Dr. Cavanagh returns to Afghanistan February 8, 2004. She will add new pictures of the children and families of Kabul. http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/My-Favorite/475526_DaaVc-Ti-1.jpg http://afghan.smugmug.com/gallery/12618_VobBK/ 2004-01-31T00:50:57Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Here is the "lady at the door". Her job is difficult because she allows people in or keeps them out. I get hugs/kisses from her 3 times/day. She's like a grandmother.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#475526_DaaVc" title="Here is the "lady at the door". Her job is difficult because she allows people in or keeps them out. I get hugs/kisses from her 3 times/day. She's like a grandmother."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/My-Favorite/475526_DaaVc-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Here is the "lady at the door". Her job is difficult because she allows people in or keeps them out. I get hugs/kisses from her 3 times/day. She's like a grandmother." title="Here is the "lady at the door". Her job is difficult because she allows people in or keeps them out. I get hugs/kisses from her 3 times/day. She's like a grandmother." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:15:21Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/My-Favorite/475526_DaaVc-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-14 22:17:32 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This adorable baby was a visitor.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#462502_PgWKT" title="This adorable baby was a visitor."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Baby-Girl-Earrings/462502_PgWKT-Th-2.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="This adorable baby was a visitor." title="This adorable baby was a visitor." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:00:38Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Baby-Girl-Earrings/462502_PgWKT-Th-2.jpg 2003-07-16 09:06:59 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is my little friend, Iyarina and her baby sister. Iyarina spends all day/night at the hospital caring for her sibling while her mother cares for an ailing grandmother. She is 10 years o ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#457992_NeDSx" title="This is my little friend, Iyarina and her baby sister. Iyarina spends all day/night at the hospital caring for her sibling while her mother cares for an ailing grandmother. She is 10 years o ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Morina-4/457992_NeDSx-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is my little friend, Iyarina and her baby sister. Iyarina spends all day/night at the hospital caring for her sibling while her mother cares for an ailing grandmother. She is 10 years o ..." title="This is my little friend, Iyarina and her baby sister. Iyarina spends all day/night at the hospital caring for her sibling while her mother cares for an ailing grandmother. She is 10 years o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:19:32Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Morina-4/457992_NeDSx-Th-2.jpg 2003-07-12 22:23:37 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />My Afghani Babies - I wrapped the newborn on the left within 15 minutes of arrival. Parents bring in the "clothes", each is then bundled and wrapped with a belt-type cotton item.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#462499_aJqWb" title="My Afghani Babies - I wrapped the newborn on the left within 15 minutes of arrival. Parents bring in the "clothes", each is then bundled and wrapped with a belt-type cotton item."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Afghan-babies/462499_aJqWb-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="My Afghani Babies - I wrapped the newborn on the left within 15 minutes of arrival. Parents bring in the "clothes", each is then bundled and wrapped with a belt-type cotton item." title="My Afghani Babies - I wrapped the newborn on the left within 15 minutes of arrival. Parents bring in the "clothes", each is then bundled and wrapped with a belt-type cotton item." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:33:43Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Afghan-babies/462499_aJqWb-Th-2.jpg 2003-07-09 04:22:58 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />THIS IS GREAT. SSG. Michael Ashmore from Gainesville, Florida came by today to help with biomedical engineering/general wiring issues. He agreed to pose with one of RBH babies. THANK YOU to ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#507924_5F9tr" title="THIS IS GREAT. SSG. Michael Ashmore from Gainesville, Florida came by today to help with biomedical engineering/general wiring issues. He agreed to pose with one of RBH babies. THANK YOU to ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/SSG/507924_5F9tr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="THIS IS GREAT. SSG. Michael Ashmore from Gainesville, Florida came by today to help with biomedical engineering/general wiring issues. He agreed to pose with one of RBH babies. THANK YOU to ..." title="THIS IS GREAT. SSG. Michael Ashmore from Gainesville, Florida came by today to help with biomedical engineering/general wiring issues. He agreed to pose with one of RBH babies. THANK YOU to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:00:03Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/SSG/507924_5F9tr-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-29 00:40:50 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />I love this. Taken just a few hours ago. C-section baby who wanted lots of attention. Notice his name tag written on the back of a cardboard cut into a circle.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#462501_NRy2u" title="I love this. Taken just a few hours ago. C-section baby who wanted lots of attention. Notice his name tag written on the back of a cardboard cut into a circle."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/BEAUTIFUL-NB/462501_NRy2u-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="I love this. Taken just a few hours ago. C-section baby who wanted lots of attention. Notice his name tag written on the back of a cardboard cut into a circle." title="I love this. Taken just a few hours ago. C-section baby who wanted lots of attention. Notice his name tag written on the back of a cardboard cut into a circle." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:49:21Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/BEAUTIFUL-NB/462501_NRy2u-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-21 04:02:57 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />My friend, Iyarina and her sister. i love the blue eyes.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#462503_2LFN5" title="My friend, Iyarina and her sister. i love the blue eyes."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Iyarina-great/462503_2LFN5-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="My friend, Iyarina and her sister. i love the blue eyes." title="My friend, Iyarina and her sister. i love the blue eyes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:07:36Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Iyarina-great/462503_2LFN5-Th-2.jpg 2003-07-20 22:19:55 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The nursery . NOTICE the HRSA bag, Meribeth. I use it every day.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#462504_46STE" title="The nursery . NOTICE the HRSA bag, Meribeth. I use it every day."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/HRSA-bag/462504_46STE-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The nursery . NOTICE the HRSA bag, Meribeth. I use it every day." title="The nursery . NOTICE the HRSA bag, Meribeth. I use it every day." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:49:06Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/HRSA-bag/462504_46STE-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-13 05:18:02 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The other half on the "Best Nursery in Afghanistan"! Resuscitation area. CLEAN and NO FLIES.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#462505_WDbmJ" title="The other half on the "Best Nursery in Afghanistan"! Resuscitation area. CLEAN and NO FLIES."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Resuscitation-area/462505_WDbmJ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The other half on the "Best Nursery in Afghanistan"! Resuscitation area. CLEAN and NO FLIES." title="The other half on the "Best Nursery in Afghanistan"! Resuscitation area. CLEAN and NO FLIES." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:57:55Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Resuscitation-area/462505_WDbmJ-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-16 04:41:02 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Preemie baby getting ready to go home. He was a good breast-feeder despite his tiny size (1500 gms.)</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#469279_uBzgw" title="Preemie baby getting ready to go home. He was a good breast-feeder despite his tiny size (1500 gms.)"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/LBW-going-home/469279_uBzgw-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Preemie baby getting ready to go home. He was a good breast-feeder despite his tiny size (1500 gms.)" title="Preemie baby getting ready to go home. He was a good breast-feeder despite his tiny size (1500 gms.)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:59:24Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/LBW-going-home/469279_uBzgw-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-21 03:56:38 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The Rabia Balkhia Daycare Center for hospital employees. It is wonderful. This is the infant room. A mom visiting her 10 month old.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#469281_m4ECs" title="The Rabia Balkhia Daycare Center for hospital employees. It is wonderful. This is the infant room. A mom visiting her 10 month old."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby/469281_m4ECs-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The Rabia Balkhia Daycare Center for hospital employees. It is wonderful. This is the infant room. A mom visiting her 10 month old." title="The Rabia Balkhia Daycare Center for hospital employees. It is wonderful. This is the infant room. A mom visiting her 10 month old." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:45:00Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby/469281_m4ECs-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-21 04:34:14 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Two in an incubator when it gets crowded. Notice the "flannel" wrap on the sleeping one. The other baby has his big feet in the picture !</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#469282_zRNtA" title="Two in an incubator when it gets crowded. Notice the "flannel" wrap on the sleeping one. The other baby has his big feet in the picture !"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/2-in-incubator/469282_zRNtA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Two in an incubator when it gets crowded. Notice the "flannel" wrap on the sleeping one. The other baby has his big feet in the picture !" title="Two in an incubator when it gets crowded. Notice the "flannel" wrap on the sleeping one. The other baby has his big feet in the picture !" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:17:32Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/2-in-incubator/469282_zRNtA-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-16 04:40:51 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Dr. Rabia expertly resuscitated this baby while the Head Nurse from Indira Ghandi was visiting last week (she is far right).</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#469283_Zdv9J" title="Dr. Rabia expertly resuscitated this baby while the Head Nurse from Indira Ghandi was visiting last week (she is far right)."