With only one leg left, Tu overcomes his inferiority complex, goes to school and “leaps” to fulfill his dream of becoming a programmer – Photo: HA THANH
“I’m planning to go to Hanoi to study and live in a hostel, but calculating tuition and living expenses makes me very anxious because now my mother is the main breadwinner. I can apply for a scholarship Am. relay for school No?”.
A text message from the 19-year-old “K Warrior” immediately drew us to the small house in Hong Ha Commune, Dan Phuong District (Hanoi).
breaking the “shell”
You had to amputate. Through connections to Thues Dream program YouthA donor who knew about this gave Tu a prosthetic leg so that he could go to school with confidence.
But when he returned to school, Do Anh Tu’s low self-esteem made him withdraw into a shell, and not want to interact with people around him. The boy said he felt different and embarrassed because everyone else has two legs and he only had one!
Tu’s mother – Mrs Can Thi Dong – clearly remembers her son’s words that day: “If I could find a school where all of you were in wheelchairs like you, I would go to school.”
They realized that their son was having problems with his remaining leg, which was not only making it difficult for him to walk, but his future was also in danger.
Mother whispered to Tu: “You can’t work hard, physical labor is the only path to education. Mother encouraged you to study so that you can get a stable job in the future. When you need it, Mother Will always be with you.” The most.”
The difficulties were gradually resolved as Tu grew up and realized that even though he was different, his teachers and friends never teased him but always loved and helped him. Whenever he saw Tou being carried to the school gate by his mother, his friends rushed to welcome him and help him to class. The teachers also always looked after the young student and encouraged him. On rainy and windy days, they would even take Tu to the safety of his mother’s home.
“I can go to school alone, Mom!” Mrs. Dong said that she would never forget when Tu said that sentence to her mother.
Because since the day you fell ill, she was alone, running everywhere to take care of her children. He only dared to choose a part-time job so that he could take care of Tu and be with her when her soul was at its hardest. Now what could be more joyous than hearing your child say that he will drive himself to school in an electric car!
There was a time when I was in a wheelchair for treatment because my leg was amputated and I saw my mother sitting in a patient’s family shirt and looking at me. I can’t forget my mother’s eyes at that moment, I feel so sad for her.
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passionate about programming
After returning from the morning shift, Mrs. Dong quickly wiped off the drops of sweat and sat down beside her son. Her eyes were red, trying to stop the tears flowing. From the day Tu began taking care of her own transportation, she applied to work as a janitor at a preschool 15 km from home, and also took other jobs elsewhere. At times I feel overwhelmed but I stop because I think about my children.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, difficulties increased, work was disrupted, and mothers and children everywhere struggled to survive. When she was able to go back to work, she worked several jobs at the same time, working from early morning until late at night almost every day.
Loving his mother, the 19-year-old boy stayed at home to take care of everything. The man jumps into the kitchen from above to cook and wash the utensils. After finishing his work he went upstairs and sat at the computer desk.
When it comes to his passion for computers, Tu’s face lights up and he says he wants to major in information technology and dreams of becoming a programmer.
If you have an old computer, you can go to YouTube or websites to learn web design and programming languages. The guy designed a website himself, but as you admitted, “it’s too small”.
He also taught himself English. A foreign language center that knew about Tu’s family situation gave you a free course. In the recent high school graduation exam, Do Anh Tu scored 26.78 points, she liked it very much and expressed her wish to enter Hanoi Polytechnic University.
Earlier, Tu was reported to have early admission into Computer Network and Data Communications major at Hanoi University of Industry.
Dong’s mother has always been with him since Tu’s illness and will continue to accompany him to the lecture hall in the coming days – Photo: H.THANH
mom’s math problem
The house is old, the walls are crumbling. The bed placed in the middle space, which was originally the sleeping place for the mother and children, is now used as a storage area. “It’s so wet in here that I can’t sleep anymore,” you said, then went inside and sat down on the familiar corner of the bed with your mother.
Moving forward to rub Tu’s remaining leg, the mother said that a few days ago, when she received the news that her child had passed the university entrance examination early, she had already arranged several places Thi, this person and that person asked if they could borrow money to take care of their child. She was determined to let Tu go to school, no matter how hard it was, it would be worth it.
The mother admitted that she did not have much education, and she only thought about sending Tu to school so that she could integrate into life. Then when he could no longer study, he found a way to open a small grocery store to sell daily items. But I am not only confident but also want to assert myself. He said that apart from his own efforts, the efforts of his teachers were also great for you to become like this.
Accompanying my child in life events, whenever I go to school, my mother keeps an eye on the worries in my heart, taking care of me every step of the way. She said that she was happy to see her child progress day by day, and was most happy when Tu shed his inferiority complex and mingled with his friends.
Mother will be a “successful investor”
You will leave your mother and go to university. Mrs. Dong plans to try to borrow money to fully support her child in the first two years of school. In the third year, when Tu’s younger sister also went to university, it became difficult for her mother to bear the burden alone, so Tu would find a part-time job and share half of the tuition with her mother.
For your part, you have also made detailed plans for your future travels. There is a fairly massive amount of knowledge in the first two years, so you will focus on learning as much as possible. Tu said that in the third year, he will apply for internships and take the English certification exam to study and work at the same time and earn money to pay for himself.
“In the immediate future, I will borrow investments from my mother. And she will definitely be a successful investor,” Do Anh Tu stressed.
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