Vo Nhat Hoa
Hoa is 7 years old and was hit by a motorbike 20 days ago while walking down the street with his grandmom. Grandmom was killed, but Hoa survives with serious brain injury. There is some medical insurance for children in school, but this family is still awaiting the paperwork, in the meantime Hoa's father has no money for any pain medication. Tam asks us to help the family pay for some treament. Laura and I see Hoa as he tosses and turns and moans, his lips are bloody from biting them in pain. He has no memory or good brain function now, but he is expected to heal once the brain swelling goes down. Hoa is here with dad, Hoang. Mom is at home (their village is far) taking care of the 2 other children (one month and one year old).
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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist for... [read more]
The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist for... [read more] Blog: Da Nang Hospital
Date: May 3rd 2006
Pre-Op (Part I) I suppose the Da Nang Hospital is not the worst in the world, but I sure the hell would not want to be treated there. Yet I guess like anything else, it’s all relative. Tam got his hospital bed and I thought, what a piece of crap, but he happily jumped on it and said WOW, this is a GREAT bed! Having a room in Da Nang Hospital means a room shared with 5-10 other patients in va ... read more
Date: May 3rd 2006
Pre-Op (Part I) I suppose the Da Nang Hospital is not the worst in the world, but I sure the hell would not want to be treated there. Yet I guess like anything else, it’s all relative. Tam got his hospital bed and I thought, what a piece of crap, but he happily jumped on it and said WOW, this is a GREAT bed! Having a room in Da Nang Hospital means a room shared with 5-10 other patients in va ... read more
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I began traveling in my early twenties and found that it offered a mind opening perspective of life in relation to the lives of others around the world. Since then, I have explored close to 30 different countries throughout Europe and Central America, being immersed in their cultures and customs, many of which lack the freedom of artistic creation and expression. The realization to have had so many opportunities in life, like that of an art education, continues to be the driving force behind my motivation.
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