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Rabia-BB/469283_Zdv9J-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Dr. Rabia expertly resuscitated this baby while the Head Nurse from Indira Ghandi was visiting last week (she is far right)." title="Dr. Rabia expertly resuscitated this baby while the Head Nurse from Indira Ghandi was visiting last week (she is far right)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:45:36Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Rabia-BB/469283_Zdv9J-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-17 05:01:12 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Kabul Kids - they live in an area of Kabul that resembles biblical times - homes built into the mountainside, transportation by foot/donkey, no electricity, water by well. Aren't they beauti ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#469284_4Np4n" title="Kabul Kids - they live in an area of Kabul that resembles biblical times - homes built into the mountainside, transportation by foot/donkey, no electricity, water by well. Aren't they beauti ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Kabul-Kids/469284_4Np4n-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Kabul Kids - they live in an area of Kabul that resembles biblical times - homes built into the mountainside, transportation by foot/donkey, no electricity, water by well. Aren't they beauti ..." title="Kabul Kids - they live in an area of Kabul that resembles biblical times - homes built into the mountainside, transportation by foot/donkey, no electricity, water by well. Aren't they beauti ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:29:40Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Kabul-Kids/469284_4Np4n-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-19 09:41:00 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />New mother and her baby (first born). The baby looks like a doll, perfect in every way. Notice the "Afghani Tea" at her head. This tea is great......all moms are given tea by relatives who m ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#469285_tMYyd" title="New mother and her baby (first born). The baby looks like a doll, perfect in every way. Notice the "Afghani Tea" at her head. This tea is great......all moms are given tea by relatives who m ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby/469285_tMYyd-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="New mother and her baby (first born). The baby looks like a doll, perfect in every way. Notice the "Afghani Tea" at her head. This tea is great......all moms are given tea by relatives who m ..." title="New mother and her baby (first born). The baby looks like a doll, perfect in every way. Notice the "Afghani Tea" at her head. This tea is great......all moms are given tea by relatives who m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:31:14Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby/469285_tMYyd-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-21 04:17:06 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Leishmaniasis.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#475527_msc4j" title="Leishmaniasis."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Leschmaniasis/475527_msc4j-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Leishmaniasis." title="Leishmaniasis." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:01:04Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Leschmaniasis/475527_msc4j-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-19 23:46:55 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The jaundiced twins.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#475528_9J4AT" title="The jaundiced twins."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Jaundice/475528_9J4AT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The jaundiced twins." title="The jaundiced twins." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:55:10Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Jaundice/475528_9J4AT-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-15 02:13:29 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Preemie going home - complete with eyebrows/eyeliner. One of our successful resuscitations.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#475529_EErJU" title="Preemie going home - complete with eyebrows/eyeliner. One of our successful resuscitations."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Eyepaint-preemie/475529_EErJU-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Preemie going home - complete with eyebrows/eyeliner. One of our successful resuscitations." title="Preemie going home - complete with eyebrows/eyeliner. One of our successful resuscitations." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:37:36Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Eyepaint-preemie/475529_EErJU-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-14 04:51:20 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The same baby going home. This is his aunt. Notice her burqa turned up.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#475530_Lz8Bd" title="The same baby going home. This is his aunt. Notice her burqa turned up."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/eye-paint/475530_Lz8Bd-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The same baby going home. This is his aunt. Notice her burqa turned up." title="The same baby going home. This is his aunt. Notice her burqa turned up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:48:49Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/eye-paint/475530_Lz8Bd-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-14 04:52:11 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Destruction. This is a typical scene.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#475531_q73wt" title="Destruction. This is a typical scene."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Destruction/475531_q73wt-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Destruction. This is a typical scene." title="Destruction. This is a typical scene." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:43:39Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Destruction/475531_q73wt-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-19 09:43:20 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Blue-eyed baby: Iyarina's sibling</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#485182_gjyNs" title="Blue-eyed baby: Iyarina's sibling"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Baby-great/485182_gjyNs-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Blue-eyed baby: Iyarina's sibling" title="Blue-eyed baby: Iyarina's sibling" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:24:26Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Baby-great/485182_gjyNs-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-20 22:20:40 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Baby lying on his mother's burqa</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#485183_5xvBD" title="Baby lying on his mother's burqa"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Burqa/485183_5xvBD-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Baby lying on his mother's burqa" title="Baby lying on his mother's burqa" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:24:58Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Burqa/485183_5xvBD-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-24 04:20:00 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Iyarina and other girls outside Rabia Balkhi. Afghani's are "serious" for their pictures. I invited the boys in the following picture to "smile". Check it out.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#485184_u95aP" title="Iyarina and other girls outside Rabia Balkhi. Afghani's are "serious" for their pictures. I invited the boys in the following picture to "smile". Check it out."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Girls/485184_u95aP-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Iyarina and other girls outside Rabia Balkhi. Afghani's are "serious" for their pictures. I invited the boys in the following picture to "smile". Check it out." title="Iyarina and other girls outside Rabia Balkhi. Afghani's are "serious" for their pictures. I invited the boys in the following picture to "smile". Check it out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:40:37Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Girls/485184_u95aP-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-15 05:46:31 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />My Afghani boyfriends I taught to say "Ookie-dookie"</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#485185_bF9NT" title="My Afghani boyfriends I taught to say "Ookie-dookie""><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Okie-Dokie-boys-smile/485185_bF9NT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="My Afghani boyfriends I taught to say "Ookie-dookie"" title="My Afghani boyfriends I taught to say "Ookie-dookie"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:48:27Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Okie-Dokie-boys-smile/485185_bF9NT-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-23 02:15:10 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />School girls waiting for the bus.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#485186_UKpsi" title="School girls waiting for the bus."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Shy-school-girls/485186_UKpsi-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="School girls waiting for the bus." title="School girls waiting for the bus." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:30:51Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Shy-school-girls/485186_UKpsi-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-23 02:24:48 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Dr. Shaharbanu placing an umbilical venous catheter in an asphyxiated baby. Look forward a few pictures to see the baby going home!</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#494959_oF6ce" title="Dr. Shaharbanu placing an umbilical venous catheter in an asphyxiated baby. Look forward a few pictures to see the baby going home!"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/NaHCO3-UVC/494959_oF6ce-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Dr. Shaharbanu placing an umbilical venous catheter in an asphyxiated baby. Look forward a few pictures to see the baby going home!" title="Dr. Shaharbanu placing an umbilical venous catheter in an asphyxiated baby. Look forward a few pictures to see the baby going home!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:30:01Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/NaHCO3-UVC/494959_oF6ce-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-27 01:24:57 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />I spent the $20.00 given to me by "Mary.dot" to buy this abandoned baby and the nursery a supply of Lactogen(12 boxes)and 2 baby bottles. BEST $20 ever spent.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#494960_WeZs2" title="I spent the $20.00 given to me by "Mary.dot" to buy this abandoned baby and the nursery a supply of Lactogen(12 boxes)and 2 baby bottles. BEST $20 ever spent."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Lactogen-2/494960_WeZs2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="I spent the $20.00 given to me by "Mary.dot" to buy this abandoned baby and the nursery a supply of Lactogen(12 boxes)and 2 baby bottles. BEST $20 ever spent." title="I spent the $20.00 given to me by "Mary.dot" to buy this abandoned baby and the nursery a supply of Lactogen(12 boxes)and 2 baby bottles. BEST $20 ever spent." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:51:54Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Lactogen-2/494960_WeZs2-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-27 01:58:34 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The cleaning lady and "her" grandchild.