Dantri reporters and Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghi Loc District, Ho Nam, present a symbolic cheque for VND1,270,168,127 to the family of Nguyen Thi Thom.
On May 5, Dantri reporters and local officials visited the family to present a symbolic cheque for VND1,270,168,127. The donations were collected through Dantri's charity programme after publishing the family's story.
The entire amount has been transferred to the bank account of Thom's eldest son, Nguyen Dinh Vuong.
At the handover ceremony, Ho Nam, Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghi Loc District, expressed his deep appreciation to Dantri readers and donors.
"On behalf of the district leadership, I would like to thank Dantri for becoming a bridge of compassion and to all the kind-hearted readers who extended timely help to this family in their darkest hour," he said.
Nguyen Dinh Vuong, 26, emotionally thanked the donors and the newspaper, "My family is deeply grateful. We don't know how we can ever repay this kindness."
In addition to the amount facilitated by Dantri, Vuong shared that nearly VND850 million had been sent directly to his bank account, bringing the total donations to over VND2.1 billion.
Nguyen Thi Thom, 47, has been bedridden with end-stage soft tissue cancer and a necrotic leg. Her husband, Nguyen Dinh Thong, 49, fell into a coma with severe brain and spinal injuries after a traffic accident while buying medicine for his wife.
Thom, her husband, and their two sons.
Their eldest son, Vuong, had just graduated from university and had put his job search on hold to care for the family. His younger brother, 20-year-old Nguyen Dinh Quyen, was born with a congenital heart condition, while their youngest sister, Nguyen Thi Tho, is only 10 years old.
The family had exhausted all financial resources after years of medical treatment.
