A woman in the northern province of Bac Giang is calling for support as she is facing cirrhosis, while her son has congenital dumbness and blindness. Vy Thi Sinh, 60, and her son are living in a shabby house with nothing valuable in Son Dong District’s Dai Son Commune. Sinh’s husband was affected by Agent Orange when he was a soldier. He died due last year to lung, liver and heart problems. In the last days before his death, he had to use a lot of pain relievers. Sinh and her son During more than ten years of struggling with serious diseases, Sinh had to sell all the family’s valuables to cover her husband's treatment. In April 2020, while working on the field, she suddenly fainted and was taken to hospital. She was then diagnosed with pneural effusion and cirrhosis. She said that since her husband’s death, her condition has worsened and her stomach has continued to swell. Meanwhile, her son Hoang Van Muoi, 21, now looks like a child because of … [Read more...] about Struggling mother seeks help for disabled son
