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Returning home after a day around the gate of the Oncology hospital to sell lottery tickets, Ms. Huynh Thi Le (born in 1957, living in Tien Giang) put the small bag on the table and sat down with a tired expression. People around gathered, people asked if today’s lottery tickets were sold out, people asked if they were tired…

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Ms. Huynh Thi Le (born 1957, living in Tien Giang) usually every day when she is well she goes to sell lottery tickets in front of the Oncology hospital gate. Photo: Chinh Hoang

Opening the story with the reporter, Ms. Le shared: She became ill in 2018, previously operated at Tu Du hospital, but because of the malignant tumor, she was transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Institute.

From the time of treatment, Ms. Le stayed in the hospital until the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, the hospital did not allow her to stay. During the process here, she met sisters in the same situation and moved in together.

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In the evening, women with breast cancer sit together to massage each other and encourage each other to overcome the pain. Photo: Chinh Hoang

Mrs. Le’s family was full of difficulties when she said that the house in her hometown was also built by a sponsor from Ho Chi Minh City. 3 years ago, her husband was also hospitalized for treatment at a dermatology hospital. The children are also poor and have their own families, so it is impossible to support her.

“Every month, the cost of my medical treatment is very high. Even though my insurance pays less, I still have to pay nearly 3 million. To have money to buy medicine, take advantage of the time to relieve pain, I go to sell lottery tickets. I sell lottery tickets. everywhere, even in the hospital. When I’m healthy, I try to sell about 100 lottery tickets, when I’m tired, it’s less. Some days I suddenly feel pain and I can’t walk. I’m old. My health is not good. while it’s too hot, I’m afraid I’ll faint in the middle of the road,” Ms. Le confided.

Sitting next to Mrs. Le, Ms. Nhi (from Phu Yen) said sadly, roughly calculating the cost of treatment was over 100 million. Previously, when she was gangrene, she was supported by a sponsor 40 million. Later expenses she borrowed under the policy of the poor household was 30 million. Up to now, in order to maintain the treatment, her family has borrowed everywhere.

“I went to work as a catering service, and a group like that earn 200,000 VND. My husband works as a carpenter, the family’s economy is just enough to eat, take care of our children’s education. Now I’m sick, in debt, and in business. The economy is always exhausted. I just want to get well quickly so I can work and pay people’s debts”, Ms. Nhi sighed.

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Talking about the house of love – where more than 20 women with breast cancer depended on, Mrs. Le burst into tears. According to her, this is not only a place to hide from the rain, avoid the sun, lie back and rest tired on the days in and out of the hospital… but also a great spiritual support, helping her and the sisters have faith and strength to fight with illness.

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Every night, Mrs. Duyen prepares breakfast for everyone in advance. Photo: Chinh Hoang

“Everyone here suffers, each person has their own situation, but they have the same disease, the same pain. We all have the same situation of being away from our family, children, and hometown. We come back and live together. take care of each other, encourage each other.The sisters who live here are the motivation for me to overcome this disease.

Honestly, facing cancer, everyone is afraid. None of us is without a mental breakdown. But living together, the whole team is like me, day by day there is mutual encouragement, so we gradually stop being afraid and more excited. I’m older, so I often encourage the children here. When I’m young and still healthy, I have to work hard to overcome the disease and return to my family and children,” Ms. Le continued the story.

Nhu Le (born in 1989, hometown of Binh Thuan) confessed, thanks to the encouragement of her sisters and living in a happy house, everyone’s spirit is more optimistic than before. In addition, the desire to live, to return to their family is also a great strength for them to revive.

“At first, I was very scared, afraid to leave my children and go when they were too young. Here, every day, my children call me to ask when my mother comes back, what she is doing in there, what treatment she has. But it’s been so long… Every time I hear my son ask, I tell myself to be optimistic and try to get better treatment,” said Ms. Nhu Le.

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