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#494961_do22S" title="The cleaning lady and "her" grandchild."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Cleaning-ladys-baby/494961_do22S-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The cleaning lady and "her" grandchild." title="The cleaning lady and "her" grandchild." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:44:11Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Cleaning-ladys-baby/494961_do22S-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-27 04:34:27 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Big brother and his newborn sibling.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#494962_NgRqH" title="Big brother and his newborn sibling."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby-GREAT/494962_NgRqH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Big brother and his newborn sibling." title="Big brother and his newborn sibling." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:54:37Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby-GREAT/494962_NgRqH-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-27 04:07:59 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The two abandoned babies after their "lunch" of Lactogen. Girl on right, boy on left. Aren't they beautiful ? They were both adopted within the last 24 hours. The "network" gets activated an ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#494963_BnpVX" title="The two abandoned babies after their "lunch" of Lactogen. Girl on right, boy on left. Aren't they beautiful ? They were both adopted within the last 24 hours. The "network" gets activated an ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Abandoned-Babies-BEST/494963_BnpVX-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The two abandoned babies after their "lunch" of Lactogen. Girl on right, boy on left. Aren't they beautiful ? They were both adopted within the last 24 hours. The "network" gets activated an ..." title="The two abandoned babies after their "lunch" of Lactogen. Girl on right, boy on left. Aren't they beautiful ? They were both adopted within the last 24 hours. The "network" gets activated an ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:03:04Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Abandoned-Babies-BEST/494963_BnpVX-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-27 02:01:28 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />One of our frequent nursery admissions who was successfully resuscitated with simple airway/ventilation.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#500883_ae8j9" title="One of our frequent nursery admissions who was successfully resuscitated with simple airway/ventilation."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Best-Blow-by/500883_ae8j9-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="One of our frequent nursery admissions who was successfully resuscitated with simple airway/ventilation." title="One of our frequent nursery admissions who was successfully resuscitated with simple airway/ventilation." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:21:14Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Best-Blow-by/500883_ae8j9-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-28 05:14:33 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Dr. Shaharbanu saying good-bye to the severe meconium aspiration baby in the previous picture (UVC).</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#500884_B2Vtr" title="Dr. Shaharbanu saying good-bye to the severe meconium aspiration baby in the previous picture (UVC)."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/MAS-Dr/500884_B2Vtr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Dr. Shaharbanu saying good-bye to the severe meconium aspiration baby in the previous picture (UVC)." title="Dr. Shaharbanu saying good-bye to the severe meconium aspiration baby in the previous picture (UVC)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:49:55Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/MAS-Dr/500884_B2Vtr-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-28 00:53:06 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Everyone works in Afghanistan. This little one is holding tight on her mask.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#500885_3myyr" title="Everyone works in Afghanistan. This little one is holding tight on her mask."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/O2-baby-holding-mask/500885_3myyr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Everyone works in Afghanistan. This little one is holding tight on her mask." title="Everyone works in Afghanistan. This little one is holding tight on her mask." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:24:59Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/O2-baby-holding-mask/500885_3myyr-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-27 04:12:15 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is one of the best - triplets. 2 girls and 1 boy. Check out the next picture of the "family".</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#507922_C6B3D" title="This is one of the best - triplets. 2 girls and 1 boy. Check out the next picture of the "family"."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Triplets/507922_C6B3D-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is one of the best - triplets. 2 girls and 1 boy. Check out the next picture of the "family"." title="This is one of the best - triplets. 2 girls and 1 boy. Check out the next picture of the "family"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:22:39Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Triplets/507922_C6B3D-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-29 00:55:47 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is the triplet family: 10 year-old sister and 3 year-old brother, Mom and grandmother. They brought the babies back to seek assistance with feeding them - same old story - hard economic ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#507923_WbEgQ" title="This is the triplet family: 10 year-old sister and 3 year-old brother, Mom and grandmother. They brought the babies back to seek assistance with feeding them - same old story - hard economic ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Triplet-Family/507923_WbEgQ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is the triplet family: 10 year-old sister and 3 year-old brother, Mom and grandmother. They brought the babies back to seek assistance with feeding them - same old story - hard economic ..." title="This is the triplet family: 10 year-old sister and 3 year-old brother, Mom and grandmother. They brought the babies back to seek assistance with feeding them - same old story - hard economic ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:23:46Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Triplet-Family/507923_WbEgQ-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-29 00:58:28 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Mrs. Myers (wife of General Meyers) visited RBH on July 30th. I offered her one of out Afghani babies to admire/hold (the baby's family is Toopiley and they live in Grasdiez province). Rahim ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#520337_UfUUR" title="Mrs. Myers (wife of General Meyers) visited RBH on July 30th. I offered her one of out Afghani babies to admire/hold (the baby's family is Toopiley and they live in Grasdiez province). Rahim ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/BESTEST/520337_UfUUR-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Mrs. Myers (wife of General Meyers) visited RBH on July 30th. I offered her one of out Afghani babies to admire/hold (the baby's family is Toopiley and they live in Grasdiez province). Rahim ..." title="Mrs. Myers (wife of General Meyers) visited RBH on July 30th. I offered her one of out Afghani babies to admire/hold (the baby's family is Toopiley and they live in Grasdiez province). Rahim ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:48:48Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/BESTEST/520337_UfUUR-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-30 06:53:29 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />I call this camaraderie. Just before I shot this, the one on the right was "rooting" on the cheek of the other. See below.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#520338_TRvna" title="I call this camaraderie. Just before I shot this, the one on the right was "rooting" on the cheek of the other. See below."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Camaraderie/520338_TRvna-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="I call this camaraderie. Just before I shot this, the one on the right was "rooting" on the cheek of the other. See below." title="I call this camaraderie. Just before I shot this, the one on the right was "rooting" on the cheek of the other. See below." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:02:59Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Camaraderie/520338_TRvna-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-30 05:44:09 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />July 30th babies born in one hour at RBH-all content waiting to be cradled by family.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#520339_HPB7M" title="July 30th babies born in one hour at RBH-all content waiting to be cradled by family."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/July-30th-Babies/520339_HPB7M-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="July 30th babies born in one hour at RBH-all content waiting to be cradled by family." title="July 30th babies born in one hour at RBH-all content waiting to be cradled by family." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:49:06Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/July-30th-Babies/520339_HPB7M-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-30 05:12:04 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />And you know who will be a future President !</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#520340_MLZnF" title="And you know who will be a future President !"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Noisey-one/520340_MLZnF-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="And you know who will be a future President !" title="And you know who will be a future President !" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:32:05Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Noisey-one/520340_MLZnF-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-30 05:12:10 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Ellyn Cavanagh, Ph.D. with Dr. Karina preparing donated baby clothing by the Mormon Church for distribution to mothers and babies at Rabia Balkhi Hospital, Kabul.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#451041_3Y42K" title="Ellyn Cavanagh, Ph.D. with Dr. Karina preparing donated baby clothing by the Mormon Church for distribution to mothers and babies at Rabia Balkhi Hospital, Kabul."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/EllynDrcarena/451041_3Y42K-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ellyn Cavanagh, Ph.D. with Dr. Karina preparing donated baby clothing by the Mormon Church for distribution to mothers and babies at Rabia Balkhi Hospital, Kabul." title="Ellyn Cavanagh, Ph.D. with Dr. Karina preparing donated baby clothing by the Mormon Church for distribution to mothers and babies at Rabia Balkhi Hospital, Kabul." