Father paralyzed in both legs, mother left, Quang Tri male student teeters at the gate of medical school

Raising 3 children on welfare

A small, simple house of about 20 square meters in a deep alley in Quarter 2, Ward 1 (Dong Ha City, Quang Tri) is home to Mr. Tran Quoc Hoan (48 years old) and his four children. Despite their difficult family situation, all three of Mr. Hoan’s children go to school and study well.

The house in the small alley of Mr. Hoan and his son

The eldest sister, Tran Thi Dieu Huyen, is studying at the University of Foreign Languages ​​in Hue, and the youngest daughter, Tran Cam Tien, is now an 8th grader. The only son, Tran Tuan Kiet, has just finished his university entrance exam.

Mr. Hoan said that after his marriage broke down, despite being paralyzed in both legs due to the effects of Agent Orange, he still tried to work hard to raise his three children to be educated. Due to his inability to work, the living expenses for the family of four depended on a few social allowances for Agent Orange patients.

Mr. Hoan, a father with paralyzed legs, always dreams of his children studying and becoming successful.

"Sometimes when I see my children studying hard, falling behind their friends, from breakfast, books, notebooks to uniforms... I feel so angry. I wish I had legs like other people so I could run around to earn money to take care of my children properly," Mr. Hoan said with tears in his eyes.

And so, with one meal of vegetables and one meal of porridge, the family of four still survived. Mr. Hoan grew older and his children grew up. The most important thing was that all three children did not drop out of school and even studied well. That was the greatest encouragement for the disabled father…

Helpless before the tuition fee of about 20 million VND/semester

Of the three sisters, the most talented is Tran Tuan Kiet. He has been an excellent student for 12 consecutive years and is an excellent math student in Quang Tri province. In the recent university entrance exam, I passed the entrance exam to the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Danang.

Feeling sorry for his paralyzed father, Kiet tried his best to study.

It was fun, but the difficult family situation brought me back to reality soon. When I thought about the tuition fee of 20 million VND/semester, I suddenly wanted to stop.

"When I was informed that I had passed the entrance exam to the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Danang, I was very happy, happy because that was my dream for many years. I wanted to become a doctor to take care of the health of my relatives and the community. But when I received information about the tuition fees, I realized that I could no longer afford to fulfill this dream. I told my father that I would drop out of university and find a job to help share the burden and pressure on his shoulders. At that time, my father cried a lot, did not agree to let me drop out of university, and would do everything he could to ensure that I had a proper education. But that was what my father said, but in reality, everyone knows...", Kiet said sadly.

Kiet's studies may have to be interrupted because of tuition fees.

Mr. Hoan himself admitted to reporters that the tuition fee was like a heavy stone weighing on his heart. "I never wanted my child to drop out of school. But the desire and the reality are so different...", Mr. Hoan said.

Kiet's dream of becoming a general practitioner is uncertain as the school year is approaching.

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