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1 Empty COVID-19 vaccine vialsEmily Hagn, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of UtahProject Art Heals Utah is a collaborative mosaic art project using empty COVID-19 vaccine vials, clean healthcare waste from University of Utah patient care areas, and physical and virtual mementos donated by those that have suffered loss due to COVID-19 [Image: empty COVID-19 vaccine vials].Vaccine; Vials; Grief; Loss; Hope; Virtual Memento
2 Dedicated to HEALTHCARE WORKERS near and far…Emily Hagn, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of UtahMy 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 burn...Healthcare Workers; Physical Memento; Story; Gratitude; Photograph
3 I'll do anything Emily tells me. I love this project already.Shelly AndresenI'll do anything Emily tells me. I love this project already.
4 A plastic chicken to honor my father, Keith PoehlmannAnonymous #760; Keith PoehlmannI am submitting this plastic chicken to honor my father, Keith Poehlmann, to be included in the Art Heals Utah project. Keith was a U of U alum and his family had a chicken hatchery on State St. in Salt Lake City for a number of years. Keith loved his time in Utah and spent every free moment in Litt...Father; Physical Memento; Story; Chicken; Photograph
5 Wally & JackieAnonymous #1091We both tested positive for COVID-19 on a Monday (fully vaccinated). By Wednesday I started feeling better, but Wally entered the hospital. He slept on three beds; 1) ER, 2) Telemetry, and 3) ICU. On Friday he was gone. "A Letter From Heaven: When tomorrow starts without me, And I'm not here to see,...Couple; Story; Virtual Memento; Photograph; Prayer
6 It has been a mental health struggleAnonymous #1114It is getting better, but at times it has been a real struggle with anxiety, depression, and loneliness during the pandemic.; At times, I feel like I have lost my mind, thus the small plastic brain as my physical memento.Physical Memento; Self; Story; Drawing; Photograph; Plastic Brain
7 Canoe LifeEmily IzzoLike so many others, the pandemic renewed my old hobbies while introducing me to new hobbies. For a while, it seemed like being outside was the only safe thing to do, so during that first pandemic summer my partner and I bought a new-to-us canoe from a guy in Ogden. Weekend after weekend, we took it...Partner; Self; Story; Virtual Memento; Canoe; Hobbies; Outdoors; Smith and Morehouse Reservoir; Water Color
8 April 28, 2020Anonymous #1314A moment of beauty and calm during a tumultuous spring.Pet; Virtual Memento; Dog; Flowers; Gratitude; Hope; Pet; Photograph; Smile; Spring
9 We missed the oceanAnonymous #1321Our 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.Family; Physical Memento; Ocean; Outdoors; Photograph
10 ReflectingPeter Strohmeyer; Paula RuddFebruary 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, w...Story; Virtual Memento; Wife; Cancer; Gratitude; Hope; Huntsman Cancer Hospital; Photograph; Portrait; Scenic
11 ReflectingPeter Strohmeyer; Paula RuddFebruary 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, w...Story; Virtual Memento; Wife; Cancer; Gratitude; Hope; Huntsman Cancer Hospital; Photograph; Portrait; Scenic
12 A temporary loss of empathyHCWI've worked in healthcare for almost 20 years. Over the last two years I felt my empathy slipping away. It was scary. It was sad. I'm donating the rainbow off my crocs as my physical memento to symbolize my temporary loss of empathy and to symbolize the hope that comes with a rainbow. I look forward...Healthcare Workers; Physical Memento; Hope
13 Laugh to keep from cryingDonna BaluchiWhen health sciences students were allowed to return to using our building in May 2020, I was one of the few physically staffing the building. I make funny buttons for students every semester, usually bad puns about medicine, and decided to try and design something that might be funny but didn't see...Physical Memento; Self; Mask; Photograph; Smile
14 MomAnonymous #1497Mom was diagnosed Jan 14, 2022 in the ED with MI, stroke, plural effusion and COVID+. Died Jan 20. I'm immunocompromised and had to watch the funeral at home, alone.Mother; Virtual Memento; Photograph
15 TrashAnonymous #1491Virtual Memento; Healthcare Workers; Mask; Photograph; Stranger
16 Two hearts became two angelsFalynMy husband and I had two little hearts grow during the height of the pandemic in 2021. The first baby we lost naturally by way of a miscarriage- while the second was an ectopic pregnancy, meaning the embryo had to be surgically removed along with the uterine tube it accidentally started to grow into...Physical Memento; Story; Photograph
17 Matt's BandanaNicole Sletta; Matt SheltonThis memento is my former partner's bandana. He passed away at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. He committed suicide. He was 29. We were quarantining in the same town and I was afraid to visit him because I didn't want to expose him/be exposed to covid. I'm submitting this memento to highlight...Friend; Partner; Story; Virtual Memento; Photograph
18 March 2020: missing my late husband during lockdownMJB; LBLIn March 2020, I had been a widow for less than 2 years. LBL and I had been together for almost 30 years. I was living alone and finally starting to get into a daily routine of life without my late husband LBL. Global lockdown hit and it was lonely. Trying to keep my sense of humor, I created thi...Couple; Family; Husband; Partner; Physical Memento; Story; Hope; Lockdown; Photograph; Smile; Widow
19 DinosaurAnonymous #1545The kids love seeing the dinosaur fossils at the U's Natural History Museum. Once COVID hit, we stopped going. It seems like a trivial loss, but it was our go-to family activity. How strange to feel scared of going to a museum. Fortunately, we made some trips to the desert and got to see real dinosa...Family; Physical Memento; Dinosaur; Outdoors; Photograph
20 For MarvinCarminMy grandfather, Marvin Stewart, passed away on June 20, 2020. I honor both his strength and his perseverance through the pain of a long illness. He did so with grace, and with his usual humor that was full of sarcasm and (very) dry wit. I miss him every day. My physical memento, a wooden tractor toy...Grandfather; Physical Memento; Farming; Photograph; Grief; Loss
21 Praying by ZoomChaplain Saundra ShantiPrayer 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...Family; Patient Experience; Story; Virtual Memento; Family; Hope; Prayer
22 2020 Multi-Faith Calendar CollageChaplain Saundra ShantiI 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 ho...Brother; Daughter; Family; Father; Grandfather; Grandmother; Husband; Mother; Patient Experience; Self; Sister; Son; Virtual Memento; Wife; Art; Family; Flowers; Gratitude; Grief; Hope; Mask; Prayer
23 The #s are overwhelmingAnonymous #1607These papers were donated together in the Project Art Heals Utah dropbox. Two slips of paper speak volumes about our shared and individual pandemic journeys. Every COVID number represents a human life, with a real hopes, aspirations, dreams, and defeats.Healthcare Workers; Physical Memento; Grief; Photograph; Statistics
24 PPE PersonChaplain Saundra ShantiI drew PPE Person as a playful mascot during Covid. Occasionally PPE Person, covered in a blue gown and PAPR (protective hood), would accompany an email with a bit of arts-based inspiration for colleagues, such as a poem, video clip, or song.Healthcare Workers; Virtual Memento; Drawing; Hope; Mask
25 Hair careAnonymous #1695No one in my family had any sort of haircut in the first year of the pandemic. We finally found a family friend we could hire to come to our house and do haircuts outside even in chilly and breezy weather. Thank goodness for her! She was a trooper. Here are a mini comb and a mini conditioner bottl...Family; Physical Memento; Adaptability; Haircuts; Outdoors
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