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The Glennon Factor

The Glennon Factor

Written by: SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation
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Join us on The Glennon Factor as we uncover the incredible stories and meaningful connections that make SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital an amazing place. Check out our trailer and get ready for an inspiring journey ahead! This podcast is produced by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation.Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • Episode 23 - Separating Conjoined Twins Part 2: Separation Day
    Sep 29 2026

    In Part 2 of this special two-part episode of The Glennon Factor, hosts David Hanschu and Laura Wulf are joined by Dr. Kevin Chen, Dr. Philippe Mercier, Dr. Joanna Kemp, and Dr. Nyla Ahmad to take listeners inside the historic surgery to separate craniopagus twins Hiyab and Wuhbto. The team shares how months of planning, surgical rehearsals, advanced imaging, and around-the-clock collaboration culminated in a more than 24-hour procedure involving multiple specialties and some of the most complex decision-making in pediatric medicine. Hear firsthand accounts of the challenges, breakthroughs, and unforgettable moments that transformed two girls who had spent their lives joined at the head into two separate children with a new future ahead of them.

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    43 mins
  • Episode 23 - Separating Conjoined Twins Part 1: The Plan
    Sep 22 2026

    In Part 1 of this special episode of The Glennon Factor, hosts David Hanschu and Laura Wulf are joined by Dr. Andrew White, Chief Medical Officer at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, to share the remarkable story of how craniopagus twins Hiyab and Wuhbtb traveled from Ethiopia to St. Louis for lifesaving care. Together, they explore the extraordinary planning, international coordination, and multidisciplinary teamwork required to evaluate one of the rarest and most complex conditions in medicine. Guests Dr. Kevin Chen, Dr. Philippe Mercier, Dr. Joanna Kemp, and Dr. Naila Ahmad explain how months of imaging, staged procedures, and innovation laid the foundation for a possible separation. Hear the incredible behind-the-scenes journey that led up to a historic surgery.

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    51 mins
  • Episode 22 - Brayden's Impossible Recovery: From Brain Injury to Basketball
    Jul 14 2026

    When 17-year-old Brayden Baer suffered a life-threatening traumatic brain injury in a devastating car crash, his family was suddenly faced with unimaginable uncertainty. Braden and his mother, Elaine Baer, are joined by Dr. Amber Grana, a Pediatric ICU intensivist, and Mary Grace Dunham, a PICU charge nurse at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, to share the story of his remarkable recovery and the compassionate care that guided them through it. Together, they reflect on the difficult balance of honest conversations, unwavering hope, and the resilience that carried them forward one day at a time. It's an inspiring conversation about survival, healing, and the people who make extraordinary recoveries possible.

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    46 mins
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