Representatives of Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper, together with local authorities and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Cam Due Commune in Ha Tinh Province, have presented financial support worth more than VND 325 million (approximately USD 12,500) to a couple battling multiple forms of cancer.
Representatives of Dan Tri and local authorities visit and encourage the family (Photo: Hoai Anh).
The assistance included VND 285,303,900 (approximately USD 11,000) donated by Dantri/Dtinews readers after the family's story was featured by the newspaper. The amount was transferred directly to Duong Thi Hoe. In addition, the Thien Tam Foundation provided a further VND 40 million (approximately USD 1,500), bringing total support to more than VND 325 million.
Representatives of Dantri and local authorities present the symbolic cheque for readers' donations to the family (Photo: Hoai Anh).
Speaking after receiving the donations, Hoe expressed her gratitude, saying the family had fallen into despair as both she and her husband were diagnosed with cancer and faced overwhelming treatment costs. The support from readers had given them renewed hope and motivation to continue fighting their illnesses.
Binh and his wife have both been diagnosed with cancer (Photo: Duong Nguyen).
Pham Van Thin, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Cam Due Commune, thanked Dantri and its readers for supporting disadvantaged families in the locality. He noted that the newspaper had helped connect donors with many vulnerable residents over the years, contributing to social welfare efforts in the community.
The family's hardships began when Le Van Binh suffered a traffic accident that caused brain injuries and left him unable to perform heavy work. The responsibility of supporting the family then fell largely on Hoe.
In August 2025, Binh was diagnosed with late stage tonsil cancer that had already metastasised. Two months later, while accompanying her husband to hospital, Hoe underwent a health check and was shocked to learn that she had thyroid cancer.
As the couple began treatment together, another devastating diagnosis followed just one month later when doctors confirmed that Hoe also had cervical cancer. Since then, both husband and wife have spent long periods receiving treatment in Hanoi, while their 14-year-old daughter has been cared for by her 90 year old grandmother near their home.