At 27 years old, my life has been flipped upside down by a new, albeit correct diagnosis: PANS.  It stands for Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome. My psychiatrist figured out I had PANS after a long bout with mono caused me to have extreme psychiatric symptoms.  And strangely, when I took anti-inflammatories such

Our beautiful, jovial, spirited son Dominic was diagnosed with PANS at age 6 by one of the most trusted specialists in the field, Dr T. His sudden onset began early October of the same year. Our seemingly perfect child went to bed and woke up the following day with dilated