Ms. Minh Nga - People's Artist Tran Hieu told VietNamNet reporter that on September 13, she took him to the 108 Military Central Hospital because of metastatic cancer. After the surgery, on September 23, he was transferred to the Central Geriatric Hospital to treat kidney failure due to long-term use of many drugs.

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People's Artist Tran Hieu.

"He is still weak but still passionate about singing. On October 1, on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, he still stood up and sang a few lines of the song "My Mother" to interact with patients, even though he could not stand for long and his memory was worse than before," Ms. Minh Nga shared.

Currently, People's Artist Tran Hieu's health has improved and he can eat. His nephew has hired a special caretaker at the hospital, and Mrs. Minh Nga visits her husband every day,'' she said.

During his hospital stay, People's Artist Tan Minh often called to check on him. People's Artist Quoc Hung - a close student - also personally visited and took care of his teacher.

For nearly 2 years now, People's Artist Tran Hieu and his wife have moved to Hanoi to live at a relative's house on Vong Thi Street. Mrs. Minh Nga is the one who is always there to take care of his health and take him for regular check-ups. Before that, 5 years ago, he had an accident that broke his ribs, and his health had declined significantly.

People's Artist Tran Hieu was born in 1936 in Hanoi, graduated from the Vocal Department of the Vietnam Music School (now the Vietnam National Academy of Music) in 1954. He studied at the Sofia Conservatory (Bulgaria), was a singer of the Central Music and Dance Theater and the Youth Theater.

He is famous for the songs Con Voi (Nguyen Xuan Khoat), Ho keo Phao (Hoang Van), Lanh chu ca (Luu Huu Phuoc) , Anh quan bao hoi tinh (Dam Thanh)...

In addition to his performing career, he is also a teacher who has trained many generations of talented artists: People's Artist Thanh Hoa, People's Artist Quoc Hung, People's Artist Tan Minh, singer Trong Tan... People's Artist Tran Hieu's daughter, singer Tran Thu Ha, and his younger brother, musician Tran Tien, are also very famous.

People's Artist Tran Hieu and his wife sing for staff and patients at the hospital

People's Artist Tran Hieu, U90, still practices singing, is taken care of by his third wife like a baby. People's Artist Tran Hieu is prouder than many young singers today because at the age of 87, he still diligently practices singing.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nsnd-tran-hieu-nhap-vien-vi-ung-thu-di-can-vao-xuong-2448436.html