A six-year-old girl in the southern province of Vinh Long has thirsted for the day when she can return school but her family cannot afford to provide her with efficient bone marrow treatment.
Mai Thi Thuy Vy lives with her parents in a tent in Vam Lich Hamlet in Chanh An Commune. Her school refuses to receive her due to concerns over her health. Hospital is like a second home.
Bui Thi Quyen, Vy’s mother, said, “When Vy was a newborn she had livid bruises on her skin but we didn’t take her to the hospital due to the lack of money. She wasn’t hospitalised until her situation became critical.”
The family can’t afford the treatment
Cuong works as a fish farm worker and earns VND3 million (USD133,244) per month, which is just enough to support his family, let alone provide treatment for her daughter.
Doctors have advised Vy’s parents to take her to the Institute of Haematology for better treatment but they cannot afford medical fees. So Cuong decided to take her daughter home.
Doctor Nguyen Minh Tuan, from Paediatrics Hospital 1, said Vy should be provided with cell transplants to stimulate blood cell generation or with a marrow transplant.
Local official Nguyen Van Be Ty from the Vam Lich Hamlet of Chanh An Commune, said that Cuong’s family has temporarily lived in the commune for over a decade as they lack land. Their life has become more desperate since their daughter was ill.
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Or: Mrs. Bui Thi Tu Quyen, Vy’s mother at Room 303 third floor, Dengue Fever Ward, Paediatrics Hospital in HCM City
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