Sharing love with mental patients

Volunteers loaded sticky rice onto the bus to move to the hospital departments. Photo: Hanh Dung

The delegation donated 1,100 boxes of sticky rice to patients in the departments: Acute male, Elderly Psychiatry, Chronic female, Chronic male, Child and adolescent Psychiatry, Mental illness, Emotional disorders...

Receiving the warm sticky rice box, many patients were moved and shared with the group members about their family circumstances, homesickness, and missing their loved ones.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien, President of the Association for the Support of the Disabled, Orphans and Poor Patients of Dong Nai Province, said that with the spirit of "No one is left behind", in the atmosphere of Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai provinces coming together, the association called on donors to support the implementation of the program.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien gives sticky rice to patients. Photo: Hanh Dung

Mr. Nguyen Dinh That, Chairman of Huong Tu Tam Club, said that when receiving the call from the Association for the Support of the Disabled, Orphans and Poor Patients of Dong Nai Province, everyone enthusiastically participated. From the evening of July 5, the club members moved from Binh Phuoc Province (old) to Family Group No. 1 near the Central Mental Hospital 2 to prepare. At 3-4 am this morning, everyone divided the sticky rice into boxes and transported them to the hospital to give to the patients.

“I was very moved when participating in this program. This was a new experience for me and many other brothers and sisters. When we saw the mental patients, we forgot all our difficulties and realized that there are many people who need help. We hope that charity activities will spread more and more widely so that the poor, the disabled, poor patients, etc. will receive more help,” said Mr. That.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien, in more than 20 years of establishment, the Association for the Support of People with Disabilities, Orphans and Poor Patients has organized many meaningful programs and activities to support vulnerable groups in society. In the first 6 months of 2025, the association has supported more than 228,900 people with disabilities, orphans and poor patients in Binh Phuoc province (old) with a total amount of more than 20.3 billion VND.

Sponsorship activities include: medical support (lens replacement surgery, support for hospital fees for serious illnesses, medical examination, free medicine, support for purchasing health insurance cards, giving wheelchairs, wheelchairs, organizing free meals); educational support (giving scholarships, giving motorbikes to students); support for improving living conditions (building and repairing houses, building sanitary facilities, regular subsidies, emergency support, giving gifts); livelihood support (vocational training, support for economic development capital).

In addition, the association also organizes other sponsorship activities according to local realities. In particular, the two programs "Sharing the pain" and "Aspiration to live" implemented by the association in coordination with the Radio - Television Station and Binh Phuoc Newspaper (old), the Humanitarian Television Program Aspiration to live (Ho Chi Minh City) have created a wide spread. In the coming time, the association will continue to coordinate with Dong Nai Newspaper and Radio and Television to implement these programs.

Hanh Dung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/xa-hoi/y-te/202507/chia-se-yeu-thuong-voi-benh-nhan-tam-than-f0d0426/