Charity
Small children struggle against illness
  • | dtinews.vn | November 03, 2016 05:02 PM

A family in Lang Son Province is calling for financial support to cover medical treatment for their two children who are both suffering from beta thalassemia.

Nine-year-old Pham Hoang Anh and seven-year-old Pham Hoang Minh are being treated at the National Institute of Haematology & Blood Transfusion in Hanoi.

 

Pham Hoang Minh and Pham Hoang Anh (left to right)

Pham Nam Trung, Minh's father, said he had three children and the oldest brother and sister were diagnosed with beta thalassemia since birth. He had to take leaves from work to take care of them. His wife is a nursery teacher and her wage is only enough for daily meals.

Minh's situation is severe. She needs regular blood transfusions and has excess iron removed or else she will suffer from heart failure. Stem cell transplants are the only chance to live but their family can't afford the treatment.

Dr. Vu Hai Toan from Thalassemia Centre said, "It's still lucky that she is a match with her sister's umbilical cord blood so the operation can be carried out. However, even with insurance, the cost is over VND400m (USD18,000) and it's more than her family can afford."

Unfortunately, the umbilical cord blood of their youngest sister does not match with the brother.

 

Minh needs regular blood transfusions

"When we gave birth to the youngest child, we counted the last money and mortgaged the certificate of a poor household for loans so that we could store the stem cells for future operation. But the cost is too much and we don't know what to do," Minh's father said.

They had borrowed from everywhere and put the house up for sale but haven't found a buyer.


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