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. 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 …
In addition to PANDAS/PANS my daughter is also diagnosed with epilepsy. This week my daughter is officially seizure free for one year! Her last record had been for 10 months. No matter what happens this day forward, she has reached a place of where I never thought would be possible for these past 7 years. …
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 …
