Phương
was born in a very poor family. Her families are Nung ethnic people from Cao
Bang province, a mountainous and remote area about 400 km away from Hanoi. Both
her parents are farmers and there are five members in the family, Phuong being
the second child. Her father is a bit slow – mentally challenged.
Though
Phương is 14 years old, she is very petite and looks like as 8 years old child.
She has to stop schooling when she was in 4th grade as she is unable to
walk. Last year, when her legs became
very sore, and both of legs are getting smaller and smaller; her parents took
her to the district hospital where the medical staff injected her legs with
antibiotics for a week. The medication did not improve her situation and she
was then sent to the provincial hospital for further treatment. The doctors
operated on her left hip and she stayed in the hospital for a month. However,
her condition still failed to become better. The hospital then transferred her
to National Hospital of Pediatric a week ago and the doctors found out that her
bone was affected and would require several surgeries.
Her
family situation is very challenging and difficult. When I visited her today, a
mother of a patient who was staying next to her bed told me that the little
girl - Phuong kept the remaining milk that was given to her for the afternoon
meal, after drinking some for her breakfast. At the same time, I also saw
another kind-hearted man, a father of another patient, kindly offered her
another packet of milk. I am really moved as the passion of people who have the
same situation in this ward of the hospital.
Phuong was using a rubber band given to her by
the little girl in the same ward for her hair.
However,
the little girl made a fuss and demanded for the rubber band back. I felt sorry for her and asked her what types
of milk she likes. She said that she likes Ba VI milk and I took her father to
the shop near the hospital to buy some milk, a dozen of hair ties and a bag of
color rubber bands for her. I wish that I could do more for her as I heard that
both her father and she often had to go hungry as they did not have money to
buy food.
The
mother does not stay with Phuong and Phuong’s father explained that there is
much housework at home that required his wife’s assistance and thus, he is the
main caregiver for the sick daughter.
Phuong’s
wish is to be able to walk and study likes her friends. I hope that there will be someone out there
with a kind heart who would help her with her medical bills so that her legs
can be cured and she can soon returned to school.
If you would like to help Phuong, please contact us at sponsorships@hscv.org
Blogged by Ngo Thuy Hanh
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