Mr. Tam said he is 10 years older than his wife, Tran Thi Kim Yen. Both should be husband and wife nearly 20 years ago. Three children were born in 2005, 2006 and 2012. In turn, the whole family had to rent an inn. In 2011, Mr. Tam’s parents-in-law gave him a water spinach pond with an area of 4.5 x 12 m located deep in an alley in P. .My Phuoc, Long Xuyen City to renovate and build a level 4 house.
Mr. Tam and his family took 3 girls home from the hospital on April 18
Mr. Tam and his wife make a living by building ice and hiring tombstones. The daily wages of both are only a few hundred thousand dong, life is lacking before and after. Therefore, the two eldest children, Tran Ngoc Bao and Tran Thi Thanh Phuong, have not finished grade 9 and have to quit to work to help support the family.
Mr. Tam said that he and his wife did not plan to have more children, but because the plan broke, Ms. Yen continued to get pregnant. At noon on April 11, Mrs. Yen went into labor, her family took her to the hospital in Long Xuyen city to give birth. Through examination, the doctor said that she was pregnant with 3 and had to have a caesarean section. On the same day, 3 girls were born with a weight of 2.1 kg, 2 kg and 1.95 kg, respectively. “However, late that night, the hospital suddenly said that my wife’s health was very weak. After that, my wife was transferred to another hospital in Long Xuyen City. In the morning, they announced that she had passed away. “Mr Tam choked.
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Mr. Tam is now raising six children by himself. The situation was very difficult and he only knew how to try or get there. Gia Bao, the eldest son of his wife and husband, has an unstable job. As for Thanh Phuong, who is learning a silversmith job, she doesn’t have a salary to help Mr. Tam take care of her younger brother. Hoang Minh is in grade 5. The 3 baby girls are 2 weeks old, so Mr. Tam has to stay at home to take care of him and can’t work yet. Money to buy milk, clothes … is supported by neighbors and philanthropists, who can help with anything. “The children are still weak, waiting to be stronger, I will ask my aunt in Vinh Long to take care of them to go to work. Actually in the long run, I don’t know if I can take care of the children, because the older I get, the more expensive I will be. The more you waste, the more you study and your children’s books, “Mr. Tam said sadly.
Mr. Le Minh Dat, Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People’s Committee of P.My Phuoc, said that as soon as he learned of the circumstances of Mr. Tam’s family, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees of P.My Phuoc and Long Xuyen City paid a visit. Ask and mobilize benefactors for initial support. In the long run, young children really need someone to support them every month for a better life.