When in Grade 9, Dao Thi Kieu Diem, 32, in An Nhon Town faced epistaxis and pains in her forehead and teeth. She was then diagnosed with gingivitis by doctors at a local hospital. Despite taking medicines, her condition did not improve.
Dao Thi Kieu Diem
After that she was taken to a better hospital where doctors said that she had contracted a maxillary sinus tumour. Her family was told to bring her to a hospital in HCM City for better treatment.
Her parents decided to move her to HCM City Tumour Hospital. After the surgery there, she had to experience 28 radiotherapy sessions.
She was discharged from hospital after a nearly six-month stay. The long treatment caused her to drop out of school.
Between 2006 and 2008, her saturation became swollen and bled. She was taken to HCM City Tumour Hospital again for treatment.
Returning home, she applied for some jobs but was refused due to her unusual face. She wanted to work as a tutor but children were frightened of her face.
Diem is living with her parents who are both over 70 years old. Meanwhile, her brothers and sisters are all married and poor.
Diem is now working for a handicraft workshop with a daily modest income of VND100,000.
From January and June this year, Diem had to take four operations to help reshape her face. In November, she will have to return to HCM City Tumour Hospital for examination again.
Chairman of An Nhon Commune Nguyen Anh Dung said that Diem’s family is among the poorest in the locality. The family is provided with a monthly subsidy of VND540,000. Meanwhile, Diem’s treatment is quite costly and requires a long time. He hoped that donors would support her.
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Account holder: Bao Dien tu Dan tri
Account number: 1017378606
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Account holder: Bao Dien tu Dan tri
Account number: 1017780241
SWIFT Code: BFTV VNVX 045
With Bank: THE BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIETNAM
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Account holder: Bao Dien tu Dan tri
Account number: 126000081304
With Bank: Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade – Hoan Kiem Branch
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Account holder: Bao Dien tu Dan tri
Account number: 26110002631994
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Account holder: Bao Dien tu Dan tri
Account number: 0231195149383
With Bank: MILITARY COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK - Thai Thinh Branch, Hanoi
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- Account holder: Bao Dien tu Dan tri
- Account number: 1400206035022
- At Agribank, Lang Ha Branch, Hanoi
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- Account holder: Bao Dien tu Dan tri
- Account number: 1017589681
- At SHB, Hanoi branch
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