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T13:21:31Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/EllynDrcarena/451041_3Y42K-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-16 09:16:35 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is young mother is deaf as a result of bombing when she was 5 years old. Despite her disability and illiteracy, her smile and non-verbal communication are incredible. Below is a pictur ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#554758_gQLhJ" title="This is young mother is deaf as a result of bombing when she was 5 years old. Despite her disability and illiteracy, her smile and non-verbal communication are incredible. Below is a pictur ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby-BEST/554758_gQLhJ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is young mother is deaf as a result of bombing when she was 5 years old. Despite her disability and illiteracy, her smile and non-verbal communication are incredible. Below is a pictur ..." title="This is young mother is deaf as a result of bombing when she was 5 years old. Despite her disability and illiteracy, her smile and non-verbal communication are incredible. Below is a pictur ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:34:03Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby-BEST/554758_gQLhJ-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-04 01:08:41 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Notice the dangling onion. It is a cultural belief that the onion will help resolve the jaundice.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#554759_hgy9Q" title="Notice the dangling onion. It is a cultural belief that the onion will help resolve the jaundice."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Bilirubin-treatment/554759_hgy9Q-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Notice the dangling onion. It is a cultural belief that the onion will help resolve the jaundice." title="Notice the dangling onion. It is a cultural belief that the onion will help resolve the jaundice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:17:38Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Bilirubin-treatment/554759_hgy9Q-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-03 04:17:47 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is a mother from the Pashtun tribe. Her eyes are closed because she is demonstrating why they believe in using the coal to create eyeliner and eyebrows - for assure growth !</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#554760_cH6fa" title="This is a mother from the Pashtun tribe. Her eyes are closed because she is demonstrating why they believe in using the coal to create eyeliner and eyebrows - for assure growth !"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby/554760_cH6fa-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is a mother from the Pashtun tribe. Her eyes are closed because she is demonstrating why they believe in using the coal to create eyeliner and eyebrows - for assure growth !" title="This is a mother from the Pashtun tribe. Her eyes are closed because she is demonstrating why they believe in using the coal to create eyeliner and eyebrows - for assure growth !" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:25:14Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby/554760_cH6fa-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-04 01:13:44 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />My Afghani dinner at a local MD's house. The serious-looking man is the son-in-law, a surgeon working with Red Crescent. Afghanis "look serious" for pictures despite their otherwise congenia ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#554761_HVA33" title="My Afghani dinner at a local MD's house. The serious-looking man is the son-in-law, a surgeon working with Red Crescent. Afghanis "look serious" for pictures despite their otherwise congenia ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Afghani-dinner/554761_HVA33-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="My Afghani dinner at a local MD's house. The serious-looking man is the son-in-law, a surgeon working with Red Crescent. Afghanis "look serious" for pictures despite their otherwise congenia ..." title="My Afghani dinner at a local MD's house. The serious-looking man is the son-in-law, a surgeon working with Red Crescent. Afghanis "look serious" for pictures despite their otherwise congenia ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:41:00Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Afghani-dinner/554761_HVA33-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-02 11:07:59 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Me with my dessert bowl full of fruit. The peaches are extraordinary.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#554762_xppwb" title="Me with my dessert bowl full of fruit. The peaches are extraordinary."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Me-holding-fruit/554762_xppwb-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Me with my dessert bowl full of fruit. The peaches are extraordinary." title="Me with my dessert bowl full of fruit. The peaches are extraordinary." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:59:04Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Me-holding-fruit/554762_xppwb-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-02 11:08:35 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The coloring kids. They were waiting for me when I got to work one day. These children spend days at the hospital if their mother is hospitalized. Their jobs are numerous: run for water; sho ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#554763_P94qS" title="The coloring kids. They were waiting for me when I got to work one day. These children spend days at the hospital if their mother is hospitalized. Their jobs are numerous: run for water; sho ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Coloring-kids/554763_P94qS-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The coloring kids. They were waiting for me when I got to work one day. These children spend days at the hospital if their mother is hospitalized. Their jobs are numerous: run for water; sho ..." title="The coloring kids. They were waiting for me when I got to work one day. These children spend days at the hospital if their mother is hospitalized. Their jobs are numerous: run for water; sho ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:02:11Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Coloring-kids/554763_P94qS-Th-1.jpg 2003-07-29 05:04:25 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Another Afghani dinner invitation (Friday 8/8) . This is the home of 3 RBH sisters (an anesthesia tech, an OB/GYN resident and OR nurse). It was great fun. I write about it in next week's le ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#579017_enyua" title="Another Afghani dinner invitation (Friday 8/8) . This is the home of 3 RBH sisters (an anesthesia tech, an OB/GYN resident and OR nurse). It was great fun. I write about it in next week's le ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Afghani-dinner-4/579017_enyua-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Another Afghani dinner invitation (Friday 8/8) . This is the home of 3 RBH sisters (an anesthesia tech, an OB/GYN resident and OR nurse). It was great fun. I write about it in next week's le ..." title="Another Afghani dinner invitation (Friday 8/8) . This is the home of 3 RBH sisters (an anesthesia tech, an OB/GYN resident and OR nurse). It was great fun. I write about it in next week's le ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:00:41Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Afghani-dinner-4/579017_enyua-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-08 11:02:38 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Ritual hand washing before dinner. Girl is 8 years old.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#579018_xMTE8" title="Ritual hand washing before dinner. Girl is 8 years old."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Hand-washing-3/579018_xMTE8-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Ritual hand washing before dinner. Girl is 8 years old." title="Ritual hand washing before dinner. Girl is 8 years old." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:41:43Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Hand-washing-3/579018_xMTE8-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-08 11:16:52 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Meet Omar Segared. He is quite a young Afghani. 10 years old, speaks English, Dari, Pashtu and a little French. His mom is an English teacher, father runs a small business. Omar was at the F ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#579019_PcSjw" title="Meet Omar Segared. He is quite a young Afghani. 10 years old, speaks English, Dari, Pashtu and a little French. His mom is an English teacher, father runs a small business. Omar was at the F ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Omar-Saged/579019_PcSjw-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Meet Omar Segared. He is quite a young Afghani. 10 years old, speaks English, Dari, Pashtu and a little French. His mom is an English teacher, father runs a small business. Omar was at the F ..." title="Meet Omar Segared. He is quite a young Afghani. 10 years old, speaks English, Dari, Pashtu and a little French. His mom is an English teacher, father runs a small business. Omar was at the F ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:51:55Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Omar-Saged/579019_PcSjw-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-08 11:47:44 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />See how my supplies have dwindled ! The baby has a few post-it papers pinned to his shirt. His sister wrote "Hi" in English. This baby has been wearing the post-its for a few days !</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#579020_xdM4Z" title="See how my supplies have dwindled ! The baby has a few post-it papers pinned to his shirt. His sister wrote "Hi" in English. This baby has been wearing the post-its for a few days !"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Siblings-hi/579020_xdM4Z-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="See how my supplies have dwindled ! The baby has a few post-it papers pinned to his shirt. His sister wrote "Hi" in English. This baby has been wearing the post-its for a few days !" title="See how my supplies have dwindled ! The baby has a few post-it papers pinned to his shirt. His sister wrote "Hi" in English. This baby has been wearing the post-its for a few days !" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:23:55Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Siblings-hi/579020_xdM4Z-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-08 05:30:02 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Siblings. The little girl is just beautiful, typical Afghani genetics ! Her brother weighed in at 5 kg.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#608419_Abf6n" title="Siblings. The little girl is just beautiful, typical Afghani genetics ! Her brother weighed in at 5 kg."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Beautiful-eyes/608419_Abf6n-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Siblings. The little girl is just beautiful, typical Afghani genetics ! Her brother weighed in at 5 kg." title="Siblings. The little girl is just beautiful, typical Afghani genetics ! Her brother weighed in at 5 kg." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:47:13Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Beautiful-eyes/608419_Abf6n-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-13 04:43:19 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Continuing to advance the pediatric dept. at RBH. Dr. Mojadidi teaching intubation in the resuscitation area of nursery.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#608420_7SEgX" title="Continuing to advance the pediatric dept. at RBH. Dr. Mojadidi teaching intubation in the resuscitation area of nursery."