Stage two support for Kidd Candelario

Hi all,

We have great news! Kidd has moved from Welcome Home in Castro Valley to Bello Gardens in San Anselmo. While he is still in recovery from his stroke, he is making great progress. We are hoping you can help us with this next phase of care.

When Kidd was discharged from Alta Bates after 14 days in the ICU last June, he was moved to Welcome Home as a matter of practicality so he could be closer to the hospital and his physicians. During his stay, he made consistent progress, recovering slowly but surely from the very serious physical and mental ramifications of his stroke. In addition to weekly physical and occupational therapy, he also had cataract surgery in both eyes which has improved his vision immensely (as anyone on Instagram can probably tell!). He is still having some physical mobility issues but can now stand for short periods of time and can get in and out of cars with some assistance.

Over the past few months we have recognized the need to move Kidd closer to his friends and family, and researched assisted living facilities in Marin and Sonoma County. We are absolutely delighted that we were able to secure a private room for him at Bello Gardens, in beautiful downtown San Anselmo. Built in 1947, Bello Gardens was originally designed as a convent for the nuns who taught at St. Anselmo across the street, and is located just blocks from Reflections Jewelry store, owned by Cody’s nanny from childhood, a precious friend who now offers the same loving attention for Kidd that nurtured our family when Cody was a little boy.

Mental stimulation is as important to his healing journey as physical therapy, and we hope many of you reading this can visit Kidd. Be sure to check with the facility guidelines around necessary Covid testing- as of this writing one must have a negative rapid test to visit. We expect that will change in the near future.

Kidd’s recovery is on-going, and in addition to the significant costs of assisted living, he still needs a level of care from various specialists and therapists that is not covered by insurance. As you can imagine, the financial impacts for Kidd and our family have been significant. We are reaching out again to ask for your support: would you please consider making another contribution to Go Fund Me as we continue to support Kidd on his journey back to full health and wellness? We could not do this without you, and we are so grateful for all your support.

Thanks and lots of love,

Cody and Catalina