SHB Bank supports a girl with scoliosis surgery with 124 million VND
Lao Dong Newspaper connects, SHB Bank has helped a girl who underwent scoliosis surgery pay hospital fees.
On September 16, the Golden Heart column on Lao Dong e-newspaper published an article "LD26218: Daughter undergoes scoliosis surgery, poor parents bear hundreds of millions of dong in debt", reflecting the difficult circumstances of the family of Mr. Nguyen Van Hung (born in 1989, residing in Tien Phong village, Son Kim 2 commune, Ha Tinh province).
After the article was spread, many businesses, philanthropists and readers paid attention and joined hands to support the family with code LD26218. The timely sharing of the community brought practical encouragement, helping Mr. Hung and his wife have more funds to cover the treatment costs for their daughter.
On the morning of October 21, Ms. Ninh Thi Lan Phuong - Deputy General Director, Chairwoman of the Trade Union of Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB); Mr. Cat Toan Luan - Deputy Director, Chairman of the Trade Union of SHB branch in Hanoi, along with representatives of the Golden Heart Charity Fund, came to Viet Duc Friendship Hospital (Hanoi) to present gifts and money in support to Mr. Hung's family, supporting the payment of hospital fees for spinal scoliosis surgery for Nguyen Thi Thao Uyen, performed on September 15.
At the award ceremony, Ms. Ninh Thi Lan Phuong - Deputy General Director, Chairwoman of SHB Trade Union, presented 124 million VND to support the family with part of the hospital fees and health recovery costs for Thao Uyen after spinal scoliosis correction surgery.
Ms. Hoang Thi Kim Chung - Deputy Head of the Social Work Committee, Lao Dong Newspaper, representative of the Tam Long Vang Charity Social Fund, donated more than 5.7 million VND from units and philanthropists to support the circumstances of Mr. Nguyen Van Hung's family during this difficult period.
Sharing difficulties with Mr. Hung and congratulating Thao Uyen on the successful surgery, Ms. Ninh Thi Lan Phuong - Deputy General Director, Chairwoman of SHB Trade Union expressed: "First of all, we would like to thank and appreciate the humanitarian activities of the Tam Long Vang Charity Fund, Lao Dong Newspaper in connecting kind hearts, sharing with difficult circumstances in society. When learning about the situation of Nguyen Thi Thao Uyen who needs surgery at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital but does not have sufficient economic conditions, SHB wishes to join hands to support and contribute to helping patients have the opportunity to be treated, overcome illness and stabilize their lives.
According to Ms. Ninh Thi Lan Phuong, over 33 years of construction and development, SHB has always linked business operations with social responsibility, considering sharing and compassion as core values in corporate culture. For SHB, success is not only measured by business results but also by the good values it brings to the community.
We believe that each sharing today will contribute to igniting faith, hope and spreading good things in life" - Ms. Phuong shared.
Receiving support from SHB Bank, Mr. Nguyen Van Hung could not hide his emotion. With a father with a congenital disability, unable to work, the help of SHB bank, philanthropists and readers not only helps the family reduce the burden of hospital fees but also adds faith for the couple to firmly accompany their child on the journey of health recovery.
The joint efforts of SHB Bank, philanthropists and readers through the Tam Long Vang Charity Social Fund have helped my family have more resources to pay for the hospital fees for my daughter's surgery. That is not only material support but also a valuable source of spiritual encouragement for the family facing many difficulties. From the hearts of sharing, Thao Uyen's recovery journey has more support. For my husband and I, that help is a great consolation in the days of struggling with illness, and at the same time adds hope for our daughter to have the opportunity to recover her health and gradually return to studying and daily life" - Mr. Nguyen Van Hung expressed.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hung and his wife, Ms. Hoang Thi Tham (born in 1993), have two daughters, Nguyen Thi Thao Uyen (born in 2012) and Nguyen Anh Thu (born in 2015). Mr. Hung is disabled in the motor system and currently receives a monthly allowance of 750,000 VND. All living expenses of the family mainly depend on Ms. Tham's farming work, with an average income of about 3-4 million VND per month.
According to Mr. Hung, when his child was young, although he was often sick, his wife and he did not notice any abnormal signs in the spine. By about 7 years old, Uyen's scoliosis gradually became apparent. The family took the child to a provincial hospital for examination and was advised to wait for the child to reach the age to be transferred to a higher level for surgery.
On September 15, Thao Uyen underwent scoliosis correction surgery at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital. The surgery lasted from 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM on the same day.
The years of running for treatment for his child, along with the costs of the recent surgery, have caused Mr. Hung's family to borrow a total of 200 million VND from relatives and the bank.
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