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Dr/608420_7SEgX-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Continuing to advance the pediatric dept. at RBH. Dr. Mojadidi teaching intubation in the resuscitation area of nursery." title="Continuing to advance the pediatric dept. at RBH. Dr. Mojadidi teaching intubation in the resuscitation area of nursery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:22:02Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Dr/608420_7SEgX-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-13 01:31:21 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />My favorite of the week. A grandmother and grandchild. I believe she is from the Kuchi tribe.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#608421_qzsx4" title="My favorite of the week. A grandmother and grandchild. I believe she is from the Kuchi tribe."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby/608421_qzsx4-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="My favorite of the week. A grandmother and grandchild. I believe she is from the Kuchi tribe." title="My favorite of the week. A grandmother and grandchild. I believe she is from the Kuchi tribe." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:25:14Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/baby/608421_qzsx4-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-12 03:47:20 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />My cleaning bug is getting passed on ! This is a head nurse with "a hose " washing down the nurses's lounge. I was just delighted to see this - there were actually about 15 in the room, all ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#608422_NUqf8" title="My cleaning bug is getting passed on ! This is a head nurse with "a hose " washing down the nurses's lounge. I was just delighted to see this - there were actually about 15 in the room, all ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Nurse-cleaning/608422_NUqf8-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="My cleaning bug is getting passed on ! This is a head nurse with "a hose " washing down the nurses's lounge. I was just delighted to see this - there were actually about 15 in the room, all ..." title="My cleaning bug is getting passed on ! This is a head nurse with "a hose " washing down the nurses's lounge. I was just delighted to see this - there were actually about 15 in the room, all ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:34:56Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Nurse-cleaning/608422_NUqf8-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-12 04:28:39 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Isn't he cute ? Today's star preemie.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#608423_EsCQP" title="Isn't he cute ? Today's star preemie."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Sour-face/608423_EsCQP-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Isn't he cute ? Today's star preemie." title="Isn't he cute ? Today's star preemie." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:30:49Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Sour-face/608423_EsCQP-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-12 23:50:58 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This little girl was cold in the delivery room, so she spent a few hours warming up in the nursery. I think I'd name this "Rosebud"</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#608424_Se79X" title="This little girl was cold in the delivery room, so she spent a few hours warming up in the nursery. I think I'd name this "Rosebud""><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Cold-baby/608424_Se79X-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This little girl was cold in the delivery room, so she spent a few hours warming up in the nursery. I think I'd name this "Rosebud"" title="This little girl was cold in the delivery room, so she spent a few hours warming up in the nursery. I think I'd name this "Rosebud"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:45:23Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Cold-baby/608424_Se79X-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-12 06:01:06 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Gifts of brand new neonatal ambu bags. Five bags from Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California. 1 bag from Phoenix Children's Hospital in Arizona. MANY THANKS to Mary Miasek, RN, M ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#626728_EdXoz" title="Gifts of brand new neonatal ambu bags. Five bags from Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California. 1 bag from Phoenix Children's Hospital in Arizona. MANY THANKS to Mary Miasek, RN, M ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Ambu20Bags201/626728_EdXoz-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Gifts of brand new neonatal ambu bags. Five bags from Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California. 1 bag from Phoenix Children's Hospital in Arizona. MANY THANKS to Mary Miasek, RN, M ..." title="Gifts of brand new neonatal ambu bags. Five bags from Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California. 1 bag from Phoenix Children's Hospital in Arizona. MANY THANKS to Mary Miasek, RN, M ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:36:32Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Ambu20Bags201/626728_EdXoz-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-17 00:45:55 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Dr. Shahabanaru was especially pleased to gain a pediatric bag and pass on the big adult one.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#626729_uaUag" title="Dr. Shahabanaru was especially pleased to gain a pediatric bag and pass on the big adult one."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Ambu20Bags203/626729_uaUag-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Dr. Shahabanaru was especially pleased to gain a pediatric bag and pass on the big adult one." title="Dr. Shahabanaru was especially pleased to gain a pediatric bag and pass on the big adult one." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:27:18Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Ambu20Bags203/626729_uaUag-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-17 01:12:59 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is a dear friend and pediatric intensivist/neonatologist, Dr. Raisa.. This is also her home, totally bombed out by repeated missle attacks. she told me she lives in a tent - in a way sh ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#626730_fRm3R" title="This is a dear friend and pediatric intensivist/neonatologist, Dr. Raisa.. This is also her home, totally bombed out by repeated missle attacks. she told me she lives in a tent - in a way sh ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Best20Raisa27s20house202/626730_fRm3R-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is a dear friend and pediatric intensivist/neonatologist, Dr. Raisa.. This is also her home, totally bombed out by repeated missle attacks. she told me she lives in a tent - in a way sh ..." title="This is a dear friend and pediatric intensivist/neonatologist, Dr. Raisa.. This is also her home, totally bombed out by repeated missle attacks. she told me she lives in a tent - in a way sh ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:27:04Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Best20Raisa27s20house202/626730_fRm3R-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-16 09:00:51 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is in Raisa's neighborhood, families live in bombed out building.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#626731_Bfo2v" title="This is in Raisa's neighborhood, families live in bombed out building."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Factory20refugee/626731_Bfo2v-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is in Raisa's neighborhood, families live in bombed out building." title="This is in Raisa's neighborhood, families live in bombed out building." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:35:18Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Factory20refugee/626731_Bfo2v-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-16 08:50:13 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is the Pediatric ICU at Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital - all meningitis. Limited medications, few life-saving devices - just mask O2, IVs.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#626732_gzLXb" title="This is the Pediatric ICU at Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital - all meningitis. Limited medications, few life-saving devices - just mask O2, IVs."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Peds20ICU-IGH/626732_gzLXb-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is the Pediatric ICU at Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital - all meningitis. Limited medications, few life-saving devices - just mask O2, IVs." title="This is the Pediatric ICU at Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital - all meningitis. Limited medications, few life-saving devices - just mask O2, IVs." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:06:45Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Peds20ICU-IGH/626732_gzLXb-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-14 01:26:18 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Me and the kids around Raisa's house. Kabul kids here are always laughing and playing.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#626733_SEyrT" title="Me and the kids around Raisa's house. Kabul kids here are always laughing and playing."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Best20alley20Kids/626733_SEyrT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Me and the kids around Raisa's house. Kabul kids here are always laughing and playing." title="Me and the kids around Raisa's house. Kabul kids here are always laughing and playing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:46:04Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Best20alley20Kids/626733_SEyrT-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-16 08:55:19 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The boys take care of the younger sibs as well as girls.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#641479_X3Faa" title="The boys take care of the younger sibs as well as girls."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Boy3Ababy-great/641479_X3Faa-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The boys take care of the younger sibs as well as girls." title="The boys take care of the younger sibs as well as girls." