I am truly grateful for all that was accomplished by our department members during this very difficult and tumultuous time. “Operation COVID-19 Anesthesia Dunkirk,” the name we attached to our department’s response to the pandemic, called upon all department members to come to the rescue in their respective roles, making sacrifices as necessary to stem… Continue reading “Operation COVID-19 Anesthesia Dunkirk”
Sun: this item was a find at my son’s first soccer game post covid. After two years of holding him out of all activities, he was so excited for his return to “normalcy” and friends. Finding this memento (suns are something I have a soft spot for) was like a sign that life is looking… Continue reading Sun, King Cake Baby, Shells
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
April 28, 2020: Utah Food Bank at Maverik Center. Our largest food distribution event to date, with over 5,000 families served!
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
February 29, 2020. Huntsman Cancer Hospital. 48 hours and counting down. Four months have passed since the recurrence put her in the hospital. Unaccountable fatigue and a persistent urinary tract infection were the first symptoms. Her lab results returned with creatinine flagged with the letter H, worse was to follow. And like that, a recovery… Continue reading Reflecting
A moment of beauty and calm during a tumultuous spring.
My physical memento donation is my badge holder. It pictures a stethoscope looped into a heart. It was a gift from the University of Utah years ago. I dedicate it to HEALTHCARE WORKERS near and far. I acknowledge the suffering you have seen and experienced. I acknowledge your moral injury and burnout. I acknowledge your… Continue reading Dedicated to HEALTHCARE WORKERS near and far…
