[Vnbiz] Welcome chi Thuy Lien into VNBIZ

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear CACC,

Please join to welcome chi Le^ Thi. Thu`y Lie^n into our VNBIZ family.

Chi Thuy Lien lttlien at gmail.com is a student at University of Social Science
& Humanity (Dai Hoc Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi Nhan Van) in Thu Duc, HCMC.  She is also
working with Disability Resources and Development, in charge of a newsletter
targeting teenagers to "enhance awareness about the disability."

Thuy Lien is interested about Japan and plans to study in Japan in 2 years.
She is also interested in Vietnam's culture, education, economics,
development.

Welcome in, sister.  And thanks for the introduction note. It is a
worthwhile project that you work on, Thuy Lien-a newsletter to bring
awareness about disability.  Let me tell you a personal story:  When I was
15 or 16 (can't remember) I got polio.  I was having fever for three days. I
thought that was a regular flu or something.  On the third day I woke up,
walked to the restroom, and realized that I had no strength in my right
leg.  I knew immediately what it meant and told my parents about.  Of
course, my parents were very unhappy.  They took me to all kinds of doctors,
including a famous eastern medicine man named O^ng Ta., which lived in the
market area carrying his name -- Cho+. O^ng Ta." in HCMC (close to Tan Son
Nhat airport).

The disease progressed so fast.  With a couple of weeks I couldn't walk and
had to dragged by right leg along.  But I fiercely fought the disease. I
refused to stay still.  I came out and played all kinds of running games
with the neighborhood kids, like I was still normal (but of course, I "ran"
with a hand on the knee to give it support).  I kept thinking: "My leg is
getting very weak.  If I don't force it to work, it will eventually die for
good."  Then one day, I had the feeling that I started to have a bit of
strength in the right leg.  This gave me much encouragement.  I worked
harder, played running games harder.  Sure enough, the leg gained strength
steadily.  Within a month or so, I could walk straight like normal people,
though still very weak.

The polio started at the beginning of the summer vacation.  When the school
year started again, I was already out of it, walking normally to school,
although couldnot run fast and play football then.  It took another year for
me to regain my whole strength.

Today, I still don't know whether the western medicine, the eastern medicine
of O^ng Ta. or my determination that got me out of that.  Probably all
three.  But it was scary and I am grateful that I was delivered from that
illness.

So, you know, Thuy Lien, I am very conscious about disability and the
brothers and sisters with disability.  Wish you much luck in your work,
sister.  If there is anything I can do to help, please kindly let me know.

Have a great day, Thuy Lien & all.

Hoanh

-- 
Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
Attorney of Law
Washington DC
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