2,200 sick children celebrate "Mid-Autumn Festival of Love"

On the morning of September 23, the National Children's Hospital organized an art and entertainment program called " Mid-Autumn Festival of Love 2023" with the desire to bring joyful moments, encourage the spirit, and ease the pain for thousands of sick children who are away from home, fighting illness.

At the program, along with special performances by many famous artists, the children who are cancer "warriors" also performed songs they practiced during their treatment at the hospital.

Performance by pediatric cancer patients and medical staff

Mr. Trinh Ngoc Hai, Deputy Director of the National Children's Hospital, shared that Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of family reunion, a day for families to gather around the dinner table, a day when children eagerly look forward to breaking the Mid-Autumn Festival cake. However, not all children can enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival with their families.

At the National Children's Hospital, thousands of children are facing bandages and IVs every day. The joy of welcoming the full moon night with their families, which seems small, has become very difficult. Understanding the disadvantages of the sick children, the hospital and sponsors have organized this program so that the sick children can enjoy the joy of the festival and receive meaningful gifts filled with love.

Doctor Phi Thi Quynh Anh, Head of Social Work Department - National Children's Hospital, said that the "Mid-Autumn Festival of Love 2023" program is dedicated to 2,200 pediatric patients treated at the hospital with 32 fair booths worth about 1.5 billion VND including: Mid-Autumn lantern stall, toy stall, teddy bear stall, accessory stall, moon cake stall, fresh milk stall, photography, free haircut, food stall... Besides, children can also experience many free activities such as: Painting statues, sand paintings, scooping bamboo shoots, fishing, electric cars, instructions on making star lanterns...

Below are some pictures of children celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival at the hospital:

Temporarily forgetting the painful moments of illness, the sick children enjoyed the Mid-Autumn Festival at the National Children's Hospital.

Many parents are surprised to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with their children.

Volunteers make star lanterns to give to sick children

Even though their hands are still bandaged for treatment, the sick children are still fascinated with the coloring game.

The children were very excited about the fishing game.

Mother plays coloring with her son, a cancer patient

Children receive gifts at one of the booths.

The gifts are moon cakes and many toys and supplies for sick children with the hope that they will have a meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival and recover soon to return home.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/suc-khoe/2200-benh-nhi-don-trung-thu-yeu-thuong-2023092315043761.htm