Tran van Tu

Tu is a 22 years old boy living in Quang Nam, he is the youngest child in an impoverished family with 6 children.
Tu’s father died 21 years ago when he was just a baby. Tu’s mother is a farmer, she works very hard to cover the family's basic needs. Because of the family's poverty, all of the children quit school very young and are now working as farmers.
VNHIP met Tu near his house when he was trying to catch the bus to Sai Gon for follow up. He carried his clothes in a bag normally used to store pig food. Tu was diagnosed with very complicated heart disease with Transportation of Great Vessel and Ventricular Septal Defect. He was very cyanotic with swollen fingers and toes.
Both Da Nang and Hue hospital refused him because his case was too complicated for them. Tu had to go to the Heart Institute in Sai Gon for to see the appropriate doctors who kept ask him to wait for a surgery.
The cost of his surgery totaled 121,4 million VND ($6070 USD). VNHIP were able to contribute 19,375 million VND ($960 USD).
Two other charities (Vinacapital and The Heart Institute) offered what was left.
Tu’s surgery was completed on April 15, 2014. Tu is doing really well after his surgery and is returning to full health. He is still in shock that he was saved. He is now looking for work to provide himself and his family.
Tu’s father died 21 years ago when he was just a baby. Tu’s mother is a farmer, she works very hard to cover the family's basic needs. Because of the family's poverty, all of the children quit school very young and are now working as farmers.
VNHIP met Tu near his house when he was trying to catch the bus to Sai Gon for follow up. He carried his clothes in a bag normally used to store pig food. Tu was diagnosed with very complicated heart disease with Transportation of Great Vessel and Ventricular Septal Defect. He was very cyanotic with swollen fingers and toes.
Both Da Nang and Hue hospital refused him because his case was too complicated for them. Tu had to go to the Heart Institute in Sai Gon for to see the appropriate doctors who kept ask him to wait for a surgery.
The cost of his surgery totaled 121,4 million VND ($6070 USD). VNHIP were able to contribute 19,375 million VND ($960 USD).
Two other charities (Vinacapital and The Heart Institute) offered what was left.
Tu’s surgery was completed on April 15, 2014. Tu is doing really well after his surgery and is returning to full health. He is still in shock that he was saved. He is now looking for work to provide himself and his family.