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:22:51Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Boy3Ababy-great/641479_X3Faa-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-17 22:34:45 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Clinical discussion with Dr.Mary Dott (EIS officer from CDC), RBH pediatricians about whether a baby with face presentation also has abnormal features. One of our major efforts is in the com ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#641480_T62zD" title="Clinical discussion with Dr.Mary Dott (EIS officer from CDC), RBH pediatricians about whether a baby with face presentation also has abnormal features. One of our major efforts is in the com ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Clinical20discussion/641480_T62zD-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Clinical discussion with Dr.Mary Dott (EIS officer from CDC), RBH pediatricians about whether a baby with face presentation also has abnormal features. One of our major efforts is in the com ..." title="Clinical discussion with Dr.Mary Dott (EIS officer from CDC), RBH pediatricians about whether a baby with face presentation also has abnormal features. One of our major efforts is in the com ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:02:11Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Clinical20discussion/641480_T62zD-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-17 03:47:05 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The shirt boys. The 2 matching are sibs and their mother dressed them up, brought them to work and asked me to take their picture. The extra fellow is from the courtyard. I thought his shirt ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#641481_fC2Nn" title="The shirt boys. The 2 matching are sibs and their mother dressed them up, brought them to work and asked me to take their picture. The extra fellow is from the courtyard. I thought his shirt ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Shirt20boys/641481_fC2Nn-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The shirt boys. The 2 matching are sibs and their mother dressed them up, brought them to work and asked me to take their picture. The extra fellow is from the courtyard. I thought his shirt ..." title="The shirt boys. The 2 matching are sibs and their mother dressed them up, brought them to work and asked me to take their picture. The extra fellow is from the courtyard. I thought his shirt ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:23:50Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Shirt20boys/641481_fC2Nn-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-18 05:19:42 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Zuhra Bahar Yama (4 1/2) celebrating Afghanistan's 8/19 Independence Day with her parents, Drs. Yama , both Professors of Literature at Kabul University. This was the first celebration since ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#647460_dC4W9" title="Zuhra Bahar Yama (4 1/2) celebrating Afghanistan's 8/19 Independence Day with her parents, Drs. Yama , both Professors of Literature at Kabul University. This was the first celebration since ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Zuhra201/647460_dC4W9-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Zuhra Bahar Yama (4 1/2) celebrating Afghanistan's 8/19 Independence Day with her parents, Drs. Yama , both Professors of Literature at Kabul University. This was the first celebration since ..." title="Zuhra Bahar Yama (4 1/2) celebrating Afghanistan's 8/19 Independence Day with her parents, Drs. Yama , both Professors of Literature at Kabul University. This was the first celebration since ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:02:33Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Zuhra201/647460_dC4W9-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-19 06:58:08 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The children were invited to share their poetry along with adults. Here is Zuhra reciting her poem. Translated into English it reads: The sky is blue, the flowers are beautiful; I love my fa ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#647461_roLix" title="The children were invited to share their poetry along with adults. Here is Zuhra reciting her poem. Translated into English it reads: The sky is blue, the flowers are beautiful; I love my fa ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Zuhra202/647461_roLix-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The children were invited to share their poetry along with adults. Here is Zuhra reciting her poem. Translated into English it reads: The sky is blue, the flowers are beautiful; I love my fa ..." title="The children were invited to share their poetry along with adults. Here is Zuhra reciting her poem. Translated into English it reads: The sky is blue, the flowers are beautiful; I love my fa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:23:51Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Zuhra202/647461_roLix-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-19 08:47:55 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />My neighborhood friends with "Airheads" candy. Notice the piles of rubble in the background.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#659058_2UjHw" title="My neighborhood friends with "Airheads" candy. Notice the piles of rubble in the background."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/kids-Airheads/659058_2UjHw-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="My neighborhood friends with "Airheads" candy. Notice the piles of rubble in the background." title="My neighborhood friends with "Airheads" candy. Notice the piles of rubble in the background." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:39:13Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/kids-Airheads/659058_2UjHw-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-22 04:08:55 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Me and my neighborhood friends. Our house is directly behind the one in rubble.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#659059_EE5x8" title="Me and my neighborhood friends. Our house is directly behind the one in rubble."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Me-neighbor20kids/659059_EE5x8-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Me and my neighborhood friends. Our house is directly behind the one in rubble." title="Me and my neighborhood friends. Our house is directly behind the one in rubble." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:39:10Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Me-neighbor20kids/659059_EE5x8-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-22 04:14:27 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is "Paul" from the US Army in Kabul and the 2 Omars. Paul is terrific, almost 7 foot (or so it seems) with biceps as big as the Omars' heads ! Omar on Paul's right is the same one I fea ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#659060_ZSLLy" title="This is "Paul" from the US Army in Kabul and the 2 Omars. Paul is terrific, almost 7 foot (or so it seems) with biceps as big as the Omars' heads ! Omar on Paul's right is the same one I fea ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Paul20and20220Omars/659060_ZSLLy-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is "Paul" from the US Army in Kabul and the 2 Omars. Paul is terrific, almost 7 foot (or so it seems) with biceps as big as the Omars' heads ! Omar on Paul's right is the same one I fea ..." title="This is "Paul" from the US Army in Kabul and the 2 Omars. Paul is terrific, almost 7 foot (or so it seems) with biceps as big as the Omars' heads ! Omar on Paul's right is the same one I fea ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:22:12Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Paul20and20220Omars/659060_ZSLLy-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-22 00:32:09 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The dear cleaning lady in the nursery. she has perfected the art of keeping the nursery spotless. here she is taking apart/cleaning one of the incubators.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#659061_2uUqC" title="The dear cleaning lady in the nursery. she has perfected the art of keeping the nursery spotless. here she is taking apart/cleaning one of the incubators."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Nursery20cleaner/659061_2uUqC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The dear cleaning lady in the nursery. she has perfected the art of keeping the nursery spotless. here she is taking apart/cleaning one of the incubators." title="The dear cleaning lady in the nursery. she has perfected the art of keeping the nursery spotless. here she is taking apart/cleaning one of the incubators." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:19:50Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Nursery20cleaner/659061_2uUqC-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-20 00:47:43 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Mary Miasek donated hats/booties. This little Afghani boy secured a set with a sleeper after he arrived in the nursery without much "outerwear".</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#659062_F9Wy3" title="Mary Miasek donated hats/booties. This little Afghani boy secured a set with a sleeper after he arrived in the nursery without much "outerwear"."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Mary27s20hat/659062_F9Wy3-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Mary Miasek donated hats/booties. This little Afghani boy secured a set with a sleeper after he arrived in the nursery without much "outerwear"." title="Mary Miasek donated hats/booties. This little Afghani boy secured a set with a sleeper after he arrived in the nursery without much "outerwear"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:23:20Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Mary27s20hat/659062_F9Wy3-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-20 23:22:34 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />These 2 children were at the King's Tomb. The little one is about 3, beautiful Afghani eyes ! See next one .</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#659063_2vvLe" title="These 2 children were at the King's Tomb. The little one is about 3, beautiful Afghani eyes ! See next one ."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/King27s20Tomb20kids/659063_2vvLe-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="These 2 children were at the King's Tomb. The little one is about 3, beautiful Afghani eyes ! See next one ." title="These 2 children were at the King's Tomb. The little one is about 3, beautiful Afghani eyes ! See next one ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:57:16Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/King27s20Tomb20kids/659063_2vvLe-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-22 04:38:35 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is "Mr. Hollywood"</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#659064_EyUdW" title="This is "Mr. Hollywood""><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Sunglasses20boy/659064_EyUdW-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is "Mr. Hollywood"" title="This is "Mr. Hollywood"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:55:11Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Sunglasses20boy/659064_EyUdW-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-22 04:41:21 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Mandy a half a world away in Butte, Montana on a Georgetown University adventure. CONGRATULATIONS, Mandy - first day of college this week - moving in day - August 23rd. GO HOYAS. Love, Mom</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#659065_rY6nu" title="Mandy a half a world away in Butte, Montana on a Georgetown University adventure. CONGRATULATIONS, Mandy - first day of college this week - moving in day - August 23rd. GO HOYAS. Love, Mom"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Mandy-Montana/659065_rY6nu-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="Mandy a half a world away in Butte, Montana on a Georgetown University adventure. CONGRATULATIONS, Mandy - first day of college this week - moving in day - August 23rd. GO HOYAS. Love, Mom" title="Mandy a half a world away in Butte, Montana on a Georgetown University adventure. CONGRATULATIONS, Mandy - first day of college this week - moving in day - August 23rd. GO HOYAS. Love, Mom" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:52:20Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Mandy-Montana/659065_rY6nu-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is how teens in Afghanistan spend their summers. Village of Kalia Kasif to the west of Kabul.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#676903_ZACQT" title="This is how teens in Afghanistan spend their summers. Village of Kalia Kasif to the west of Kabul."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Goats20-2/676903_ZACQT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is how teens in Afghanistan spend their summers. Village of Kalia Kasif to the west of Kabul." title="This is how teens in Afghanistan spend their summers. Village of Kalia Kasif to the west of Kabul." