Old mother in desperate need of help to look after mentally-ill children
An old mother in Quang Binh is calling for help to take care of her mentally-ill children whom she had to lock up to keep them safe.
70-year-old Duong Thi Hue from Vo Thuan 3 Village, Tay Trach Commune, has eight children but four of them have mental illnesses. Hue and her husband both were in the army. Hue is an Agent Orange victim and it affected her children.
Duong Thi Hue has eight children four of them have mental problems.
Two of them, Duong Thanh Binh and Duong Thi Hong Thanh, were diagnosed with schizophrenia. After birth, both Binh and Thanh already showed unusual signs and their conditions have worsened since 2008. They are afraid of light, strangers and often mumble to themselves, scream and destroy the furniture.
Hue's husband died long ago, leaving her to raise the children alone.
In 2010, Hue had to buy a chain to keep her children at home. Then with help from the neighbours, she built a small room to lock them in.
"I have to be careful and look for a time when they are not in a fit to clean the room or feed them. I can only leave the food at the window. I'm afraid if I open the door, they'll leave," she said.
Hue and her daughter.
Duong Thi Hoai Thuong, a state employee in Tay Trach Commune, said they had tried to help Hue's family but it's not a long-term solution.
"Hue is getting weaker while her children's condition has declined. I really hope she will get help from the community. The local authorities are looking into her case to offer support to her ill children," Thuong said.
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