Help Grant a Christmas Wish for Hallie Foy!
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Hallie is the precious daughter of Amy and Steve Foy. Both Hallie and Amy have been diagnosed with Chronic Lyme disease. Stress is a huge trigger for symptoms increasing and for the disease progressing, and unfortunately stress has been a big theme in their lives, particularly since 2019.
In 2019, the family had their last trip to Disneyland. For those who know the Foys, this magical place is what has helped provide joy in spite of their challenges. Their Disney visits over the years provided a much needed respite and escape from their daily challenges. Their doctor would often joke that she wished she could write a prescription for them to go to Disneyland because the joy from the trips would relieve their symptoms for a few weeks.
Amy is no longer able to work as a teacher (or anything else,) since 2017 due to not only the mental health struggles, but neural brain inflammation, chronic pain, severe fatigue, circadian rhythm disruption, vision issues, heart issues, skin issues and gastric issues. The more she was unable to work, the more challenging their lives became. Eventually Hallie’s Lyme progressed to exceed even Amy’s.
This past school year, in April, the Foys lost their home. They have been blessed with family help to have an apartment to live in, but the trauma of losing their home and the possibility of losing their fur-babies was more than Hallie could take, and her neural brain inflammation and depression hit an all time low. She started trying to self harm. Thank goodness she finally revealed that to her parents, and they were able to get her some help. The struggle of getting her on the right medication and therapy program has been enormous. They are still working hard on the process. Along the way, they have discovered that Hallie has some very strong reactions to medications.
They said they don't think they have seen Hallie genuinely smile and enjoy life fully since the last time they we went to Disneyland - and on the last trip, Hallie really struggled with misophonia, pain, gastric issues, an infection and pain. Unfortunately, circumstances triggered a large Lyme flare at the start of that last trip.
Finally, Steve was able to get a new job. With this new job came much better medical benefits. They couldn't thank the Lord more! Even with the new medical insurance, Lyme is currently not covered. The doctors are doing their best to help with current symptoms, but just this is keeping Hallie and Amy from progressing more into the disease versus actually healing from it. If you are curious as to why this is the circumstance, here is a link telling about "The Lyme Wars" in the United States:
At the same time, shortly after starting his new job, Steve got in an accident at home with one of the family’s kitties, and ended up with a massive infection, followed by three surgeries including an achilles repair.
On top of this all, the Foys are pre-grieving someone with stage 4 cancer, and now, Hallie is grieving the loss of her school, as they were unable to support her during this time in her life.
Yes . . . is this a lot to handle? Absolutely. Yes . . . are the Foys thankful for what they have, and how much friends and family have supported them on their journey? Most definitely. They absolutely HATE the idea of asking for more. Due to Steve not working from September until this past week, he thankfully kept his job, but only made half of his monthly salary. They have had to go to food pantries, and beg family for help to keep their new apartment, utilities and gas. They have nothing for Christmas.
Please help them bring some joy for Christmas for their daughter. Their dream is to have a few days in Disneyland to gift Hallie for Christmas. If not this, then something to gift her during this season. Something good in their lives. Some respite. If people decide to gift them with an incredible bounty, it would be wonderful to be able to pay back their family and pay off their debt.
As Amy is not receiving any disability or unemployment due to a circumstance with her last position (nearly 10 years ago now), she would love a job that she could do from home with her current inability to keep normal hours and absolutely needing to place her daughter's needs first. Being a pianist, she is a whiz at typing. Due to the neural inflammation in her brain however, sometimes it is a challenge to learn new things. She is anxious to be able to heal well enough to help get their lives back out of this chaos.
So, incredibly long story short . . . . please help the Foys gift their 13 year old daughter with some joy this season. A Disneyland trip is their big dream. Giving Hallie a Christmas and paying off bills is their big dream. Paying for out of network treatment for Lyme is their dream. Anyone who knows the Foys will know that they would do as much as they could to help others, given the financial ability to do so.
