The Lost Seasons: One Family's Journey with PANS

Families often rally together in the face of a loved one's illness, pouring every ounce of energy, time, and hope into their recovery. And when it's your child who is sick, you fight harder than you thought possible.

That is exactly what Anymom did when her youngest was diagnosed with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS). The fear was overwhelming, the battle exhaustive, yet the mission was clear-to get her child back. What she didn't know, however, was that this fight wasn't confined to one child. The same illness, invisible and misunderstood, was quietly brewing in others so close to her, that she couldn't see it until it was too late.

This book is a deeply personal chronicle of a family swept up in the blurred lines of love, loss, and medical mystery. While they focused all of their attention on healing their youngest, PANS was already wreaking havoc within their extended family in ways they could not yet comprehend. PANS silently raged in another close family member, whose life was tragically cut short before they could even put a name to what afflicted him. And it had been silently rooted for years in Anymom's older son, masquerading as teenage chaos that grew to eventually stealing years of mental wellness. The heartache of hindsight is a painful burden to carry.

The Lost Seasons is an honest account of how this illness shaped one family across generations. It's a story of missed diagnoses, tireless advocacy, and lessons painfully learned too late. It's about a mother's relentless pursuit of answers for one child, only to come face-to-face with the hidden devastation the same illness had already caused in others that she loved.

This book is for families navigating the labyrinth of PANS, for parents desperate to understand the unexplainable changes in their child, and for anyone searching for hope amidst the confusion.

The Lost Seasons is a reminder for every family struggling through any of the complex inflammation-based illnesses plaguing today's youth, that you are not alone.

This book will shed light on the multifaceted impact of PANS, help others recognize the warning signs sooner, and most importantly, show that even amidst the losses and heartache, there is room for healing, understanding, and connection.