12-year-old boy picks bran, cuts firewood to feed the whole family of 5, painfully watching his father lying on the ground

Many people could not hold back their tears when they heard the story of the energetic boy KSon.

The 12-year-old boy was thin, with dark skin, but very bright eyes. The sun and wind in the highlands have made KSon bolder and more mature than other boys his age. KSon looked at his mother while saying a sentence full of affirmation: "Mom, I feel so sorry for you, no one cares. I will go earn money to buy milk for my father, for me...".

For the past 3 years, Mr. KBun (33 years old) - KSon's father has been seriously ill, leaving only skin and bones. He also did not know what illness he had, only knowing that after a day of picking tomatoes, his mind was dizzy and fainted in the garden. Opening his eyes, he saw that his limbs were numb, his body was tired and aching. Since that day, he was bedridden, eating, bathing or cleaning all had to depend on his wife and children.

Ms. Tuyet (31 years old) knows that her husband is seriously ill but the family is poor. She dare not borrow anyone to take him to the doctor. She said she borrowed and was afraid that she would not be able to pay....

"I thought it would gradually heal, but it was getting heavier and heavier. Before, he still went to work as usual, told his wife to just stay home to cook and raise children, her husband would be fine. Who would have thought ...", Miss Tuyet choked.

Both Ms. Tuyet and her husband are ethnic minorities, living in the surrounding forest in a small village, Lien Son commune, Dam Krong district, Lam Dong province. Married for 13 years, she gave birth to 3 children. KSon is the oldest brother, 12 years old, below is the younger brother who is going to a boarding school ten kilometers away from home. There, people feed, live, and even take care of school fees for the children of poor households. The 2-year-old girl is the youngest child, always clinging to her mother, crying.

From the day his father got sick, KSon became his mother's biggest support. Up to grade 5, KSon asked his mother to take a break and let him earn money to support his father and younger siblings. Every day is like squeezing lemons, the boy gets up early, goes to the forest to collect firewood, and goes to the town to sell.

Before I even went to Dak Lak, a few dozen kilometers from home to pick up bran for rent. Every day like that, KSon gets paid 180k/day. That amount of money at that time was a huge amount for a 12-year-old boy.

Now that the crop is over, no one hires him anymore, so Kson goes to collect firewood, sometimes in the village, someone asks for a job, and they pay him 2, 3 thousand dong. Someone came to visit his house, jokingly asked the boy that he would take him to Saigon to work as a hired worker, paying 3 million/month, do you want to go? KSon immediately nodded without hesitation.

In the mind of the filial boy, he just wanted to earn a lot of money to buy milk and medicine for his father. Since the beginning of this year, KSon has helped his mother earn more than 2 million. "I want to go to school but I can't. I have to take care of my brother, my mother, and my father", KSon honestly.

A month ago, a few sponsors who knew about the situation sent Ms. Tuyet more than 4 million to take her husband to a medical examination. But when she went to Da Lat General Hospital and Saigon Hospital, she only received shakes of her head. Mr. KBun's disease has progressed too much, the doctors returned it because he couldn't treat it anymore.

"The doctor said that her husband had kidney failure, hepatitis, cirrhosis, diabetes... Many diseases. There must have been signs from the old days, but I don't know, the poor family did not have money to go to the doctor. Later he left. I know who to cling to ...", Ms. Tuyet sad.

Since the day he returned from the hospital, Mr. KBun has become weaker and weaker. He couldn't drink milk, he vomited no matter what he ate. The whole skinny body of the 33-year-old father weighs only about 30kg.

KSon knew that his father was seriously ill, so he took a break to collect firewood, stayed at home to take care of food, wash clothes, and take care of him. On normal days, father and son only eat white rice with eggplant, adding some wild vegetables.

On a very rich day, Ms. Tuyet will buy another 20,000 money for meat to cook for the whole family. At those meals, KSon let his father and sister eat them all, while he only ate vegetable soup.

Ms. Pang Tinh K Mang, representative of the Front Committee of Village 6 (Lien Son commune) said that the situation of Ms. Tuyet's family was very poor. Her family belongs to the poorest household in the commune. Seeing that KSon was obedient, only 12 years old, but very understanding, while taking care of his father and children, the villagers loved him very much.

Ms. Mang added: "Before the family was supported by a sponsor to build a house of love, the last time they also donated money for the couple to go to the doctor. But the illness was too serious, people returned it, saying that it was coming. In the final stage, the neighbors also visited and encouraged their efforts, and everyone felt sorry for the mother and daughter.

There is a baby KSon who has just been absent from school for 1 year, he is filial and loves his father very much. Everyone advised her to go back to school, and KSon also said she liked going to school, but circumstances didn't allow it."

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