Thank you so much to all who donate or share. It means the world to Hallie and her parents.
In 2019, the family had their last trip to Disneyland. For those who know the Foys, this magical place is what has helped provide joy in spite of their challenges. Their Disney visits over the years provided a much needed respite and escape from their daily challenges. Their doctor would often joke that she wished she could write a prescription for them to go to Disneyland because the joy from the trips would relieve their symptoms for a few weeks.
Amy is no longer able to work as a teacher (or anything else,) since 2017 due to not only the mental health struggles, but neural brain inflammation, chronic pain, severe fatigue, circadian rhythm disruption, vision issues, heart issues, skin issues and gastric issues. The more she was unable to work, the more challenging their lives became. Eventually Hallie’s Lyme progressed to exceed even Amy’s.
This past school year, in April, the Foys lost their home. They have been blessed with family help to have an apartment to live in, but the trauma of losing their home and the possibility of losing their fur-babies was more than Hallie could take, and her neural brain inflammation and depression hit an all time low. She started trying to self harm. Thank goodness she finally revealed that to her parents, and they were able to get her some help. The struggle of getting her on the right medication and therapy program has been enormous. They are still working hard on the process. Along the way, they have discovered that Hallie has some very strong reactions to medications.
They said they don't think they have seen Hallie genuinely smile and enjoy life fully since the last time they we went to Disneyland - and on the last trip, Hallie really struggled with misophonia, pain, gastric issues, an infection and pain. Unfortunately, circumstances triggered a large Lyme flare at the start of that last trip.
Finally, Steve was able to get a new job. With this new job came much better medical benefits. They couldn't thank the Lord more! Even with the new medical insurance, Lyme is currently not covered. The doctors are doing their best to help with current symptoms, but just this is keeping Hallie and Amy from progressing more into the disease versus actually healing from it. If you are curious as to why this is the circumstance, here is a link telling about "The Lyme Wars" in the United States:
At the same time, shortly after starting his new job, Steve got in an accident at home with one of the family’s kitties, and ended up with a massive infection, followed by three surgeries including an achilles repair.
On top of this all, the Foys are pre-grieving someone with stage 4 cancer, and now, Hallie is grieving the loss of her school, as they were unable to support her during this time in her life.
Yes . . . is this a lot to handle? Absolutely. Yes . . . are the Foys thankful for what they have, and how much friends and family have supported them on their journey? Most definitely. They absolutely HATE the idea of asking for more. Due to Steve not working from September until this past week, he thankfully kept his job, but only made half of his monthly salary. They have had to go to food pantries, and beg family for help to keep their new apartment, utilities and gas. They have nothing for Christmas.
Please help them bring some joy for Christmas for their daughter. Their dream is to have a few days in Disneyland to gift Hallie for Christmas. If not this, then something to gift her during this season. Something good in their lives. Some respite. If people decide to gift them with an incredible bounty, it would be wonderful to be able to pay back their family and pay off their debt.
As Amy is not receiving any disability or unemployment due to a circumstance with her last position (nearly 10 years ago now), she would love a job that she could do from home with her current inability to keep normal hours and absolutely needing to place her daughter's needs first. Being a pianist, she is a whiz at typing. Due to the neural inflammation in her brain however, sometimes it is a challenge to learn new things. She is anxious to be able to heal well enough to help get their lives back out of this chaos.
So, incredibly long story short . . . . please help the Foys gift their 13 year old daughter with some joy this season. A Disneyland trip is their big dream. Giving Hallie a Christmas and paying off bills is their big dream. Paying for out of network treatment for Lyme is their dream. Anyone who knows the Foys will know that they would do as much as they could to help others, given the financial ability to do so.
Thank you so much to all who donate or share. It means the world to Hallie and her parents.
Fundraising team: Team fundraiser (2)
Megan South Benninger
Organizer
Lower Allen, PA
Amy Foy
Team member