ANOU’S BLOG
because of your smile
Because of your smile.. you make life more beautiful... Thich Nhat HanhThis simple quote by a vietnamese monk sums up nanhe's mission on planet earth.. many of you have fallen in love with his smile and his incredible courage..I must confess there are some who have,...
praying for a smile
...and if at any time you feel like there is no hope, think of me sitting 10000 miles away not giving up on him! Also, if there is anything that needs to be done (absolutely anything!) and is stopped because of lack of funds, let me know immedietely.....I will raise...
love me.. please love me..
Gary handed me over a CD with pictures taken during Babli's angiography. Gary specialises in medical photography, and one would expected a series of 'scientific snapshots'. What enfolded as I saw the pictures was the poignant tale of a scared lonely child and the...
braveBABLI
Many of you have shared with us babli's tryst with life.. this little woman of substance is a true braveheart...Till now, for babli the 'surgery' had been something everyone talked about, something vague that the poor child had no way of imagining. She used to say...
for the benefit of…
"I know that I can donate to the organization through the website, but I would prefer to sponsor one child's education completely" was what was written in a mail that dropped in my box this morning. It came from an Indian living abroad.I often get request like this...
oh darling yeh hai dilli…
It was a sunny afternoon and some friends decided to take us to lunch at an 'upmarket' restaurant not far from pwhy HQ.. we were a motley crowd of six ladies and two lads ranging from age 54 to age 4.. some from France, some from planet why, and even our very own...
oh darling yeh also hai india
Yesterday was eid.. some celebrated it, others enjoyed a holiday...certainly if they were government employees..Normally on holidays OPD halls in government hospitals lie empty and bare.. but not quite.. two young doctors decided otherwise in the cardio thoracic...
oh darling yeh hai India
Many of you have reacted with spontaneity to some of the human problems that I write about..and some of you have suggested solutions that seem plausible and humane.. these are the very solutions that used to come up to my mind when I began my work.. but most of them...
baby it’s cold outside
Delhi woke up to its coldest day in 70 years.. it was 0.2 degree celsius.. later that day came an announcement: all primary schools would be closed for two days..Easy said, easy done... great idea, the kids can remain warm at home.. is what one would logically think...
an invisible hero
R in his lasted blog mentions a touching letter written by a father after the loss of his son in battle. In his trying to define what makes a true hero, this grieving father writes the following:But even more, being a hero comes from respecting your parents and all...
the beat gos on…
Babli and Nanhe will be operated upon next week... at project why life continues and the beat goes on..Little Manoj looks like a garden gnome.. he is almost two and cannot stand, his legs not bigger than two sticks.. his bright eyes dart around with intelligence as he...
back with a bang..
It is back... the smile that was lost for a while behind a wall of pain is back where it belongs, on nahe's beautiful face..Never mind the foot swollen to double its size because of innumerable intravenous feeds, never mind the now forgotten pain and discomfort of an...