Le Tham just passed away: Once a leader, her husband passed away and had to go to the NS Nursing Home

Female Cai Luong artist Le Tham, currently living at the Ho Chi Minh City Artists' Retirement Area, passed away at her relative's house. She is one of the people on the list to move to Thi Nghe nursing center right after Lunar New Year.

Recently, the news that veteran Cai Luong artist Le Tham passed away at her nephew's house in Can Duoc, Long An on January 17 left many people in shock.

Ms. Trinh Kim Chi - Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association said that before she died, artist Le Tham was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment. After a few days of treatment, the doctor sent her home because her health was too weak, due to her old age and many underlying diseases, she could not cope with the disease.

"After the doctor advised to take Ms. Le Tham home, one of her nephews suggested taking her back to her hometown, not back to the District 8 Nursing Home. If she passed away, the funeral would be held at home. so that neighbors can come and pay their respects. So when Ms. Le Tham passed away, the funeral was held at her nephew's house," said artist Trinh Kim Chi.

According to author Duc Hien's share, the late artist had many underlying health conditions. On the morning of January 15, while walking in the grounds of the Nursing Home, she suddenly fainted and was taken to the emergency room at the hospital. 115.

After being brought home, on the morning of January 17, artist Le Tham passed away, at the age of 87. The cremation ceremony took place on January 19 at Da Phuoc Cemetery, Binh Chanh, Ho Chi Minh City.

30 lived in a nursing home and quietly passed away before moving to a new home

Having just learned of artist Le Tham's death, the senior artists at the Artist Nursing Home could not hide their emotions and pain.

Even though they know that everyone has to go through "birth, old age, sickness and death", this sudden passing made artists Dieu Hien, Ngoc Dang, and Ngoc Be unable to hold back their tears because on the last day of her life, they were not allowed to say a word. say goodbye or light a stick of incense. Meritorious Artist Dieu Hien sadly expressed that now everyone only knows how to burn incense sticks to say goodbye to a close friend in pain.

In the nursing home, Meritorious Artist Dieu Hien and artist Le Tham are close friends and go everywhere together. The two often sit on plastic chairs in front of the hospital yard to sunbathe and tell each other daily stories. But now, when the nursing home, which was once filled with people, is now even quieter and quieter after losing a member.

Among the artists living at the nursing home, artist Le Tham is the one who has been attached to the nursing home since its inception in 1998.

After nearly 30 years with this place, in the last days of 2023, artist Le Tham and the remaining 6 members of the District 8 nursing home received notice that they would be transferred to live at Thi Nghe Nursing Home, a nursing home in District 8. The facility has full amenities and an on-site medical care team.

The information about the new house had just been released. All the artists were happy and excited, but because they had been with the artists' nursing home for so long, they couldn't bear to move out right away. All the members proposed. I wish to stay and celebrate the last Tet here.

However, the late artist's plans for a "new home" had to be shelved when she quietly passed away in the mourning of her colleagues and admirers.

Artist Trinh Kim Chi expressed that the passing of artist Le Tham before celebrating the last Tet at the District 8 Nursing Home made everyone feel sad.

"Currently, all the artists at the hospital are old, so they need daily health care. We, the city government, are all very impatient for them to go to a new place to be cared for." Daily health, eating a standard diet for more stable and better health.

According to your wishes, we also want you to have a meaningful last Tet here, but unfortunately Ms. Le Tham is old and cannot make it because of her old age and weak health."

Director Thanh Hiep said: "During his time, artist Le Tham was a person of determination and will to overcome difficulties. During the difficult stage, the artist was the one who advocated bringing rice and sharing it with his colleagues. While working in the Friendship Department, the artist clearly understands the situation and illness of each colleague and backstage brother to help."

The "red beauty of fate" of the Cai Luong world

Artist Nguyen Thi Tham is widely known by the stage name Le Tham, she was born in 1937 in Bac Lieu.

As a child of good family, from the time she was 5 years old, she followed her parents, who were members of a theater troupe, on tour throughout the Western provinces.

At the age of 17, with her beautiful appearance and outstanding voice, she was accepted as the main actress in major theater troupes such as Tieng Chuong, Nhuy Huong - Tuan Sy, and Saigon 3.

The late artist Le Tham played many famous roles such as: Dao Tien in Dao Tien on Cat Mountain, Kieu Nguyet Nga in The Story of Miss Kieu, Mong Cam in The Love Story of the Half-Moon Poet, Empress in The Phu Tang Soldier, Who mute mother plays Silent Heart, teacher Thuy plays Khuc sings the soul mate, Tam plays Tam Cam...

She has also participated in television series and movies such as: Buffalo Wool Season, Royal Candle, Love Pour, Love Vortex.

After her husband passed away, her family was in difficult circumstances and had nowhere to turn. In 1996, she was one of the first artists that People's Artist Phung Ha took to live in the District 8 Artists Nursing Home.

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