34-Year-Old Mother Survives Her Ex-Husband’s Acid Attack And I Want To Share Her Story
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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Share on FacebookWhat 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.
Load More Replies...I'm so heartbroken by this. Around the world so many women are victims of these vicious attacks and a lot of times the men get off Scott free. Much love to this lady and her ability to forgive. I hope her pain will gets better over time x.
God bless her. To teach her daughter to forgive such a horrible act shows that although her body may be scarred her heart is not. The gift she has given her daughter is beautiful and you can see it in how her daughter loves her. As for her ex husband I hope he will enjoy the special circle of hell that is waiting for him.
Absolutely heart-breaking. And yet so sweet and redemptive! Thank you for sharing this.
This is a real problem across the world, spousal abuse, but the use of acid to attack seems to be a bigger problem in Asia. Make the acid a controlled substance, that would be a start. Beating your spouse is not a crime in many countries, actually accepted behavior. As an RN, I had to testify against my daughter's Tae Kwon Do black belt instructor for attacking his wife. She was so afraid, since he had 6 black belts in various various martial arts, she never accepted the subpoena, refused to answer the door, and didn't show up to court. He had thrown a cell phone at her face so hard, she had a through-and-through laceration to her cheek. It takes an incredible amount of force to cause that injury. Needless to say, I was a little frightened to testify, but I looked straight at him the whole time I spoke. Even if she never pressed charges. My daughter never went back to his dojo.
What a woman, makes my little daily gripes look like nothing, so strong and positive. The monster that did this needs to be strung up by the balls. I hope only the best for this lady and her daughter, so brave.
I wish she wasn't in pain :( She is an amazing woman and I such a great mom. Her ex is very evil.
This is an amazing and inspiring story that you recorded and it is recorded with beautiful pictures.
What are the punishments for this crime in Viet Nam? They know who did this horrible act, so they must have arrested him. What will happen now? Forgiveness is a wonderful thing but still punishment must be in the future.
Thank you for sharing. Both her and her daughter are amazingly strong.
This is extremely, horrific and disgusting, such a brave and incredible lady, I am sure her daughter gave her the will and strength to live, and endure so much pain, hopefully, the man has proper punishment, Bless the mother and daughter, may they have a better life !!!
I hope she and her daughter don’t witness anymore suffering, and for them to always be surrounded by those they love who love them kindly. All the males who dare to harm any female in any way (emotionally, psychologically, sexually, or physically), it is a mark of a lack in manhood, and of how extremely emotional such a male is— a man, an actual man, would have the intellect, manhood, and self respect, to respect people’s rights— so a man wouldn’t abuse/harm any female. That deranged male who did that to her is not a man, since the word ‘man’ is a respectable term, and so, only those actual men who have the intellect to respect people’s rights deserve to be called that word. Who harmed her in such a horrific way is a rabid animal with no manhood.
I thought I'd seen beauty before, but it pales in comparison to the beauty of this woman, and her love for her daughter (and the daughters love in return).
What is wrong with these guys holy s**t I knew acid attacker's are bad but that got he deserves to rot in hell that women is so f*****g pure and nice she is a warrior she does all that I'll retire but she's still teaching jesus
Wow! All that and she still tells her daughter to forgive. May the Universe bless you and your daughter.
Both are examples of the same epedemic; men feeling entitled to ownership of public spaces and women's bodies.
Load More Replies...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.
Load More Replies...I'm so heartbroken by this. Around the world so many women are victims of these vicious attacks and a lot of times the men get off Scott free. Much love to this lady and her ability to forgive. I hope her pain will gets better over time x.
God bless her. To teach her daughter to forgive such a horrible act shows that although her body may be scarred her heart is not. The gift she has given her daughter is beautiful and you can see it in how her daughter loves her. As for her ex husband I hope he will enjoy the special circle of hell that is waiting for him.
Absolutely heart-breaking. And yet so sweet and redemptive! Thank you for sharing this.
This is a real problem across the world, spousal abuse, but the use of acid to attack seems to be a bigger problem in Asia. Make the acid a controlled substance, that would be a start. Beating your spouse is not a crime in many countries, actually accepted behavior. As an RN, I had to testify against my daughter's Tae Kwon Do black belt instructor for attacking his wife. She was so afraid, since he had 6 black belts in various various martial arts, she never accepted the subpoena, refused to answer the door, and didn't show up to court. He had thrown a cell phone at her face so hard, she had a through-and-through laceration to her cheek. It takes an incredible amount of force to cause that injury. Needless to say, I was a little frightened to testify, but I looked straight at him the whole time I spoke. Even if she never pressed charges. My daughter never went back to his dojo.
What a woman, makes my little daily gripes look like nothing, so strong and positive. The monster that did this needs to be strung up by the balls. I hope only the best for this lady and her daughter, so brave.
I wish she wasn't in pain :( She is an amazing woman and I such a great mom. Her ex is very evil.
This is an amazing and inspiring story that you recorded and it is recorded with beautiful pictures.
What are the punishments for this crime in Viet Nam? They know who did this horrible act, so they must have arrested him. What will happen now? Forgiveness is a wonderful thing but still punishment must be in the future.
Thank you for sharing. Both her and her daughter are amazingly strong.
This is extremely, horrific and disgusting, such a brave and incredible lady, I am sure her daughter gave her the will and strength to live, and endure so much pain, hopefully, the man has proper punishment, Bless the mother and daughter, may they have a better life !!!
I hope she and her daughter don’t witness anymore suffering, and for them to always be surrounded by those they love who love them kindly. All the males who dare to harm any female in any way (emotionally, psychologically, sexually, or physically), it is a mark of a lack in manhood, and of how extremely emotional such a male is— a man, an actual man, would have the intellect, manhood, and self respect, to respect people’s rights— so a man wouldn’t abuse/harm any female. That deranged male who did that to her is not a man, since the word ‘man’ is a respectable term, and so, only those actual men who have the intellect to respect people’s rights deserve to be called that word. Who harmed her in such a horrific way is a rabid animal with no manhood.
I thought I'd seen beauty before, but it pales in comparison to the beauty of this woman, and her love for her daughter (and the daughters love in return).
What is wrong with these guys holy s**t I knew acid attacker's are bad but that got he deserves to rot in hell that women is so f*****g pure and nice she is a warrior she does all that I'll retire but she's still teaching jesus
Wow! All that and she still tells her daughter to forgive. May the Universe bless you and your daughter.
Both are examples of the same epedemic; men feeling entitled to ownership of public spaces and women's bodies.
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