M\u1eddi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n b\u1ea5m \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 xem \u0111\u00e0i k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a April b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh (Please click here to read April’s memorial in Vietnamese)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt, m\u1ed3ng 5 th\u00e1ng 8 n\u0103m 2018, Tr\u1ea7n April (Picaroo) \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng v\u1edbi M\u1eb9 (Tr\u1ea7n Th\u1ecb Hu\u00ea) v\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Tr\u1ea7n Bucci (Ch\u00ec Ch\u00ec). April gi\u00e0 tu\u1ed5i, h\u01a1n 18 n\u0103m, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 y\u00ean gi\u1eafc ngh\u00ecn thu tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a Tom-Vinh (T\u00fd) v\u00e0 Kathy M\u00e2y b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh v\u1edbi bi\u1ebft bao ng\u1eadm ng\u00f9i. <\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y m\u1ed3ng 1 th\u00e1ng 4 n\u0103m 2002, khi T\u00fd nh\u00ecn qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 xe th\u1ea5y April, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, run l\u1eadp c\u1eadp, n\u00e9p s\u00e1t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o g\u00f3c chu\u1ed3ng, nh\u1eef ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 kh\u00e1c s\u1ee7a v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y v\u1ed3 v\u00e0o em, th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft April l\u00f3e l\u00ean tia hy v\u1ecdng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 xin \u0111em April v\u1ec1 nu\u00f4i, th\u1eadt tr\u00f9ng h\u1ee3p ch\u1ee7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc nu\u00f4i April v\u1eab c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a v\u1ec1, h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u00ecnh nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a April. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai quan t\u00e2m, s\u0103n s\u00f3c, gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, em ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng trong t\u1ee7 kho nh\u1ecf \u1edf b\u1ebfp. Nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 tinh th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a April kh\u00f4ng \u1ed3n \u0111\u1ecbnh, th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed9ng kinh, khi vu\u1ed1t ve t\u00f3c em r\u1ee5ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng April c\u00f3 gen Tr\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1 n\u0103ng ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i, ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c v\u01b0\u01a1n l\u00ean d\u00f9 g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ngh\u1ecbch c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0o, em c\u00f2n l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean vui nh\u1ea5t nh\u00e0. V\u00e0o ng\u00e0y m\u1ed3ng 1 th\u00e1ng 4 n\u0103m 2002 em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean April M\u1eb9 g\u1ecdi em t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3. <\/p>\n [M\u1eddi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi.]<\/em><\/p>\n\t April c\u00f3 t\u00ednh d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7. V\u1edbi kinh nghi\u1ec7m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m, m\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t bi\u1ebft \u01a1n r\u1eb1ng April \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0. Qua nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m, April l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i chuy\u1ebfn l\u00e1i xe \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Khi gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh ngh\u00e8o v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 trong xe, m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd s\u1ee3 s\u1ef1 an to\u00e0n v\u00ec April b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1ed1 b\u1ecbch. Vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a April gi\u1eef cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh an toan quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n April v\u00e0 M\u1eb9 l\u00e1i xe m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u1eeb Georgia \u0111\u1ebfn Louisiana, Texas, New York, v\u00e0 Connecticut.<\/p>\n April c\u00f3 t\u00ednh y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0, th\u00ec April s\u1ebd ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1, v\u00e0 April s\u1ebd h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian l\u00e2u, th\u00ec April m\u1eebng qu\u00e1 l\u00e0 m\u1eebng. Khi m\u00ecnh \u1edf nh\u00e0 th\u00ec April kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, v\u00ec April l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng theo m\u00ecnh t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng (\u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t khi ph\u00f3ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp). Lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n April ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u1eb9 khi M\u1eb9 h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i, n\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n, l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, hay l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng. Khi M\u1eb9 b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh, April v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh M\u1eb9, qua m\u1ed7i h\u1eb9n b\u00e1c s\u0129, h\u00f3a tr\u1ecb, v\u00e0 chemo. M\u1eb9 hay n\u00f3i l\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec5 l\u00e0m ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb l\u00e0 v\u00ec April v\u00e0 Bucci h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y gi\u1eabn M\u1eb9 \u0111i b\u1ed9 d\u00e0i. