
Do Manh Cuong takes care for his wife, Ngo Thi Thuy, in a rented room in Dalat City.
In their rented room on Ngo Thi Nham Street, Cuong, 63, cleans his wife’s wounds with alcohol and gauze after feeding her through a tube. Thuy, 69, has been in a coma for over 11 months, reliant on oxygen to breathe, with worsening necrotic sores on her back.

Thuy has been in a coma for over 11 months
The couple once lived in a 20-square-metre home with their three children and earned a living selling bread and snacks at Dalat Market. But in 2021, financial hardship forced them to sell their house to repay debts. Tragedy struck again in September 2024 when the pair were hit by a motorbike on their way to market, leaving Thuy with severe brain trauma, broken bones and severe health impairment.
Cuong also suffered serious injuries, leaving him unable to return to work. He now depends on support from neighbours and his children, who themselves struggle with unstable incomes. His youngest daughter is frequently ill.
With no means to pay for medical treatment, Cuong tends to his wife’s deteriorating wounds by himself. “It breaks my heart to watch her suffer like this. We have no home, no strength left, only pain and hardship,” he said.
A representative from Xuan Huong Ward People’s Committee, Nguyen Dinh Loc, shared with Dantri/Dtinews that local authorities and benefactors have provided some aid. However, Cuong’s family urgently needed broader community support.
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