LD26240: 8-year-old boy with blood cancer needs joint help

Finding a temporary house built on relatives' land, we could not help but feel sorry for the difficult situation of baby Nguyen Hung Thinh (8 years old).

Blood cancer caused her to have to be treated for a long time, while her family, which was already difficult, is now almost exhausted due to the cost of treatment.

Ms. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy, baby Thinh's mother, choked up and recounted that on December 9, 2025, her son suddenly had a continuous high fever, took medicine but it did not subside. The family took him to a medical facility in Can Tho for treatment for more than 10 days, but the condition still did not improve.

After that, the baby was transferred to a medical facility in Vinh Long and then continued to Children's Hospital 1 (HCMC). Here, the doctor diagnosed her with acute lymphocytic leukemia. The bad news caused the whole family to collapse, because the already difficult situation became even more deadlocked.

In the early days of hospitalization, the treatment cost had reached more than 200 million VND. To date, the total amount of money the family has spent on her child's treatment is estimated at nearly 1 billion VND. To have money to maintain treatment, Ms. Thuy and her husband had to borrow everywhere, relying on the help of relatives, neighbors and acquaintances.

Currently, baby Thinh has to have re-examination and chemotherapy every week, the cost ranges from 10 - 20 million VND. Old debts are not known when they will be repaid, while treatment costs continue to arise, becoming an overwhelming burden for the family.

Ms. Thuy said that the thing that worries her the most is not having enough money for her child to continue treatment. On nights seeing her child in pain, the mother only hopes to have more conditions to maintain treatment, nurturing the hope that her child will overcome the illness.

According to Ms. Sau Hoa, a long-time neighbor, Ms. Thuy's family was originally in difficult circumstances. The baby's father worked as a hired laborer, the mother sold small-scale fruit, income was unstable, and the whole family had to build temporary houses on relatives' land to live.

When the baby was seriously ill, people around tried to contribute to support but could not afford the excessive cost of treatment," Ms. Hoa added.

Ms. Pham Thi Tim, Chairwoman of the Red Cross Society of Cai Ngang commune, confirmed that baby Thinh's family is in particularly difficult circumstances. The locality has mobilized initial support of more than 10 million VND and will continue to connect resources to help the family overcome the difficult period.

In the face of baby Nguyen Hung Thinh's situation, we really hope to receive the care and sharing of philanthropists and readers of Lao Dong Newspaper, contributing more funds for treatment, helping him have the opportunity to continue his journey of fighting illness," Ms. Tim added.

All help for life situation LD26240, please send to Tam Long Vang Charity Social Fund - 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi. Account number (STK) 113000000758 at VietinBank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi; Account number: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank Hanoi Branch; Account number: 12410001122556 - at BIDV Hoan Kiem Branch.

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