For a Journalism 1400 assignment, I had the opportunity to create a profile story about a subject of my choosing. I chose to interview Sam Coday, a neonatal intensive care unit nurse. I created an audio story as my primary component and took these photos to compliment the piece.
Sam Coday shows a baby picture of himself swaddled on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Coday was born in Thailand where he received treatments for pneumonia the first year of his life.
Sam Coday holds a baby picture of himself on his mother’s shoulder on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Mrs. Coday said Coday has a special connection with his patients. “He really cares, you know? And he knows what situations and things like that. That's why they want him to work with [their] kid,” Mrs. Coday said.
Sam Coday plays with a Lego Minifigure of himself as a nurse on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Coday said Legos help him decompress after a long shift in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Sam Coday holds up a photo of the team of healthcare workers who provided care for him as a baby on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Coday’s mother, Mrs. Coday, knew he was getting better when he was “so active and so hyper,” Mrs. Coday said.
Sam Coday holds up his work badge with a Stormtrooper Lego figure attached to it on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. “I’m a big Star Wars fan and Stormtroopers are like the backbone of the Imperial Army in Star Wars, where us nurses are sort of like the backbone of the healthcare system,” Coday said.