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:32:42Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Goats20-2/676903_ZACQT-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-23 04:54:27 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />I named this peas in a pod. 2 unrelated babies spending a few hours in the nursery.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#676904_4CfoT" title="I named this peas in a pod. 2 unrelated babies spending a few hours in the nursery."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Peas3Apod/676904_4CfoT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="I named this peas in a pod. 2 unrelated babies spending a few hours in the nursery." title="I named this peas in a pod. 2 unrelated babies spending a few hours in the nursery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:57:09Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Peas3Apod/676904_4CfoT-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-23 01:57:13 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The kitchen !! Actually the area behind the kitchen where rice is coooked every day. The gentleman just finished chopping wood.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#676905_VPdUW" title="The kitchen !! Actually the area behind the kitchen where rice is coooked every day. The gentleman just finished chopping wood."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/RBH20Kitchen/676905_VPdUW-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The kitchen !! Actually the area behind the kitchen where rice is coooked every day. The gentleman just finished chopping wood." title="The kitchen !! Actually the area behind the kitchen where rice is coooked every day. The gentleman just finished chopping wood." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:18:48Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/RBH20Kitchen/676905_VPdUW-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-24 02:06:31 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The children of a family in Kalia Kashif enjoyed their treasures. See the next photo.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#676906_uJagi" title="The children of a family in Kalia Kashif enjoyed their treasures. See the next photo."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Pushtoon20kids3Agifts/676906_uJagi-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The children of a family in Kalia Kashif enjoyed their treasures. See the next photo." title="The children of a family in Kalia Kashif enjoyed their treasures. See the next photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:35:54Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Pushtoon20kids3Agifts/676906_uJagi-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-23 04:27:03 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The "typical 2-year old" took the receiving blanket and first fashioned it into a doll, then a chadra (scarf) ! I didn't have a toddler "toy" so I gave her the receiving blanket and she was ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#676907_Txqrw" title="The "typical 2-year old" took the receiving blanket and first fashioned it into a doll, then a chadra (scarf) ! I didn't have a toddler "toy" so I gave her the receiving blanket and she was ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Pushtoon20220yr/676907_Txqrw-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The "typical 2-year old" took the receiving blanket and first fashioned it into a doll, then a chadra (scarf) ! I didn't have a toddler "toy" so I gave her the receiving blanket and she was ..." title="The "typical 2-year old" took the receiving blanket and first fashioned it into a doll, then a chadra (scarf) ! I didn't have a toddler "toy" so I gave her the receiving blanket and she was ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:17:18Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Pushtoon20220yr/676907_Txqrw-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-23 04:42:55 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />For Sister Noel, Martha and all of the wonderful Sisters of the Royal Sacred Heart (RSH) at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. I couldn't wait to distribute your paper/pens/crayons ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#676929_r7EbA" title="For Sister Noel, Martha and all of the wonderful Sisters of the Royal Sacred Heart (RSH) at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. I couldn't wait to distribute your paper/pens/crayons ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/marymount20kids/676929_r7EbA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="For Sister Noel, Martha and all of the wonderful Sisters of the Royal Sacred Heart (RSH) at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. I couldn't wait to distribute your paper/pens/crayons ..." title="For Sister Noel, Martha and all of the wonderful Sisters of the Royal Sacred Heart (RSH) at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. I couldn't wait to distribute your paper/pens/crayons ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:17:22Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/marymount20kids/676929_r7EbA-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-25 02:51:42 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />These are my favorites at RBH: Dr. Abdullah (translator), Dr. Sameh (Chief of OB/GYN), the door lady (like my grandma) , Raheem, and the gate man (who loves Altoids).Note the new "white pain ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#676930_RW6nq" title="These are my favorites at RBH: Dr. Abdullah (translator), Dr. Sameh (Chief of OB/GYN), the door lady (like my grandma) , Raheem, and the gate man (who loves Altoids).Note the new "white pain ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/White20trees/676930_RW6nq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="These are my favorites at RBH: Dr. Abdullah (translator), Dr. Sameh (Chief of OB/GYN), the door lady (like my grandma) , Raheem, and the gate man (who loves Altoids).Note the new "white pain ..." title="These are my favorites at RBH: Dr. Abdullah (translator), Dr. Sameh (Chief of OB/GYN), the door lady (like my grandma) , Raheem, and the gate man (who loves Altoids).Note the new "white pain ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:42:06Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/White20trees/676930_RW6nq-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-24 05:24:38 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is a better picture of teens in Afghanistan. Good lookin' Afghanis!</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#693238_oMgtw" title="This is a better picture of teens in Afghanistan. Good lookin' Afghanis!"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Teens201/693238_oMgtw-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is a better picture of teens in Afghanistan. Good lookin' Afghanis!" title="This is a better picture of teens in Afghanistan. Good lookin' Afghanis!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:08:07Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Teens201/693238_oMgtw-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-16 09:14:14 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This older man lives alone 1/2 block from our house. I see him every day, laying on his bed (this is the entire house - size equivalent to a large box - 3 walls, a roof, no door). I asked Ra ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#693239_SAFar" title="This older man lives alone 1/2 block from our house. I see him every day, laying on his bed (this is the entire house - size equivalent to a large box - 3 walls, a roof, no door). I asked Ra ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Old20Man-Raheem/693239_SAFar-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This older man lives alone 1/2 block from our house. I see him every day, laying on his bed (this is the entire house - size equivalent to a large box - 3 walls, a roof, no door). I asked Ra ..." title="This older man lives alone 1/2 block from our house. I see him every day, laying on his bed (this is the entire house - size equivalent to a large box - 3 walls, a roof, no door). I asked Ra ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:30:11Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Old20Man-Raheem/693239_SAFar-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-22 04:03:40 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Dr. Johan (pediatrician) and her neice.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#693240_yAQig" title="Dr. Johan (pediatrician) and her neice."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Dr/693240_yAQig-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Dr. Johan (pediatrician) and her neice." title="Dr. Johan (pediatrician) and her neice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:35:15Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Dr/693240_yAQig-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-20 23:15:34 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Kite flying on a beautiful Friday. Apparently there is a terrific book titled, "Kite Runner" written by an Afghani author who spent his childhood here. A must read !</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#705317_Jys34" title="Kite flying on a beautiful Friday. Apparently there is a terrific book titled, "Kite Runner" written by an Afghani author who spent his childhood here. A must read !"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Kite20Flying/705317_Jys34-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Kite flying on a beautiful Friday. Apparently there is a terrific book titled, "Kite Runner" written by an Afghani author who spent his childhood here. A must read !" title="Kite flying on a beautiful Friday. Apparently there is a terrific book titled, "Kite Runner" written by an Afghani author who spent his childhood here. A must read !" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:30:35Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Kite20Flying/705317_Jys34-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-29 04:09:57 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Childhood in Afghanistan. The bucket is to keep bad spirits away. The child on the right is the kite flyer.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#705318_eWLqk" title="Childhood in Afghanistan. The bucket is to keep bad spirits away. The child on the right is the kite flyer."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Spirit20bucket/705318_eWLqk-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Childhood in Afghanistan. The bucket is to keep bad spirits away. The child on the right is the kite flyer." title="Childhood in Afghanistan. The bucket is to keep bad spirits away. The child on the right is the kite flyer." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:54:06Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Spirit20bucket/705318_eWLqk-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-29 04:10:54 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Transportation around Kabul. This is in front of the ISAF base. Donkeys, horses, cows, cars, bikes - daily scene. This is the usual route I travel from home to "Alpha Base" or the DOD base.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#705319_FVLYE" title="Transportation around Kabul. This is in front of the ISAF base. Donkeys, horses, cows, cars, bikes - daily scene. This is the usual route I travel from home to "Alpha Base" or the DOD base."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Horse/705319_FVLYE-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Transportation around Kabul. This is in front of the ISAF base. Donkeys, horses, cows, cars, bikes - daily scene. This is the usual route I travel from home to "Alpha Base" or the DOD base." title="Transportation around Kabul. This is in front of the ISAF base. Donkeys, horses, cows, cars, bikes - daily scene. This is the usual route I travel from home to "Alpha Base" or the DOD base." