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STAFF EDUCATION Compassionate Care
Donor support enables caregivers at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon to access continuous professional development, allowing them to keep up with the latest information, technological advances and lifesaving skills that have a measurable impact on the lives of patients and their families.
Amber Moss (seen left with Cody Pey of our Footprints℠ Program) and her twin boys spent considerable time at Cardinal Glennon over the past ten years. Grant and Sebastian were transferred to the Dana Brown Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as newborns and were diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder. At just six days old, the boys were enrolled in the Footprints℠ program for their complex medical needs. Until last November, most of the care the Moss family received from the Footprints℠ Program had been preventative, but that quickly changed when an admission took an unexpected turn and Sebastian passed away.
Amber had many questions, concerns, and fears about how to move forward, navigate life without Sebastian and continue to care for Grant. "While many of my questions couldn't be answered by others, Cody Pey, a compassionate bereavement care provider on the Footprints℠ Team has been able to listen to my worries and concerns,” she says. Cody helped Amber better manage her stress, communicate her concerns, and give herself permission to be ‘okay with not being okay’ each and every moment.
Last year, Cody Pey attended a four-day conference in Arizona to become certified in Compassionate Bereavement Care. He received the necessary and critical training to help Amber cope with her grief, lessen her fears and live more fully in the present.
