Duong.T.C.T. (born in 2013) is a pretty, well-behaved girl – that was our impression when we visited the Department of Surgery 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Heart Institute. T. was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and underwent her first surgery at 5 months old, and her second surgery at 2.5 years old. This year, when she turned 11, she was diagnosed with stenosis of the shunt/APSO 2015 PTTĐ by the Ho Chi Minh City Heart Institute and the surgery cost 85 million VND even though she had health insurance support. This is an extremely large amount of money for her family. Her father, Mr. A., works as a traditional motorbike taxi driver, sometimes with rides and sometimes without, earning just over 5 million VND per month. Her mother, Ms. H., is a housewife and a seasonal worker for a garment factory, but since T. was hospitalized, she has no income. In addition to T., the family also has a twin sister and a younger sister who is of school age. Alone, Mr. A. shouldered the living expenses of the whole family, tuition for all 3 children and now hospital fees for T. The hardship was indescribable.

Faced with their child’s condition, Mr. A. and Ms. H. spent all their savings in recent years and borrowed money from relatives to pay for the surgery in advance and were able to pay 20 million VND in advance for this surgery. Thanks to the connection and support from the Social Work Department, the cost has been partly paid, but the amount the family owes the hospital as of July 4, 2024 is still more than 15 million VND. The doctor informed that T. still needs to be given antibiotics and monitored for about 15 more days before being completely stable and discharged from the hospital. After the surgery, T. had pneumonia, so she coughed all day and night. The Lotus Charity Foundation hopes to raise 22 million VND (of which 20 million VND will be paid for hospital fees and 2 million VND will be used for nutritional support), hoping that she will recover soon and be discharged from the hospital to return home with her family.

To avoid the risk of being scammed over the phone, we do not disclose the phone number of the person being supported. For any contributions, please contact the Lotus Charity Foundation – 5th Floor, No. 7-9-11 Mai Thi Luu, Ward Da Kao, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City – Tel: (028) 39107612
Donations from benefactors will be transferred to the designated case. However, to avoid the situation of too many resources being concentrated in one source that other unfortunate cases cannot have, we would like to ask for permission that if the total amount of donations is more than 120% of the amount needed, we will only transfer a maximum of 120% to the person being supported and the remaining amount will be transferred to the next support period.
Account Name: Lotus Charity Foundation
VND Account Number:
TK1: 0371000481127 – Vietcombank – Tan Dinh Branch
TK2: 508317 – ACB Bank – Saigon Branch
Content: Name of Philanthropist + support for case 612

1. Philanthropist Phuoc Loc Hung Huynh supported 2,000,000 VND
2.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 10,000 VND
3. Philanthropist PHAM HOANG VIET supports 1,000,000 VND
4.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 300,000 VND
5.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 50,000 VND
6.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 200,000 VND
7. Philanthropist HUY supports 1,000,000 VND
8.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 200,000 VND
9. MK philanthropist supports 200,000 VND
10. Philanthropist NGUYEN DUC DUY supported 100,000 VND
11. Philanthropist TRUONG THU NHAN supported 300,000 VND
12. Philanthropist TRA XUAN BINH supported 10,000 VND
13. Philanthropist PHAM TRI HIEU supported 500,000 VND
14. Philanthropist TOAN supported 211100 VND
15. Philanthropist VO THINH supported 100,000 VND
16. Philanthropist DO VAN HIEP supported 100,000 VND
17. HLB philanthropist supports 50,000 VND
18. Philanthropist TUONG VY supported 150,000 VND
19. Philanthropist Nguyen Minh Hanh supported 200,000 VND
20. Philanthropist NGUYEN THI THANH DIEU supported 20,000 VND
21.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 200,000 VND
22.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 500,000 VND
23. Benefactor Thuan Xuan family supported 1,000,000 VND
24. Benefactor ONG TU VAN supported 3,000,000 VND
25. Philanthropist Anonymous supported 100,000 VND
26.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 500,000 VND
27.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 200,000 VND
28.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 50,000 VND
29.  Philanthropist TXT supports 500,000 VND
30.  Philanthropist LE HOANG DUY supports 200,000 VND
31.  Philanthropist YD supports 200,000 VND
32.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 200,000 VND
33.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 500,000 VND
34.  Philanthropist Anonymous supported 100,000 VND
35.  Philanthropist NGO MINH TUAN KIET supported 200,000 VND
36.  Philanthropist HAPPY SMILES supported 1,000,000 VND
37.  Philanthropist DO QUOC THAI supported 100,000 VND

While waiting for the mobilization, the Lotus Charity Foundation will advance 20 million VND to pay for hospital fees and give 2 million VND in compensation to T.

Translated by Google.