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Orphan girl with cancer calls for help
  • | dtinews.vn | January 29, 2018 11:03 AM
An 11th grader in Can Tho City who is struggling from cancer is calling for financial support to cover hospital charges.

  

To Kim Thy struggling from cancer

To Kim Thy is living in An Hoa Ward, Ninh Kieu District. Her father abandoned them when she was less than one year old. In 2010, her mother, Tran Thi Kim Chi, was diagnosed with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome, a genetic disorder that has noncancerous growths called hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and a greatly increased risk of developing certain types of cancer.

Thy's mother had to quit her jobs to collect scraps. However, Chi's health deteriorated quickly and she was hospitalised.

"This is the scariest moment of my life. I was also diagnosed with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome when my mother was in hospital. I wanted to drop out from school but my friends, teachers and my mother encouraged me to keep studying," Thy said.

In 2013, Thy underwent an operation to remove a liver tumour. Her mother borrowed from everywhere to admit Thy to HCM City's Oncology Hospital. Unfortunately, the tumour grew back and they had to return to HCM City. In 2016, Thy's was diagnosed with ovarian cancer while her mother was hospitalised for her tumour already spread to her brain.

When Thy's mother died in last March, her health worsened, forcing her to take a leave from school. Thy has had 10 chemotherapy sessions and had her uterus removed. "When I knew I was in last stages of cancer, I told my doctors to just let me die and meet my mother," she said.

Tran Ngoc Diep, head of the Red Cross Organisation in An Hoa Ward, said, "Thy's aunt is also very old and lives alone. The Red Cross Organisation and local authorities tried to help her but it was not enough."

If you can help her, please donate through:
1. Code 2808: To Kim Thy from 108/48, Pham Ngu Lao Street, An Hoa Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City.

2. No. 2/48 Giang Vo Str., Dong Da Dist., Hanoi
Tel: 04. 3. 7366.491/ Fax: 04. 3. 7366.490
Email:quynhanai@dantri.com.vn

* Vietnam Dong Account information at Vietcombank:

Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 045 100 194 4487
With Bank: THE BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIETNAM – Thanh Cong Branch


* US Dollar Account information at Vietcombank:

Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 045 137 195 6482
SWIFT Code: BFTVVNVX
With Bank: THE BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIETNAM

* Vietnam Dong Account information at Vietinbank:

Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 10 201 0000 220 639
With Bank: Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade – Hoan Kiem Branch

* US Dollar Account information at MB Bank:

Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 0721100357002
SWIFT Code: MSCBVNVX
With Bank: MILITARY COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK - MCSB ( No.3, Lieu Giai str., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam)

3. Dantri/DTiNews' representative offices

Ha Tinh representative office: 46 Nguyen Cong Tru, Tan Giang Ward, Ha Tinh City. Tel: 039.3857.112
Da Nang representative office: 25 Nguyen TriPhuong, Thanh Khe Dist., Da Nang City. Tel: 0511.3653.725
Ho Chi MinhCity representative office: 39L Street 11, Ward 3, Binh Thanh Dist, Hochiminh City. Tel: 08. 66786. 885
Can Tho representative office:53/13 Ly Tu Trong, Ninh Kieu Dist., Can Tho City. Tel: 071.3.733.269

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