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:50:43Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Horse/705319_FVLYE-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-22 00:19:22 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Preemie of the week. This little 1200 gram baby is asleep after enjoying 5 cc of colostrum. He will remain at RBH Nursery until breastfeeding/growth is established</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#705320_dYpqR" title="Preemie of the week. This little 1200 gram baby is asleep after enjoying 5 cc of colostrum. He will remain at RBH Nursery until breastfeeding/growth is established"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Preemie201/705320_dYpqR-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Preemie of the week. This little 1200 gram baby is asleep after enjoying 5 cc of colostrum. He will remain at RBH Nursery until breastfeeding/growth is established" title="Preemie of the week. This little 1200 gram baby is asleep after enjoying 5 cc of colostrum. He will remain at RBH Nursery until breastfeeding/growth is established" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:38:36Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Preemie201/705320_dYpqR-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-29 01:50:44 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />On the way to Indira Gandhi Children's hospital for continued neonatal care. We wrap the babies in yellow polarfleece for 1) warmth and 2) easy identification/access to the hospital.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#705321_hSm29" title="On the way to Indira Gandhi Children's hospital for continued neonatal care. We wrap the babies in yellow polarfleece for 1) warmth and 2) easy identification/access to the hospital."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Transport202/705321_hSm29-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="On the way to Indira Gandhi Children's hospital for continued neonatal care. We wrap the babies in yellow polarfleece for 1) warmth and 2) easy identification/access to the hospital." title="On the way to Indira Gandhi Children's hospital for continued neonatal care. We wrap the babies in yellow polarfleece for 1) warmth and 2) easy identification/access to the hospital." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:45:17Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Transport202/705321_hSm29-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-27 04:32:15 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />2 babies wrapped for transport. I am looking for the manufacturer of this yellow polar fleece to purchase or ask for a donation of a few bolts of the material. It is not available in Afghani ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#705322_sDSoH" title="2 babies wrapped for transport. I am looking for the manufacturer of this yellow polar fleece to purchase or ask for a donation of a few bolts of the material. It is not available in Afghani ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Transport203/705322_sDSoH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="2 babies wrapped for transport. I am looking for the manufacturer of this yellow polar fleece to purchase or ask for a donation of a few bolts of the material. It is not available in Afghani ..." title="2 babies wrapped for transport. I am looking for the manufacturer of this yellow polar fleece to purchase or ask for a donation of a few bolts of the material. It is not available in Afghani ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:51:23Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Transport203/705322_sDSoH-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-25 02:13:20 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The fabric section of the bazaar is terrific.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#710190_B88U9" title="The fabric section of the bazaar is terrific."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Fabric20Boys/710190_B88U9-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The fabric section of the bazaar is terrific." title="The fabric section of the bazaar is terrific." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:09:41Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Fabric20Boys/710190_B88U9-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-30 04:09:48 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is Kabul shopping...what you don't see is a selection of dead birds (ordinary, feathers on, small gray ones that don't look "tasty "!)</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#710191_pC46f" title="This is Kabul shopping...what you don't see is a selection of dead birds (ordinary, feathers on, small gray ones that don't look "tasty "!)"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Kabul20shopping203/710191_pC46f-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is Kabul shopping...what you don't see is a selection of dead birds (ordinary, feathers on, small gray ones that don't look "tasty "!)" title="This is Kabul shopping...what you don't see is a selection of dead birds (ordinary, feathers on, small gray ones that don't look "tasty "!)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:53:42Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Kabul20shopping203/710191_pC46f-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-23 05:12:45 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />This is the other half of Kabul shopping. We are contributing to the local economy. Carl, it will arrive UPS shortly before I get home!</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#710192_XkV9p" title="This is the other half of Kabul shopping. We are contributing to the local economy. Carl, it will arrive UPS shortly before I get home!"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Our20Rug/710192_XkV9p-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="This is the other half of Kabul shopping. We are contributing to the local economy. Carl, it will arrive UPS shortly before I get home!" title="This is the other half of Kabul shopping. We are contributing to the local economy. Carl, it will arrive UPS shortly before I get home!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T14:26:01Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Our20Rug/710192_XkV9p-Th-1.jpg 2003-08-30 03:29:29 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Fawzia, Nursery Head Nurse was filmed by Afghani TV. She described the benefits of the Afghani baby bundling. See the sink in the back, it was replaced with a NEW pedestal one !</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#746806_8vA4h" title="Fawzia, Nursery Head Nurse was filmed by Afghani TV. She described the benefits of the Afghani baby bundling. See the sink in the back, it was replaced with a NEW pedestal one !"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Filming202/746806_8vA4h-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Fawzia, Nursery Head Nurse was filmed by Afghani TV. She described the benefits of the Afghani baby bundling. See the sink in the back, it was replaced with a NEW pedestal one !" title="Fawzia, Nursery Head Nurse was filmed by Afghani TV. She described the benefits of the Afghani baby bundling. See the sink in the back, it was replaced with a NEW pedestal one !" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:21:00Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Filming202/746806_8vA4h-Th-1.jpg 2003-09-01 01:43:04 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Later that day, here is Fawzia helping the dear cleaning lady clean the last remaining cob web out of the top nursery windows. Curtains are coming next week.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#746807_kWQEB" title="Later that day, here is Fawzia helping the dear cleaning lady clean the last remaining cob web out of the top nursery windows. Curtains are coming next week."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Nursery20cleaning201/746807_kWQEB-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Later that day, here is Fawzia helping the dear cleaning lady clean the last remaining cob web out of the top nursery windows. Curtains are coming next week." title="Later that day, here is Fawzia helping the dear cleaning lady clean the last remaining cob web out of the top nursery windows. Curtains are coming next week." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:13:15Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Nursery20cleaning201/746807_kWQEB-Th-1.jpg 2003-09-02 02:10:57 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Heaven is missing some angels and this is where you'll find them - the cleaning women of Rabia Balkhi Hospital. This is the graduation ceremony from their 3 day -3 hour infection control cla ...</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#746808_6Hw78" title="Heaven is missing some angels and this is where you'll find them - the cleaning women of Rabia Balkhi Hospital. This is the graduation ceremony from their 3 day -3 hour infection control cla ..."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Cleaners207/746808_6Hw78-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Heaven is missing some angels and this is where you'll find them - the cleaning women of Rabia Balkhi Hospital. This is the graduation ceremony from their 3 day -3 hour infection control cla ..." title="Heaven is missing some angels and this is where you'll find them - the cleaning women of Rabia Balkhi Hospital. This is the graduation ceremony from their 3 day -3 hour infection control cla ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:30:43Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Cleaners207/746808_6Hw78-Th-1.jpg 2003-09-02 05:43:32 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />Robbie, look here - NO COLD BABIES in these designer blankets ! The place still looks good.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#746809_434Sm" title="Robbie, look here - NO COLD BABIES in these designer blankets ! The place still looks good."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Blanket/746809_434Sm-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Robbie, look here - NO COLD BABIES in these designer blankets ! The place still looks good." title="Robbie, look here - NO COLD BABIES in these designer blankets ! The place still looks good." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:43:15Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Blanket/746809_434Sm-Th-1.jpg 2003-09-03 05:17:32 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The Afghani children in their traditional attire.</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#746810_y6jH5" title="The Afghani children in their traditional attire."><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/BEST20Afghani20kids/746810_y6jH5-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The Afghani children in their traditional attire." title="The Afghani children in their traditional attire." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:49:59Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/BEST20Afghani20kids/746810_y6jH5-Th-1.jpg 2003-09-02 05:45:15 <p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com">Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan)</a><br />The lollipop kids - posing.(Neighborhood kids)</p><p><a href="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/12618_VobBK#746811_v3m7o" title="The lollipop kids - posing.(Neighborhood kids)"><img src="http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Lollipop20kids201/746811_v3m7o-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The lollipop kids - posing.(Neighborhood kids)" title="The lollipop kids - posing.(Neighborhood kids)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T15:26:37Z Ellyn Cavanagh (afghan) http://afghan.smugmug.com http://afghan.smugmug.com/Other/Children-and-Families-Summer/Lollipop20kids201/746811_v3m7o-Th-1.jpg 2003-09-03 07:55:33