A poor man in the northern province of Bac Giang is calling for the community's help for his two ailing children. Nguyen Van Thang, 33, from Bac Lang Giang District’s Xuan Huong Commune has had a tumour on his back since birth. This distorted his back, causing difficulties for him to move. He got married to Nguyen Thi Hong who is six years older than him. Thang has a tumour on his back In 2011, the couple gave birth to their oldest child Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan who was diagnosed with heart problems at the age of one. However, due to the family’s financial difficulties, the treatment was affected and she died when she was four years old. His second child Nguyen Anh Tuan, 7, has been diagnosed with the lack of an enzyme called G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase). Thang and his wife and children Meanwhile, their third child Nguyen Thi Thao Linh, 2, also faces heart problems. Doctors said that she needs intensive treatment, but his family can …
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