7-year-old Phan Thi Thao Nhi from Da Nang’s Lien Chieu District has put aside a dream of pursuing her studies to undergo long-term treatment for her life-threatening disease: myeloid leukemia.

After a 7-day chemotherapy session, Nhi's skin has turned darker

The little girl has just undergone a 7-day chemotherapy session due to this type of cancer. Her skin has turned darker, whilst some ulcers have appeared on her already-weak body as inflamed tissues, and her hands have swollen because of day-long intravenous therapy (IV).

This summer, Nhi suffered high fever within up to 4 consecutive months, so her mother, Phan Thi My Lang, took her to the Lien Chieu District Medical Centre. Here, the girl was diagnosed with pneumonia and required to take antibiotics and antipyretics.

However, Nhi’s health become worse as she looked emaciated with her incredible weight loss, and was unable to eat normally.

Nhi was then rushed to the city’s Paediatric and Maternity Hospital for further treatment. Unfortunately, Mrs Lang sadly burst into tears as doctors detected that her beloved daughter was suffering from myeloid leukemia with bad prognosis. This is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood.

Mrs Lang got divorced from her husband when she was pregnant. The poor woman has already left her low-paid job as a worker at a Hoa Khanh Industrial Park-located company in order to spend more time taking care of her daughter in the hospital.

Meanwhile, Nhi’s maternal grandparents earn only a little money from collecting trash and scraps to sell for a profit at the Khanh Son Landfill.

According to her treatment regimen, Nhi must undergo 3 other chemotherapy sessions in the coming time, with each costing between from 20 million VND to 30 million VND.

Health insurance covers 80% of the medical costs, and the rest must be paid by the patient’s family.

The hospital’s doctors emphasised that a marrow transplant must be performed as soon as possible to save her life, but her family cannot afford such an expensive live-saving therapy.

Now, Mrs Lang is in very desperate need of financial assistance from benevolent philanthropists from both home and abroad to cover the cost of medical treatment for her beloved daughter.

Donations for the ill-fated boy can be sent to Nhi’ mother, Mrs Lang (Phone: 0788639097), or to the DA NANG Newspaper, 6 Tran Phu Street, Da Nang (Phone: 02363812341 and 0905832222) or its account No 100214851000415 at the Da Nang branch of the Viet Nam Import-Export Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank).