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Sending My Daughter Back To College In A Pandemic

What a crazy six months it has been The beginning of 2020 seemed so promising for my daughter, finally she was beginning to have the college experience she had been dreaming of; challenging and engaging classes, new friends, parties, playing and writing music again and then March 17th 2020 everything came to a crashing halt. …

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PANDAS/PANS + Thanksgiving = Stress

PANDAS/PANS + Thanksgiving = Stress. Let’s face it Thanksgiving can be stressful even if everyone in your family is healthy, and if you have a child with PANDAS it can be downright unbearable. There’s this idea of  “the “Norman Rockwell” picture perfect holiday, which is just not reality. Thanksgiving is also difficult because many of …

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Today is PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day!!

October 9th is PANDAS Awareness Day, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus occurs when streptococcus (what we know as strep throat) triggers a misdirected immune response and results in inflammation on a child’s brain. In turn, the child quickly begins to exhibit life changing symptoms such as OCD, anxiety, tics, personality changes, decline in …

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