A woman in Bac Giang Province is calling for financial help to support her husband and two children who are all suffering from mental illnesses. Nguyen Thi Lien's family Nguyen Thi Lien's husband, Nguyen Van Thuan, suddenly became mentally ill nearly 30 years ago when their son, Nguyen Van Sang, was only one year old. Both of Lien's children were healthy at birth but after her husband became mentally ill, their children also showed the same symptoms and their health worsened over time. Her 32-year-old daughter, Nhung, is a single mother to a five-year-old baby boy. When Nhung had a fit, Lien would lock her in a cage. Nhung screamed non-stop and tried to destroy everything before she became tired and fell asleep. "Her fit passed," Lien said. "I'll let her out when she wakes up because I still need this cage for my husband and my son when they have their fits." Lien's daughter locked in a cage when she had a fit Lien suffers from various illnesses like degenerative spine, goiter and gallstones. She can't do hard labour anymore so she earns little income from collecting scrap. Lien said she had thought of suicide but she is the only pillar of the family and there is no one else to take care of her husband and children. Lien then thought of sending her grandchild to a social protection centre. "I thought of putting him up for adoption or sending him to social protection centre but it's hurt whenever I think about it," she said. Nguyen Van Trung, head of the Red Cross Organisation in Hiep Hoa District, said, "Lien's family is one of the most difficult cases in our area. We only can help them so much because of our limited funds. I hope they will get help to overcome such difficulties." If you can help please donate through: 1. Code 4040: Nguyen Thi Lien from An Hoa Village, Doan Bai Commune, Hiep Hoa District, Bac Giang Province. Tel: 0389615523 2. Dantri/DTiNews No. 2/48 Giang Vo Str., Dong …
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