The Spero Clinic’s Role in the Recovery
Is it possible that a simple sound can hurt you? That the sound of a bird singing in the yard can make you scream out in pain? That’s the reality of having CRPS. Here’s how the Spero Clinic helped Heather get her life back.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 11, 2025 – For 14-year-old Port Elizabeth teenager, Heather Botha, that’s a yes. Suffering from a rare, neurological disorder, the slightest sound would send her into a spiral of pain so severe that doctors have likened it to childbirth.
After navigating countless treatments, her doctors were even convinced Heather was imagining it. “I was told that it is all in her head; one specialist even said she is crying out for attention,” Heather’s mother, Hayleigh, recounts. “But I know my daughter. I knew something was wrong.”
Finally, a scan established that Heather’s condition was all too real. She was suffering from a neurological disorder, called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) – a chronic condition that often worsens over time. In Heather’s case, she ended up wheelchair-bound and unable to use her legs.
Sadly, traditional medicine has no answers for CRPS. But lucky for Heather, the Arkansas-based Spero Clinic, does.
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