Dantri reporters and some local officials visit the family of Bui Van Chien in Hoang Hoa District on February 9 and transfer VND 293.23 million to the family
Dantri reporters and some local officials visited the family of Bui Van Chien in Hoang Hoa District on February 9 and transferred VND 293.23 million that readers sent to the newspaper's charity fund to support the family during the first and second weeks of January.
The public also sent donations of VND43.65 million to support Chien's family through the Vietnam Fund for Study Promotion. Chien also received VND50 million sent to his bank account, VND14 million raised by Hoang Xuan Commune Youth Union, and VND5 million from a local firm.
Chien also received VND50 million sent to his bank account, VND14 million raised by Hoang Xuan Commune Youth Union, and VND5 million from a local firm.
Chien, 23, recently told Dantri/DTInews that he had decided to suspend his university studies a year ago after his mother, Luong Thi Dung, was hospitalised for heart surgery. His father has mental problems, so the young man had to take various jobs to support the family.
Chien worked as a construction worker and a taxi driver while taking care of his mother at hospital. After his mother was discharged from hospital, the young man applied for a more stable job at a local company.
However, Chien's family faced another challenge after he was seriously injured in a traffic accident while on the way to work in late 2021. He had to undergo a brain surgery to save his life.
An uncle who took care of Chien during the time at hospital said that Chien's family still owed lots of money following his mother's treatment and he had to borrow more to cover Chien's hospital fees.
The young man has just been discharged from hospital to await another operation.
Receiving the donations, Chien's mother said that they were so happy to have received such valuable support from the community.
"It’s like a dream for us," she said in tears. "I want to send my sincere thanks to the kind donors for their great support that has helped save my son."
