Having lost her father to cancer, 7-year-old Pham Thi Thien Hong now lives in constant dread whenever her mother leaves for hospital treatments, fearing she too will leave her.
Nearly 400 Tay and Nung ethnic students at Van Thuy Primary and Secondary School in Chien Thang commune welcomed a spacious new library on 21/8, after two months of construction.
Witnessing a 12-year-old girl's despair after her parents' divorce, the loss of her sister, and her own cancer diagnosis, Sister Ngoc Diem, 44, has been a steadfast companion, helping her overcome the crisis.
After two surgeries for a craniopharyngioma and severe vision loss, 7-year-old Bao An still carries her school bag to class whenever her fever subsides.
