From a healthy young man, the main breadwinner in the family, Mr. To Dinh Thu (born in 1996, residing in Hamlet 4, Chat Binh commune, Ninh Binh province) suddenly suffered from a terrible bone cancer and had to be hospitalized for long-term treatment and have one leg amputated.
Looking at Mr. Thu's family situation, many people cannot help but feel sorry. Born into a family of 4 siblings, due to difficult circumstances, Mr. Thu only studied until 7th grade and then dropped out of school to help his parents take care of the family's economy.
When he grew up, he and his twin brother followed his father to work as a construction worker. In 2023, he suddenly began to feel a sharp pain in his legs, the knee joint area swelled and abnormal hard masses appeared. When he went for an examination, he was shocked to receive the result of bone cancer, forcing him to be transferred to K Hospital (Hanoi) for treatment.
At first, I thought it was just skin swelling, but I didn't expect it to be cancer. Hearing the doctor's announcement, I felt like the sky was falling. Being healthy and going to work normally, suddenly having to be hospitalized for chemotherapy to maintain life" - Mr. Thu choked up.
To have money for treatment for his son, all the money saved from the years of working as a construction worker of the three fathers and sons was poured into arranging hospital fees for Mr. Thu's treatment. Wherever they could borrow money, his family also borrowed to have money to maintain treatment. His family's humble life was already difficult, and now it has become even more difficult.
Anh Thu has undergone 7 chemotherapy sessions, but the cost is increasing, causing the family to become exhausted. No longer able to manage, in July 2023, the family had to ask the hospital to let Anh Thu go home.
By August 2025, the disease metastasized, causing the tumor in his leg to swell, even break. Doctors were forced to perform surgery to remove the entire right leg to save his life.
Ms. Dao Thi Huong (55 years old) - Mr. Thu's biological mother - said that the total treatment cost for Mr. Thu to date has reached about 700 million VND. The family has to borrow everywhere, currently still owing more than 300 million VND, while revenue is almost gone.
The pain became even more compounded when Ms. Huong herself, during her time taking care of her child at the hospital, often felt short of breath. When she went for an examination, the doctor said that she had a heart valve leakage and needed to be replaced, but because she had no money, the treatment had to be put aside.
If there is still money, my child will live, if there is no money, my child will die..." - Ms. Huong said choked with emotion.
Mr. To Dinh Thuy - hamlet chief of hamlet 4, Chat Binh commune - said that Mr. Thu's family is classified as a poor household in the locality. Both mother and child suffer from dangerous diseases, and life is extremely difficult.
The family's level 4 house has seriously deteriorated, so they are currently staying at the uncle's house. The family's circumstances are very pitiful, the local authorities also regularly encourage and support them, but they still need the joint efforts of the community" - Mr. Thuy shared.
All help Canh Doi LD26051 for Mr. To Dinh Thu, please send to Tam Long Vang Charity Social Fund - 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Account number (STK) 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi; Account number: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank Hanoi Branch; Account number: 12410001122556 - at BIDV Hoan Kiem Branch.
Account number: 2825825091996 - Military Bank MB.