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111i b\u1ed9 th\u00ec M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 hai con ch\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111i m\u1ea5y kilomet, trong th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 hai con ch\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ecdc kinh th\u00e1nh t\u1eeb b\u1ed9 nh\u1edb. Khi M\u1eb9 qua \u0111\u1eddi, th\u00ec April v\u00e0 Bucci coi tr\u1eebng M\u1eb9, gi\u1eef c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n\t April c\u00f3 t\u00ednh r\u1ea5t l\u00e0 th\u00f4ng minh. April c\u00f3 th\u1ea1o nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ec9 \u0111o\u1ea1n, v\u00ec d\u1ee5 ng\u1ed3i, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1eaft tay, \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, nh\u1ea3y tr\u00f2n tr\u00f2n, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111i ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1ea3y qua c\u00e1i v\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 c\u1ea7m hai tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec5 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. April c\u0169ng l\u00e0 chuy\u00ean gia trong vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n, x\u1eed l\u00fd. M\u1eb9 hay n\u00f3i l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 g\u00ec April c\u0169ng \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Sau khi M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng v\u00e0 April s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi T\u00fd, th\u00ec T\u00fd lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n n\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ed3 \u1eb1n v\u1eeba ngon v\u1eeba b\u1ed5, v\u00e0 April \u0103n ngon \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y.<\/p>\n April c\u00f3 t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng. T\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 Habitat for Humanity c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng April s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u1ea1y nhi\u1ec1u v\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac April m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1, r\u1ed3i April s\u1ebd qu\u00e0n l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 li\u1ec1n. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u1edf Houston, d\u00e2y x\u00edch c\u1ee7a April b\u1ecb tu\u1ed9c, r\u1ed3i em ch\u1ea1y \u0111i kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 khu chung c\u01b0, trong khi M\u1eb9 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafn t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm April. M\u1eb9 lo r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y ch\u00f9 kh\u00f3a xe \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c t\u00ecm April, nh\u01b0ng M\u1eb9 v\u1ec1 th\u00ec th\u1ea5y April \u0111\u00e3 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00e0o trong nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n\t April c\u00f3 t\u00ednh h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc. M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1eb7c t\u00ean nh\u00e0 l\u00e0 Picaroo. Picaroo c\u00f3 5 \u0111i\u1ec3m tr\u00f2n: m\u1ed9t tr\u00ean m\u1ed7i tai v\u00e0 m\u1eaft tr\u00e1i, hai tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00ean \u0111u\u00f4i. M\u1eb7t v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddu c\u1ee7a April gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Wishbone, con ch\u00f3 n\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh TV. Khi tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh, April s\u1ebd r\u1eddi r\u1eddi c\u00e1i m\u1ec1n g\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh m\u1edf m\u1ec1n cho April v\u00e0o d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ea7m. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam April ng\u0169 v\u1edbi M\u1eb9, nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0o bang ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 khi T\u00fd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, April s\u1ebd ng\u0169 v\u1edbi T\u00fd. Khi April s\u1ee3 hay m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, April k\u00eau M\u00e2y b\u00f2ng April tr\u00ean h\u00f4ng y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con em b\u00e9. April s\u1ee3 s\u1ea5m s\u00e9t v\u00e0 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb rung rung m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n tr\u1eddi m\u01b0a. April kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i t\u1eafm nh\u1eefng m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n t\u1eafm th\u00ec April r\u1ea5t ngoan v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean. April kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd r\u00fa l\u00ean tr\u1eeb khi April nghe nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh TV g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 “This Old House.” M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n l\u00ean xe th\u00ec ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a April l\u00e0 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i gh\u1ebf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00ec April v\u00e0 Buccu kho\u00e1i nh\u00ecn ra c\u1eeda s\u1ed7. April y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1eb9, T\u00fd, M\u00e2y, v\u00e0 Bucci h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.<\/p>\n April r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng c\u00f9ng M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 em Bucci. M\u1eb9, Picaroo, Ch\u00ec Ch\u00ec s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c theo d\u00f5i v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ef1 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a anh T\u00fd v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 Tr\u00e2m; ch\u1ecb M\u00e2y v\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng Silas v\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 Mimi; v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng r\u1ed3ng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/p>\n C\u1ea7u xin Ch\u00faa ban ph\u01b0\u1edbc cho b\u00e9 Picaroo m\u00e3i m\u00e3i. M\u1eb9, T\u00fd, M\u00e2y, v\u00e0 Ch\u00ec Ch\u00ec y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng April r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i.<\/p>\n\n