I was 13 when I woke up one day feeling possessed with severe onset OCD, anxiety, and derealization following a Strep A infection. It has been 12 years, and as of Friday I finally have PANS/PANDAS in my chart notes. 4,242 days too late for recognition of the most horrific disease I've ever endured, I was failed as a child by the medical system and everyone around me, but I've finally saved myself.













