Phan Thi Ly from Hai Lang District in Quang Tri has three children, with the first two, Nguyen Gia Hao, 15, and Nguyen Gia Han, 13, undergoing dialysis treatment at the Hue Central Hospital due to kidney failure.
Since Gia Hao and Gia Han were hospitalised, Ly has hired a small room near the hospital in Hue City to live. She also looks after her youngest child, who is just two years old.
Ly and her children (Photo by Vi Thao)
The two children take dialysis three times a week.
According to doctors, Gia Hao had two opportunities for a kidney transplant, but the family couldn’t afford the cost of VND500,000 million (USD19,685).
After an article about Ly’s family was published in Dantri Newspaper, readers donated VND186 million to the family, including VND94 million sent to Ly’s bank account and the remainder through Dantri.
According to Ly, this is the first time her family has received such substantial financial assistance. She expressed her great gratitude to Dantri and its readers for their support.