This memento is in honor of my son, Keegan Charles Smith. Keegan was born in August of 2004, the third child in my family. He was a spitfire from the beginning. He also struggled with depression and anxiety. As the pandemic started and school shut downs began I was worried. The isolation from his friends… Continue reading In Memory of Keegan Charles Smith
I was admitted to the hospital for a routine admission for cystic fibrosis. My husband Isaac couldn’t visit because of COVID restrictions at that time. His body was so sad to be away from me, so his body created a blood clot so that he could get admitted in the room across from me. True… Continue reading Lovebirds
This physical memento is a small rubber dog bone to act as a shout out to all the pandemic pets out there! Here’s to all the new pets brought into people’s home during the pandemic. And here’s to all the pets that helped their owners during difficult pandemic times.
I pulled the push-pin out of the plaster wall in my office and took down my 2020 multi-faith calendar. As part reflection, part act of aggression, I cut it apart. How could I collage these images, shapes and numbers to represent my own experience? I work on the Covid ICU at the University of Utah… Continue reading 2020 Multi-Faith Calendar Collage
Prayer is a common intervention to relieve stress and help patients cope during times of crisis and difficulty (Simão, T. P., Caldeira, S., & De Carvalho, E. C. (2016). For some, this act is personal and private, while others find solace in collective prayer. This is particularly true for families of patients, who frequently gather… Continue reading Praying by Zoom
Our family is contributing a tiny FISH and a tiny SEA TURTLE as our mementos. We love the Utah desert, but we NEED the ocean. We usually visit the ocean once or twice a year. Once COVID hit, we did not feel comfortable traveling, so no ocean trips. It felt sad and strange.
