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51 LovebirdsKara Fierro; Isaac EavesI 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 love. <3 I'm...Image
52 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...Image
53 Match Day 2022Emily Hagn, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of UtahToday is Match Day! All across the United States, fourth-year medical students find out where they will be going for their residency training. It's intense. It's exciting. I've always said that Match Day is filled with the entire spectrum of raw human emotion. Kudos to the med students this year...Image
54 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...Image
55 Michael Grote, 1937-2020Anonymous #2092At 82, Michael Grote, of Naples, FL passed away from complications of Covid-19 on July 9, 2020.Image
56 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.Image
57 OrgansAnonymous #2097These physical mementos of miniature human body organs are dedicated to all the human lives lost to COVID, most of whom's organ systems failed them. They are dedicated to the people that died without family around them because of COVID restrictions. They are dedicated to the loved ones of those lost...Image
58 Our familyMMFOur family's physical mementos: Pencil- As a teacher, I missed seeing my students' handwriting when school went virtual; Geode rock- to represent the extra family time we got during the pandemic, often exploring together; Heart wrapper- to represent all the arts and crafts projects made by the neigh...Image
59 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.Image
60 Pandemic PetsAnonymous #1822This 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.Image
61 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...Image
62 Propofol NeededAnonymous #2111In March 2020, the UHealth Pharmacy Services estimated how much Propofol would be needed for the first 180 days of the pandemic. This is what the calculations looked like: 75kg patient * 1mg/kg per hour * 24 hours/day *175 patients * 180 days = 56,700,000 mg of prop needed …at 10mg/ml, that is 113...Image
63 RBG: March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020Anonymous #2107Ruth Bader Ginsberg was Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. She didn't die of COVID, but she passed during the pandemic. Wish we could have held HUGE in-person parades and parties to honor her amazing legacy!Image
64 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...Image
65 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...Image
66 Riding my bike- "It kept me sane when things were crazy"Tamara Sheffield, MDIn the early months of COVID, the only activity I could do where I wouldn't run into a crowd was to ride my bike. During a time I felt isolated, I was able to enjoy a beautiful quiet world of trees, blossoms, rivers and birds. It kept me sane when things were crazy.Image
67 Saving MasksAnonymous #1861At the beginning of the pandemic there was a mask shortage. In some hospitals around the world, healthcare workers had no access to PPE while caring for COVID positive patients, while others had to use the same N95 masks over and over until they fell apart. This pic is of a colleague's office drawe...Image
68 Sun, King Cake Baby, ShellsSWSun: 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 "bright" agai...Image
69 Tea messageAnonymous #1767this message was attached to my teabag. i snapped a pic of it in Jan 2022 when the whole world was raging with COVID and hospitals were overflowing again. just when I felt like I was starting to drown in repeat pandemic madness, my teabag helped ground me. 🙂Image
70 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.Image
71 Tootsie RollsAnonymous #2035When my dear friend got sick with COVID in Oct 2020, I asked if I could pick anything up for her. In the midst of her hacking cough, shortness of breath, change in smell, and general feeling of illness, all she wanted was a bag of mini tootsie rolls. So, that is what I brought her (and I threw the...Image
72 TrashAnonymous #1491Image
73 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...Image
74 Utah Food BankUtah Food BankApril 28, 2020: Utah Food Bank at Maverik Center. Our largest food distribution event to date, with over 5,000 families served!Image
75 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,...Image
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