Laotian mother appeals for hearing aids for blue-eyed twins with rare condition

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A Laotian mother in the Isaan province of Nakhon Phanom is seeking public support for hearing aids for her twin daughters, who are hearing and speech impaired and have blue eyes due to Waardenburg syndrome.

 

The two girls with bright blue eyes went viral on social media after a Facebook user, Wachi Wachi, shared their pictures on Monday, November 4. The caption stated, “Gift and Gam, the twins with blue eyes.” One of the girls has two blue eyes while the other has only one blue eye.

 

The pictures garnered over 8,600 reactions, 680 comments, and 4,400 shares. Many social media users found their bright blue eyes stunning, as most Thai and Asian people typically have dark eye colours. Others expressed concern about the health conditions that led to their eye colour.

 

Some users compared the girls to Hinata Hyuga, a character from the Japanese anime Naruto, who also has bright blue eyes similar to theirs.

 

ThaiRath later clarified that the two are half Thai, half Laotian, and live in Nakhon Phanom. The girl with one blue eye is called Gift while the girl with two blue eyes is called Gam. They are studying at a school for the deaf in the Isaan province of Mukdahan, as they are hearing and speech impaired due to Waardenburg syndrome.

 

Waardenburg syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects pigmentation (colour) in areas such as the hair, skin, and eyes, as well as hearing ability. Because the syndrome is genetic, their mother, 42 year old Janwiporn, also has blue eyes.

 

After the two girls went viral on Thai social media, Janwiporn stepped forward to seek support for them. She said she was a single mother after divorcing their father, who resides in the central province of Kanchanaburi.

 

Now, Janwiporn and her daughters live in Nakhon Phanom with her new husband and her sister. Janwiporn emphasised that she is not seeking money but wants her daughters to receive hearing aids, which she cannot afford herself.

 

Janwiporn stated that the girls can hear her if she shouts, so she hopes the hearing aids will help improve their quality of life. She wishes for them to be able to speak and listen like others.

 

Janwiporn urged anyone interested in helping with hearing aids or other treatments to contact her via her mobile phone at 065-598-1182.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ Wachi Wachi

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-11-06

 

 

[Nick Carter icp]

Why don't they start a Go fund me page where  people can donate ?

[tomazbodner]

Tried that phone number as PromptPay but it's not registered. Ah well...

[john donson]

big trouble in little china, anyone seen

 

messed me up, looking for an asian girl with GREEN eyes...

[Kwaibill]

Cute kids dealt a bad hand.  Does “ go-fund-me” operate here?

[john donson]

4 hours ago, Kwaibill said:

Cute kids dealt a bad hand.  Does “ go-fund-me” operate here?

 

started in thailand, no... cannot

 

if you read comments in twitter, someone tried to do a go fund style, but for their own pocket - bank account, the mother knew nothing about it

[Keeps]

Couple of bonny girls and shouldn't cost much to get them the help they need, particularly regarding hearing. The speech would hopefully follow the improvement on hearing.

 

I'd happily contribute if there was a legitimate route to do so. It's establishing the legitimate route that is the problem.