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Memorial Vase
memorial vase
the story of the dragonfly
the story of the dragonfly
Every 14 days, our team which consists of our Medical Director, Nurses, CNAs, Social Worker, and Chaplain meet. During this schedule meeting, we take the time to honor those patients who have passed away on our service. In silence, we ring a bell in their memory and place dragonfly wings with the initial of their first name in our Memorial Vase. This helps our team work through the grief and loss, as well as honoring the patient with respect and dignity, one last time.
To understand why we have chosen dragonfly wings, you'll need to read 'The Story of the Dragonfly'.
the story of the dragonfly
the story of the dragonfly
the story of the dragonfly
"Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond.
Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles wound climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their friend was dead, gone forever.
Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends what he had found at the top.
When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so warm, that he decided he must take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body desgined for flying. So, fly he did!
And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never known existed. Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by now he was dead. He wanted to go back to tell them, and explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been before.
His life had been fulfilled rather than ended. But, his new body would not go down into the water. He could not get back to tell his friends the good news.
Then he understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life."
By Doris Stickney