Every Thursday, 50-70 meals are delivered to patients’ beds. This has been a familiar sight at Bu Dop District Medical Center for many years. These meals are the kind hearts of the doctors and nurses here. In addition to their professional duties, they directly cook warm meals to serve patients.
Meal of love
Established by the doctors and nurses at Bu Dop District Medical Center, the charity kitchen is a contribution of effort, money and love to maintain for the past 6 years. The main task of the doctors and nurses is to treat and save people, taking care of people's health. However, when their shift ends, it is also the time for the doctors and nurses to start this meaningful work. In order to have warm, nutritious meals for the patients in time, the members have been present at the kitchen since early morning. Each person has a job, so the kitchen is filled with laughter and a warm atmosphere, because they understand that nutritious meals are also a way to take better care of each patient's health. Ms. Dam Thi Xuan, a member of the kitchen, shared: We believe that delicious, nutritious meals are also a practical way to take care of patients. Therefore, in addition to our professional duties, we try to cook such meals one day a week to give to patients. Every time I deliver rice, it's also an opportunity to get close, chat and understand more about my patients' situations.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngan Ha, head of the charity kitchen, shared: The kitchen is what it is today thanks to the love of everyone. Initially, the kitchen was established by the sisters in the medical center who contributed their own labor and money. But now, the kitchen has received the support of many people, the attention of the unit's leaders, the solidarity of doctors and nurses, and the love of philanthropists. Over the past 6 years, it has become a familiar thing. If we cannot arrange to cook every week, everyone feels sad, as if something familiar is missing!
On average, 60 meals will be delivered to the beds of inpatients at the center. The meals are made with sweat, hard work, and difficulty, but the kitchen fire has never stopped. Because this meaningful work is not only for doctors and nurses to learn and follow Uncle Ho, it is also a way for them to share difficulties with patients in the most practical way. Patients being treated here, whether Vietnamese or Cambodian, are welcomed to receive meals from the kitchen. Mr. Pre Linh in Keosima district, Mondulkiri province, Kingdom of Cambodia was moved: The doctors and nurses here are very kind. They examine patients enthusiastically, and also cook for patients. The food is as delicious as home-cooked meals, I eat very well!
Fragrant grass of kind hearts
The rice kitchen has been able to stay ablaze for over 6 years thanks to the support of many benefactors. The abundant food source for patients is contributed by the vendors at the market who always leave the freshest food for the rice kitchen. As scheduled, from early morning, the members of the kitchen will come to the appointed location, bringing food back to cook. Ms. Ngo Thi Thanh, a "regular" benefactor of the kitchen, shared: When I came to the District Medical Center, I saw that the rice kitchen was operating very meaningfully, from then on I "made a connection" and supported vegetables, tubers, and fruits. Every Thursday morning, the sisters in the rice kitchen come by to get food. I tell them to always get new, fresh vegetables, tubers, fruits, and food to cook for the patients. They are sick, so the rice must be nutritious and of good quality so that the patients can eat well and get well quickly.
There are also philanthropists who know the meaningful work of the charity kitchen and have come to the place to support materially, adding spirit and motivation to the members. Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet in Thanh Binh town, nearly 80 years old this year, is one of those philanthropists. Ms. Nguyet shared: I am old so I only come to the kitchen occasionally, but normally I support the kitchen with 500,000 VND/month. I only contribute a little bit of effort, but for the kitchen to operate, the children and grandchildren have to work much harder than me, but I have never heard anyone complain. Everyone is happy because they are doing meaningful work.
The kitchen operates on a voluntary basis, each person arranges their own work to ensure the kitchen is maintained every week. Each meal is not simply a shared meal, it is also a way for each medical staff to connect with the patient, understand, grasp the condition and have timely sharing so that the patient can quickly recover and return to their family. It is also a simple and suitable way for each doctor and nurse to learn and follow Uncle Ho's example in charity and humanitarian activities. Doctor DANG DUC TOAN, Acting Director of Bu Dop District Medical Center |
Each meal at the charity kitchen, although simple with savory dishes, stir-fried dishes and vegetable soup, is full of the affection and heart of the “white shirt” members and benefactors contributing to ensure that the warm meals are always delivered promptly to the poor patients. The smiles and emotional eyes of the patients and their families when receiving them are the motivation for the members to continue to strive to maintain the kitchen - an activity imbued with deep compassion and humanity.
Source: https://baobinhphuoc.com.vn/news/9/171611/bep-com-ao-trang
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