A poor mother in the northern province of Bac Giang is in desperate need of help to save her son from leukemia.

Mrs. Nhung and his son

Pham Thi Nhung said that her son Truong Van Tu has been living with the disease for many years. Once his condition got to the point that he could not walk, she took him to Bach Mai Hospital for the treatment. His legs are now totally paralysed.

Now, in order to move him, his mother has to carry him on her back. Tu, 12 years old, said "I feel like a baby when I she has to put me on her back." He told of times his mother had to carry him along with luggage while travelling, and that it pains him to see his mother cry when she is unable to borrow enough money for his treatments.

Tu has been suffering from leukemia for many years

Nhung has had to quit all her jobs to take care of the son, adding to her family’s financial burden. Her husband, Truong Van Tuan, does not have a stable job.

He said “I love my  mother very much, but I don’t how to help,” Tu said. Despite all, he still has hopes of studying someday.

The editor-in-chief of Dantri/DTiNews, Pham Huy Hoan, has donated VND10 million (USD476) from the newspaper’s Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund to help Tu and his family pay for his first round of treatment. But they are still in need of support. 

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