I buy a lot, I only earn more than 100,000 VND, but I have to spend to cut the cost to be enough to buy medicine for my daughter. Mr. Giang could not carry heavy loads or bulky objects by himself, so Ms. Ly had to help.
This year, my grandchild is old enough to enter kindergarten, and my family is not financially capable, so we have to leave him at home.
In addition, during this period, readers of Lao Dong Newspaper also sent a support amount of VND 17,725,000 to the situation of Ms. Nguyen Thi Bay (86 years old), residing in Xeo Duoc 1 Hamlet, Dong Yen Commune, An Bien District. Mrs. Bay is the character in the article "86-year-old mother tries hard to take care of her son with cancer". Previously, Ms. Bay also received 3,040,000 VND from readers.
Mrs. Bay's family is a near-poor household, without any valuable land or assets. Previously, Mr. Cuong (her son) was still healthy, working for a living to take care of his old mother. The disease of nasopharyngeal cancer has exhausted him and caused him to lose his health before the Lunar New Year 2025.
At this age, Mrs. Bay should have been given a home to her children and grandchildren, but all the family burden was on her shoulders.
Mr. Tran Van Phuc - Chairman of the Red Cross Society of Dong Yen commune - said: Currently, Mr. Cuong has passed away, Mrs. Bay and her 15-year-old nephew have been traveling together all day. The Association as well as the local government have shown support to help her reduce difficulties due to the current situation in a lonely situation.
In addition, Ms. Tran Thi Tu (born in 1950), residing in Hoa Binh Hamlet, Vinh Hoa Commune, U Minh Thuong District - the character in the article "74-year-old woman carrying the burden of raising children and grandchildren" - continues to receive monthly support of 2.5 million VND from the Bonobos volunteer group.
