Multi-National Force - West ends four-month saga that brings hope to Iraqi family [Image 2 of 7]

CAMP MEJID, IRAQ

02.16.2009

Photo by Cpl. Megan Murray 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

Cmdr. Robert Gherman, battalion surgeon for 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (top right), and his corpsman, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tad Conklin, explain to the parents of a young Iraqi boy how to properly use medical supplies donated by the University of Cincinnati. Their 5-year-old son, Abdulrahman, is diagnosed with congenital epidermolysis bullosa, a rare skin condition that produces painful sores and blisters and affects one in 5 million people. The family was inside the Camp Mejid clinic, Feb. 16,where corpsmen and doctors from Multi-National Forces - West and the Iraqi army delivered medical supplies and instructions on how to provide long-term care to help ease the boy's suffering.

• Date Taken: 02.16.2009
• Date Posted: 02.20.2009 07:38
• Photo ID: 152287
• VIRIN: 090216-M-8096M-002
• Resolution: 3000x2151
• Size: 1.69 MB
• Location: CAMP MEJID, IQ