34-Year-Old Mother Survives Her Ex-Husband’s Acid Attack And I Want To Share Her Story
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This is one of the characters from my photo series about acid attack victims in Vietnam. Dang Thi Thanh Huyen is a young English teacher (born in 1985) who lives in Yen Vien Ward-Gia Lam District-Hanoi. In 2010, she tied the knot with her husband, and they had a beautiful daughter. After the unfortunate divorce, on March 24th, 2018, she was the victim of a brutal acid attack in which her ex-husband was the attacker.
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She was severely injured from 2 liters of acid, fell into a coma for five days, and only had a 10% chance to live. But doctors were dedicated to saving the acid burn survivor. After the surgery, she miraculously survived. However, she had to endure terrible pain when the skin burns revealed a part of her skull and also confront the stitching on her disfigured face, neck, and shoulders every day.
The single mother was determined to live and stand up because her little daughter needed a mother by her side. And to this very moment, she continues to fight for her life in every step of the painful surgeries. Not to mention the survivor’s family sold their house, and we’re borrowing from everyone they could to afford the medical care.
The pain still exists but she tries to stand up and move forward
Huyen always reminds her 8-year-old daughter, “Forgive your father and let the past go away. You have to study hard to return the favor to the people who have given your mother a hand during this difficult time.”
The young teacher’s message to everyone is that it’s time to put a stop to acid attacks with the law and ban the consumption of acid in Vietnam.
When she loses her way, she prays to the dear ones whom she’d lost to give her strength
During the darkest times, Huyen still finds the light in her child
Holding back her tears, Huyen always smiles at her daughter
“I will never forget what father did to you. But you taught me to forgive even when you are in pain,” said her 8-year-old daughter
The little girl massages her mother every day to reduce the stretching of scars and minimize its effects on daily activities
She teaches her daughter even though she is in pain
Despite having less hair, Huyen’s daughter still brushes her mother’s hair
They arrange flowers together and spend quality time with each other
Huyen is preparing for her English lecture. The love from her students is pushing her every day
To me, you are the most beautiful woman
Huyen and I at the hospital
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They need to catch that man and harvest his organs to sell for the medical care of his victim. Both corneas, half his liver, one kidney, an equal surface area of skin, bone marrow and anything else of value he has. If it is unbearable for him, take the other kidney and his heart. That wonderful mother and child forgive him, I cannot. He had better be in jail for the rest of his life. Sorry, but acid attacks on people make me furious!
Instead of replicating the viciousness of his actions, surely a better solution would be to openly condemn all such coward deeds, to openly discuss this horrible way of taking revenge and educate, educate, educate. If I am not mistaken, this is another type of violence that is more often than not perpetrated by a man and where the victim usually is a woman. Register all buyers of acid and restrict the amounts that can be bought legally.
Thank you for the link Monika. Under Prevention if ppl want to donate time / money.
Please consider donating time or money to the people who are trying to change this. Do some research to find who you are comfortable donating to. Oxfam and Amnesty come to my mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_throwing
My brain knows you are right, Monika, but my insides are bruning with the need for revenge for the suffering of this woman. Acids attacks are among the most despicable criimes in the world. To cause this much suffering to a person that has born your child out of no other motivation than petty jealousy is just... argh, I can barely think about it. Few other crimes make the war against women so very visible.
Even the devil himself doesn't stoop to such low a level.
OMG.. That is a lot of positive power she spread..
What a beautiful daughter you have nguyen vu phuoc. I pray that you will continue to heal with her shining love to help you through the most difficult moments. Many people believe that you are a hero. And beautiful...like your child.
Her name is Dang Thi Thanh Huyen. Nguyen Vu Phuoc is the photographer and author of this post.
They need to catch that man and harvest his organs to sell for the medical care of his victim. Both corneas, half his liver, one kidney, an equal surface area of skin, bone marrow and anything else of value he has. If it is unbearable for him, take the other kidney and his heart. That wonderful mother and child forgive him, I cannot. He had better be in jail for the rest of his life. Sorry, but acid attacks on people make me furious!
Instead of replicating the viciousness of his actions, surely a better solution would be to openly condemn all such coward deeds, to openly discuss this horrible way of taking revenge and educate, educate, educate. If I am not mistaken, this is another type of violence that is more often than not perpetrated by a man and where the victim usually is a woman. Register all buyers of acid and restrict the amounts that can be bought legally.
Thank you for the link Monika. Under Prevention if ppl want to donate time / money.
Please consider donating time or money to the people who are trying to change this. Do some research to find who you are comfortable donating to. Oxfam and Amnesty come to my mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_throwing
My brain knows you are right, Monika, but my insides are bruning with the need for revenge for the suffering of this woman. Acids attacks are among the most despicable criimes in the world. To cause this much suffering to a person that has born your child out of no other motivation than petty jealousy is just... argh, I can barely think about it. Few other crimes make the war against women so very visible.
Even the devil himself doesn't stoop to such low a level.
OMG.. That is a lot of positive power she spread..
What a beautiful daughter you have nguyen vu phuoc. I pray that you will continue to heal with her shining love to help you through the most difficult moments. Many people believe that you are a hero. And beautiful...like your child.
Her name is Dang Thi Thanh Huyen. Nguyen Vu Phuoc is the photographer and author of this post.