A printout of a loved one's final heartbeats – captured and displayed in a tiny bottle – is a small gesture that means a lot to grieving families after the loss of a loved one.
Charis MItchell, RN, PCCN, a surgical trauma ICU nurse at Carolinas Medical Center, remembers feeling at a loss on how to help family members who lost a loved one. After doing research, she found an idea that seemed right: a heartbeat in a bottle.
See how one family has kept this small token close to their heart.