Lecturers and students cook together for children with cancer

Although we were still a few dozen meters away from Ms. Le Tuong Vy's house, we could already hear the sound of boiling oil and the fragrant smell of food wafting out. The bustling laughter from afar made me believe that the house was the place of "Sharing Kitchen - Lighting the Fire of Love".

Ms. Vy is a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law. She is also the founder of "Sharing Kitchen - Lighting the Fire of Love".

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"Hurry up, it's almost 10 o'clock" - Ms. Vy reminded everyone while holding a tray of hot rice. The food, once cooked, will be carefully packaged by the female members, and the strong male members will transport the rice and fruit to the car.

Students divide food into boxes.

There are about 15 people cooking together.

Each group will be in charge of cooking a dish.

"Today's menu includes stir-fried chicken with mushrooms, seaweed soup, various boiled vegetables, and crab soup. The children are pediatric cancer patients, so many of them cannot eat rice. Parents can eat rice, and the soup is for the children. In addition, for very young children, the kitchen will send additional bird's nest jars for nutrition," said Ms. Vy.

White rice and boiled vegetables

Lunch box is carefully packed

The food boxes are ready.

Depending on their health and the time of the infusion, many children will have lunch very late. Ms. Vy explained that if they choose regular rice, the rice grains will dry out quickly and become difficult to eat when cold. Because of this, the team decided to choose the best rice, ST25, and the food will be kept in a separate box.

Nguyen Hoang Thuc Nhi, a third-year student at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, has been working with the Kitchen for more than a year. Carefully packing each box of food, Nhi confided: "Cooking is very simple, but cooking for sick children requires great care. Seeing the children eat well and their parents happy makes me happy too. Suddenly, I feel warm and more motivated."

Thuc Nhi and her teacher are dividing food into boxes.

The uncle and aunt are dividing the soup into small portions.

At exactly 10 o'clock, the loving bus carrying 300 meals traveled more than 30 km from Thu Duc City to Binh Chanh District. At the same time, at the Oncology Department, Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital, parents began lining up to wait for lunch.

"The children treated in this department, some with mild symptoms are treated for a few months, some with severe symptoms are treated for a whole year, so almost all parents remember the meal delivery schedule. If the children finish cooking late and don't arrive at the hospital by 11 o'clock, the parents will call to ask right away" - Ms. Vy shared.

Parents come to receive food for children at the Oncology Department

In addition to the main dishes, the kitchen also has fruit and boiled eggs.

As soon as she held the can of crab soup in her hand, 62-year-old Tang Thi Tuyet Nga burst into tears. Her grandson was hospitalized for leukemia, and for the past three months, Ms. Nga had to pack everything to pay for his hospital bills. Because of the family's difficult circumstances, she only bought a portion of rice or porridge for lunch, and only ate after her grandson finished eating.

"I brought this can of soup home but I don't know if my child will finish it or not. He has been on medication for a while now and is tired. I am happy with every spoonful he can eat. It has been a long time since he has had crab soup. He will definitely love this fragrant soup," said Mrs. Nga.

Nutritious meals delivered to patients

After distributing the meals, Ms. Vy and the team members went to each bed to ask about the patients' health, whether the meals were to everyone's taste, and what they would like to eat next week. Each small act of kindness made the patients feel warmer than ever.

The mother burst into tears after hearing the doctor's announcement about her child's health condition.

In addition to cooking, the Sharing Kitchen also supports treatment costs, gives gifts on holidays, and installs prosthetic limbs for children in difficult circumstances. The pots of porridge and lunch boxes from the kitchen gradually become a bridge to help more people know and help children, while spreading the warmth of love and humane values ​​to everyone.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/giao-duc-khoa-hoc/giang-vien-sinh-vien-cung-vao-bep-lam-bua-an-cho-benh-nhi-ung-thu-20230810144253793.htm