Da Nang’s Hoa Vang District has many shining examples of filial love given to parents-in-law. 

Dang Thi Nga, aged 33, is a typical example.  She has to shoulder the burden of caring for her father-in-law, 87-year-old Pham He, who suffered from a stroke in 2001 and cannot now engage in any daily personal activities without the help of others.

Over the past 15 years, Nga has overcome personal hardship to ensure the best care for her father-in-law.  She feeds and bathes him, and provides him with daily massage therapy to prevent his body from developing pressure sores.

Nga feeding her father-in-law

The kind-hearted woman also has the responsibility of taking her 2 children to school every day.

Nga’s husband works at the district’s Phuoc Hung quarry, and his salary is just enough to buy food for his family.  Despite her difficult living situation, the filial daughter-in-law always ensures the best care for Mr He, which has helped him overcome his difficulties and allowed him to continue to live with his family members.

46-year-old Le Qua from the district’s Dieu Phong Village is another example.  Mr Qua married Kim Yen in 1988, and the couple built their own house in 1996.  At that time, his mother-in-law called Lieu was living with Yen’s older sister and was suffering from a severe disease.  Due to his sister-in-law’s very poor living conditions, Mr Qua and his wife decided to take care of Mrs Lieu in their own home to ensure the best care for her.

Every morning for the past 20 years, Mr Qua has cooked rice soup for his mother-in-law and fed her carefully before leaving home to work in the fields.  He has also taken responsibility for ensuring her personal hygiene care, and provides her with daily massage therapy to help her avoid pressure sores.

His wife, Mrs Yen, said “I work at the Hoa Cam Industrial Park daily from early morning until late at night.  Therefore, my husband has to take care of everything for my 90-year-old mother”.

In our modern life perhaps we can all learn from these shining filial examples.