The Bay Area Review, December 22, 2021

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Volume 3 • Issue 25

December 22, 2021

OMICRON ISOLATES MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN IN THEIR HOMES. AESTHETX BRINGS HOLIDAY CHEER TO THEIR FAMILIES. This holiday season, Aesthetx has partnered with Coastal Kids Home Care to bring gifts and financial relief to medically fragile children and their families. For years, Aesthetx has given back to the community in many ways, but when they connected with Coastal Kids Home Care, they immediately wanted to help. With the emergence of the Omicron variant, medically fragile children and their families are looking at another holiday being isolated in their homes. Everyone is exhausted from this pandemic, but the families who have children with special needs have been hit even harder. Many of these children are immunocompromised and have been isolated even before the pandemic started. These families have been hit with medical costs, job losses, and extreme stress. Aesthetx, a leading Plastic Surgery Center in San Jose, has teamed up with Coastal Kids Home Care, specialists in pediatric home health, to

make things a little easier on these families. Margy Mayfield, Co-Founder and Director of Coastal Kids Home Care, says: "We want to give a huge

shoutout to Aesthetx: Plastic Surgery San Jose. We could not have made our Winter Wishes Holiday gift program happen this year without

Surgeon Team, Aesthetx

their $10,000 donation. This holiday season, we have given out $18,000 worth of gifts and gift cards to 125 Coastal Kids families!"

One of Coastal Kids Home Care’s patients is Isla Elliott. Isla was born with CHARGE Syndrome, a rare genetic condition which impacts her ability to see, hear, eat and breathe safely. Isla’s first few months were precarious. Her fragile respiratory status meant she was dependent on oxygen, a ventilator, continuous feeds, and very vulnerable to infection. When Isla's mother, Yesica Elliot, was struggling to balance her job and caring for Isla, she contemplated quitting because she wanted her to be home so badly. After Isla turned one, her family attempted to bring her home. However, she was once again struggling to breathe, so doctors decided she needed a ventilator and oxygen 24/7. [Continued to Page 17]

Isla Elliot, Coastal Kids Home Care Patient


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