PANS/PANDAS Stories

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PANS/PANDAS STORIES

Jo Joyner and Lucy McDonald

16 episodes

5 days ago

Welcome to The PANS/PANDAS Stories. In the first series, actor and charity campaigner Jo Joyner, and child counsellor and journalist, Lucy McDonald, meet children and families affected by this neuropsychiatric disorder. They also interview experts at the cutting edge of treatment. Awareness is growing, and the pair hope this podcast will offer hope and support to sufferers as they navigate an often long and complicated road to recovery. Disclaimer - Episodes can contain upsetting themes. It does not replace medical advice.

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PANS/PANDAS Stories

PANS/PANDAS STORIES

8 minutes 20 seconds

2 years ago

PANS/PANDAS Stories

Hello and welcome to Jo Joyner and Lucy McDonald's podcast on PANS/PANDAS.

In this introduction to the first series of the PANS/PANDAS Stories, Jo and Lucy discuss how they met and how a shared interest in brain health led to a podcast about this devastating illness.

Over six episodes, they meet children and families affected and the doctors and experts who treat them.

PANS/PANDAS stands for Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Dysfunction/(associated with Strep). It is a neuropsychiatric disorder caused by a virus, bacteria or pathogen attacking the brain, whose symptoms include OCD, anxiety, tics and seizures.

Episodes air on a Monday, and our first chat coincides with World PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day and is with the UK PANS/PANDAS Charity founder - Vicky Burford, who talks about her son's illness and incredible recovery.

See you there,

Lucy and Jo