Singer Thai Chau's junior, singer Yen Thu, has two cancers.

Singer Yen Thu (middle) has two cancers: leukemia and thyroid cancer.

At the program "Love for life, market rice and river water", singer Yen Thu - a contemporary of famous singer Hoa Mi - shared her sorrowful thoughts about her current life.

Singer Yen Thu shared that she is a junior of singer Thai Chau, actor Nguyen Chanh Tin, and a contemporary of singers Hoa Mi and Ngoc Yen.

Since 2010, she discovered she had leukemia and has been undergoing treatment. The hospital previously sponsored her so she was given free treatment, only paying for tests and check-ups.

But now, she no longer gets free medicine. The medicine is very expensive. On average, she spends more than ten million a month to buy four boxes of special medicine. Each pill costs 400,000 VND.

She said: "The doctor told me that if I stopped taking this medicine, my illness would progress to a more serious stage. But I didn't have money to buy the medicine, so I had to stop. Since I stopped taking the medicine, last year I had to undergo chemotherapy 5 times and dialysis 3 times, it was very tiring. That's why the doctor told me to try to find money to buy the medicine because it was compatible with the medicine, only this medicine can prevent leukemia cells from developing."

Singer Yen Thu in her youth

Her leukemia was incurable, and she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. At 68, her health was getting worse, so she still could not undergo the surgery as prescribed by the doctor.

The only thing she can do now is to dedicate the merits to Buddhism. Singer Yen Thu said: "Every morning I wake up at 3am to read sutras, recite Buddha's name 108 times a day, and dedicate the merits."

Since she was diagnosed with cancer, she has stopped singing to focus on treatment. As a result, her life has been somewhat difficult. Currently, her daughter takes care of her health and buys her medicine for treatment.

Singer Yen Thu is a familiar voice at venues in Ho Chi Minh City and the Kim Cuong theater troupe. 40 years ago, she was a beloved singer because of her beautiful, graceful appearance and beautiful voice. Now, due to old age and illness, her appearance has also deteriorated a lot. Especially after undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy, her hair has fallen out, her figure is also emaciated, her health is poor, and her daily activities are difficult. She lives in a small, old house deep in an alley.

The audience looked at the singer's photos when she was young and now and felt sympathy.

She said that despite her illness, the only thing she could do was live with an optimistic spirit. Thanks to that, she was more peaceful and not tormented by her illness. "I live very optimistically. If I wasn't optimistic, I would have died a long time ago. I don't sing now, but I sing at home sometimes for fun. In the past, I sang at all the venues in Saigon such as 126, Trong Dong, and Kim Cuong for 11 years."

Source: https://nld.com.vn/giai-tri/dan-em-ca-si-thai-chau-ca-si-yen-thu-mac-den-2-benh-ung-thu-20230908202420101.htm