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
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
