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Ha TinhMs. Bui Thi Thao, 29, passed away after a period of refusing to chemically treat blood cancer to support her fetus.
Mr. Phan Dinh Ky, 33, husband Thao, said the funeral was completed on November 24. Before he died, Thao said that he wanted to live a few more years to raise two children. When she found out she couldn’t try, she cried and told her husband to try everything to take care of his family, although things get very difficult in the short term due to the tight economy.
Ms. Thao is a teacher at an English center in Ha Tinh city. She discovered acute leukemia while pregnant with her second child at week 21. When the doctor informed her of the condition, she asked whether to leave or keep the fetus, the couple decided to stay. For fear of affecting the child’s health, Ms. Thao suggested not administering chemicals until a safe delivery. At 26 weeks pregnant, the disease worsened, the white blood cells increased, the doctor had to give her chemicals to reduce the white blood cells.
On July 16, Thao’s son, Phan Dinh Nguyen, was born at 28 weeks gestation and weighed 1.15 kg. Two months premature birth, the baby has chronic pneumonia, incomplete eyes and ears. Unable to work to earn money, every month Mr. Ky has to borrow money to bring his son to Hanoi for checkups and medical checkups.
“I will try to do my best to fulfill my wife’s unfinished wishes,” Ky said.
From giving birth until she died, Thao underwent three more cycles of chemotherapy.
Acute leukemia is a cancer without a primary tumor. It is common in adults, the incidence increases with age.
Ms. Thao was treating cancer at Bach Mai Hospital in July. Hung Le
