Ady Strong - Helping Adyson Walloch Battle CRPS

I'm Sharon Lucas and I am raising money for my niece, Adyson Walloch.

My sister Sheila and her husband Rob have raised three smart, compassionate, hardworking, beautiful girls - Gracie, Adyson, and Kenedy. The Walloch family loves spending time with family and friends, volunteering for various organizations, and is always willing to step up to help anyone in need.

Adyson is a 16-year-old junior at Lincoln High School. She loves school, cheerleading, exploring and hiking, hanging out with her friends and family, and even loves working at McDonald's! She is a vibrant, charismatic, spunky young lady who is always willing to help and always wants to be included in the next adventure. She is looking forward to attending college someday and started saving for it when she was just 14 years old when she started her first job.

Following a procedure to lengthen her Achilles tendon in December of 2023, she sustained an injury while in her healing period that resulted in a diagnosis no one should ever hear - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). CRPS has also been called Reflex Sympathetic Disorder (RSD) in the past and is considered by some doctors to be one of the most painful conditions a human being can have. Adyson was diagnosed with CRPS in her left leg in the spring of 2024 and has lived with pain levels that fluctuate between a 6 out of 10 and a 10 out of 10 for almost all of that time. Without treatment, this horrid condition can actually spread into other body parts and even body systems. Medical insurance covers some very important treatments, but unfortunately not all treatments. CRPS is a difficult disease to treat because each patient responds so differently to the myriad of treatment options available. You rule out what works and what doesn't simply by trying the next step. Imagine the bubble of hope you might feel thinking that this next injection, infusion, or therapy might finally help and you will get your life back. Then you try it and it doesn't have any effect, and the disappointment and hopelessness once again returns. Rinse. Repeat.

Adyson's friends and family have surrounded her with love. They have worked tirelessly to advocate for her with providers, health insurance, therapists, one-off treatments - doing anything they can to help alleviate her pain and stop the spread of her condition. With extensive physical therapy and her own determination, she has had to relearn a way to walk; however, sometimes even wearing a sock on her affected leg causes her pain to flare off the charts. She can't wear a shoe, she can't work, she can't always walk long distances so you will sometimes see her in a wheelchair, she can't dance, she can't shave her leg, she can barely tolerate a shower hitting her leg. Can you imagine not getting to go through all of the things every 16-year-old should get to experience? No dances, no Friday night football games, no haunted houses, no Wisconsin Dells fun. Even though this is her reality, Adyson puts on a brave smile and faces each day of her new normal. Rob and Sheila raised her to be so strong, smart, proud, and beautiful inside and out. You would never know she is in such pain because she protects the world from having to know.

As Adyson's mom and dad navigate the world of Pediatric CRPS, they have had to make many trips across the Midwest for care and have had to fork over thousands of dollars for medical expenses and treatments not covered by insurance. And unfortunately, this is just the beginning of their CRPS journey. The bills will only continue to mount as they weave through the vast options for treatment to find what the best plan of care is for Ady. I'm hoping that through the power of social media you can help me surround them with love, prayers, and financial help if you are able. Your contribution, even if not monetary, will make a significant impact in Adyson's life and the lives of her family. Thank you for taking the time to read about Adyson and her family. Thank you for any support you can give them - we all appreciate you more than we could ever say.