[Vnbiz] [vnbiz]: Brother Hoanh's Mom

[Craig Stevenson]

Anh Hoanh and family:

I hope that God mercifully works his will and all is well for your Mom and
family.
>From the description of your mother, she sounds more extraordinary than
average.
As we say in English, she is a "salt of the earth".  You seem privileged to
have
such a strong and meaningful influence on your life which no doubt will
extend down
through the generations. Equally, I am sure that she is proud of who you
are. From
the little I understand of you from this board she must have done a
wonderful job in
raising you. I wish you the love, strength and peace you deserve, and she
deserves,
at this and all future moments in time.

God bless you, your family, and most importantly, your mother.

Warmest regards,

Craig


On 5/6/07, Tran Dinh Hoanh <tdhoanh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
>
>
> Dear CACC,
>
> Thank you for your generous email about my mom.  Your messages give me
> warmth and courage.  As you can imagine, dealing with stroke is not
> easy.  According to the doctors, my mom got a "massive stroke."  She is a
> fighter and she is fighting her biggest battle.  I cannot do much other than
> praying and be by her side to give her some encouragement.  She is not very
> conscious but I believe that she can feel my presence.
>
> This is the woman who forms my characters.  She is a very average woman.
> She did not even finish fifth grade (She was not allowed to go school
> because she was a girl and "girls did not need school," but she learned from
> school from outside the window).  She was a country girl and was urbanized
> from moving around the country with a military husband.  My dad, by the time
> he retired, was a lieutenant.  It meant, he couldn't support the family at
> all.  My mom very much single-handedly raised nine children.  She just did
> whatever she could to make money to feed us.  She did not understand
> anything sophisticated in life, like politics, or elite music (like Trinh
> Cong Son or Le Uyen Phuong), or gender equality.  She just went out trying
> whatever she could to raise us kids during the war time.
>
> But from her, I have learned to respect women, to respect the country
> folks, to respect the folks with no formal education but active in life, to
> understand the wisdom of fighting your way through life whatever
> difficulties you face. The biggest thing I have learned from my mom is that
> you can be so average but still be great.
>
> Anyway, now that she is in her fiercest battle, I can't do much other than
> praying and standing beside her and watch her fight.  From her body
> movements to the facial expressions, I can see that she is fighting with all
> her might.  And that moves me greatly.  I have always admired her fighting
> spirit.  I said quietly, "After all, you are my mom."
>
> Thank you, brothers and sisters, for your support and prayers.  May God
> bless us all.  I will keep you informed.
>
> Have a great day!
>
> Hoanh
>
> ___________
>
> On 5/6/07, Dao Xuan Lam - Branch Manager (G-mail) <daoxuanlam at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >  Dear anh Hoanh and chi Phuong,
> >
> > We are very sorry to hear that your mother has been hit by a stroke and
> > still has been hospitalised.
> >
> > We all sincerely wish her soonest to over come the bad situation and
> > condition and shortly be recovered.
> >
> > Please could you pass our very best regards onto her.
> >
> > Let' s keep the fingers crossed.
> >
> > Bye for now.
> >
> > Dao Xuan Lam
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Mercedes Benz <myhometheatre at gmail.com>
> > *To:* vnbiz at vietlinks.net
> > *Sent:* Sunday, May 06, 2007 6:24 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: [Vnbiz] [vnbiz]: Brother Hoanh's Mom
> >
> >
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > Dear a. Hoanh,
> >
> > Please do not worry so much since she is getting better each day! Please
> > believe that!
> >
> > My best regards,
> >
> > Nam.
> >
> > On 5/4/07, ToanDucPham at GMail.com < toanducpham at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Anh Hoanh,
> > > Do hope she will get well soon.  My warmest regards, please.
> > > Em Toan.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/4/07, Tran Dinh Hoanh <tdhoanh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > > From: Tran Dinh Hoanh < tdhoanh at gmail.com>
> > > > Date: May 4, 2007 8:45 AM
> > > > Subject: My Schedule
> > > > To: vnbiz at vietlinks.net
> > > > Dear CACC,
> > > > My mom has recently been hit by a stroke.  She is still in the
> > > hospital.   Phuong and I need to spend time with her often.  So we are
> > > overloaded.  That means, I may be a little slow.  So if you wonder why I
> > > have not responded to your message, you know why.  Sorry for any in
> > > convenience this may generate.
> > > > Have a good day,
> > > > Hoanh
> > > > Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
> > > > Washington DC
> > >
> >
>
> --
> Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
> Washington DC
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