The JBC PANS & PANDAS Foundation

Please join us for our annual awareness day fundraiser on the Boston Common on October 5th. It is a day to come together and support a cause that deserves so much more attention, awareness and financial support. Children & Young adults battling infection-triggered neuroinflammation (PANS/PANDAS) deserve nothing less. Together we can change the course of mental health.
Register/ Sponsor: https://givebutter.com/lookwalk

Join Ali and the rest of Team Look on the Boston Common, 10/5 for PANS & PANDAS. TOGETHER will make a difference.
Registration/Sponsorship: https://givebutter.com/lookwalk

An estimated 1 in 200 children/young adults are suffering from PANS/PANDAS. That is a BIG number. Sadly, they are being misdiagnosed with ADHD, Anxiety, OCD, Depression, Eating Disorders, Tourettes, Insomnia, Learning Disabilities and more. Mental health symptoms? A medical rule out must be step # 1! Strep, COVID, Flu, Mono, Lyme, Pneumonia, Sinusitis and more can trigger inflammation in the brain which in turn triggers mental health symptoms. LOOK. for underlying infections and inflammation. When diagnosed and treated properly, they heal. Learn, share, get involved. Let's do this!

RESILIENCE. Ask any parent, caregiver, sibling, friend, teacher, medical practitioner for one word that describes a child or young adult battling PANS/PANDAS and they will say Resilient. It is a knock down get back up illness and these warriors are nothing short of awe inspiring. The path can be long and hard but they fight and fight and fight. When diagnosed and treated properly, they heal. So please learn, share and spread the word. Early diagnosis and treatment is key. If you know a child or young adult battling PANS/PANDAS, give them some extra love today, they are working hard. Mental health symptoms? LOOK. for root causes!

60 Approved Global Landmark Light-Ups!

Since the launch of our Global Landmark Lighting Campaign on June 25, partners worldwide have been actively submitting requests to illuminate national landmarks in recognition of World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day on October 9th.

Here are just a few of the incredible landmarks already approved:
▪️ City Hall | Wichita, KS, USA
▪️ Memorial Bridge | Portsmouth, NH, USA
▪️ Parliament Buildings | Victoria, BC, Canada
▪️ Silverline Center | McLean, VA, USA

Together, we light the way. ❤️🌎💚

📅 Stay tuned for more updates on the 9th of every month!



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Check out “Look. Foundation News”!

Look. Foundation News! I am thrilled to share some exciting updates from the PANS/PANDAS community and the Look. Foundation in our first newsletter since the merger of the JBC PANS & PANDAS Foundation and NEPANS to become the Look Foundation. Our efforts to raise awareness and support for PANS/PANDAS have recently been re...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

These three are doing just that!! Thank you Sheilah McCarthy Gauch, Advocate/Educator/ Look. Foundation Board Member; Abby Gauch, Advocate/ Young Adult; & Elise Petronzio, Grant Recipient/ Advocate/Young Adult who all represented the PANS/ PANDAS community at the International OCD Foundation Conference in Florida last week. They presented “PANS & PANDAS: What it is, What to Look for, and How to Support.”

We are grateful to for supporting this incredible opportunity to educate and spread PANS/ PANDAS awareness🤍

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Look. It can change everything.

Look, it can change everything.

Link to Job Posting: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=child+psychiatric+nurse+practitioner+the+pans+center&l=02190&radius=10&vjk=301bc5a0dc2c237d

Mark your calendars!!!!

Open Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports: Open Access open journal of clinical and medical case reports

51 APPROVED global landmark light-ups!

Since launching the Global Landmark Lighting Campaign on June 25, our partners around the world have begun submitting their national landmark lighting requests for the annual October 9th World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day.

Here’s just some of the global landmarks already approved:
▪️ Palace of Culture and Science | Warsaw, Poland
▪️ Morrison Bridge | Portland, Oregon, USA
▪️ Niagara Falls | Ontario, Canada
Together, we light the way. ❤️🌎💚
📅 Stay tuned for updates on the 9th of every month.

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Help Researchers understand the genetic basis of PANDAS. Enroll Now! (Columbia University Research).

Look for root causes…it can change everything!

Exciting News!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our global landmark lighting partnership campaign. 🌍

On October 9 World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day, 11 advocacy organizations (including ours) around the globe will be lighting up landmarks red or green.
This collaboration unites organizations and individuals from around the world to shine a light on PANS & PANDAS, support those affected, and drive impactful change.
Together, we are stronger and more capable of making a difference. ❤️
PS. Stay tuned for landmark approval updates on the 9th of every month.

AMAZING DAY for "TEAM Look."!!!
We have so much to share, but for tonight, we want to say THANK YOU!

Bill Burnett and the Cohasset Triathlon, thank you for making today possible. To our amazing "Team Look.", you are each an inspiration. To the volunteers, family, and friends who came to cheer us on, you are fantastic. And to the 300+ donors who supported "Team Look.", you are simply the BEST!

It takes a village, and this village is STRONG!

Donations page will be open through this week: https://givebutter.com/teamjbc

Let’s Go!!!!
One more day to the COH TRI🏊🏻‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️

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