Orphaned mother, sleeping on leaves

Mr. Ty was born into a family of 7 siblings, from Quang Tri. His father died early. Life in the countryside was difficult. After getting married to Ms. Phan Thi Nga (born in 1979) and giving birth to their first son, Nguyen Dang Bao Nam, who was about 1 year old, in 2015, Mr. Ty and his wife moved to Loc An commune, Loc Ninh district, to rely on their eldest brother to develop their economy .

Here, Ty's family lives in the old house of his eldest brother. Every day, Ty works as a construction worker or a hired hand to earn a living, while Nga stays home to take care of her young children and make wine to sell to local shops. Life in a foreign land is still unfamiliar and unstable, and then the eldest brother passes away. Losing a support to rely on makes Ty's family life unstable. However, with his hard-working nature, Ty gradually stabilizes his life and welcomes his daughter, Nguyen Ngoc Nam Anh (born in 2017). The family has more people, but only Ty works, so life is even more difficult. At home, taking care of and taking the children to school, Ty's wife also takes the time to make wine to sell to earn more money to cover living expenses.

After finishing his wife's funeral in Quang Tri, when he arrived in Binh Phuoc , Mr. Ty immediately started working as a hired hand to earn money to cover living expenses for his father and son.

It was thought that peace in the small house would pass smoothly when both husband and wife worked hard. However, in recent years, Ms. Nga's health has gradually declined. In 2023, Ms. Nga began to have moles on her feet that caused pain. She went to the doctor and was diagnosed with ankle sprains, so she was given medicine to take at home. The medicine did not help, her feet were so painful that she could not walk, so she had to have a minor surgery. After removing this mole, another mole grew all over her feet. After going to a specialist at the Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital, which was not feasible, Ms. Nga was referred to the Oncology Hospital with the conclusion that it was skin cancer. After more than 2 years of treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Ms. Nga's health gradually weakened and she could not hold on. She passed away in early April 2025 when the disease had metastasized to her groin and lungs.

During the time he was treating his wife, Mr. Ty could not work regularly and had to borrow money, so life was very difficult. The amount of money he borrowed for treatment was more than 130 million VND. With the wish of his wife and family to return to their hometown for burial, Mr. Ty ran around to get money to take his wife back to her hometown for the funeral.

After 20 days in Quang Tri to take care of his wife's funeral, Mr. Ty was busy returning to Loc Ninh to take care of his two young children. Mr. Ty shared: The two children are still young, I cannot go to work far away now. There is no work in the border area so I don't know how to manage. The children are still young and cannot drop out of school. For now, I will continue to make wine so that my father and I can have vegetables and porridge to eat and conveniently take them to school. I will do whatever people hire me to do, I don't know what to do.

The pain of missing his wife still hasn't subsided, now he has to worry about his children and the mounting debts, making Mr. Ty helpless.

Ty and his three children in front of the portrait of his deceased wife

Head of the Front Work Committee of Hamlet 8 (Loc An Commune, Loc Ninh District) Cao Khanh Hoa said: The situation of Mr. Ty's family is very difficult, when his wife was sick, the hamlet and the women's association visited, encouraged, and helped the family with cooking during the funeral. Everything has been settled, however, the difficulties of Mr. Ty and his children are very great, the children are still young, the future is still long, we hope that kind-hearted people will join hands to help so that the children can receive more love when they lose their mother, as well as have funds to continue their studies.

The humanitarian TV program "Thirst for Life" will connect to give gifts at 9am on April 25 at the family of Mr. Nguyen Dang Ty in Hamlet 8, Loc An Commune, Loc Ninh District, Binh Phuoc Province. We look forward to receiving support from organizations, individuals and benefactors.

For all information and contributions, please contact directly the Readers - Documents - Social Work Department, Binh Phuoc Radio - Television and Newspaper (BPTV) or editor Ngoc Que (phone number/zalo 0918.094.429), account number 0918094429 (Nam A Bank, Binh Phuoc branch). When transferring money, donors please clearly state your full name, address and content: Support KVS T4 Mr. Nguyen Dang Ty. The list of supporters will be updated publicly and transparently by BPTV in the humanitarian television program Aspiration to Live on May 11, 2025.

Source: https://baobinhphuoc.com.vn/news/250/171881/mo-coi-me-lot-la-ma-nam