About Me

Hello fellow Mom's, Dad's and Families!

Hi, I’m a tired mom. 

No really — bone-deep, emotionally-spent, decision-fatigued kind of tired.

I'm a mom to a beautiful, brave, funny, strong child who was diagnosed with PANDAS/PANS after what felt like an emotional hurricane tore through our home. One day everything seemed "normal," and the next, I was watching my child change before my eyes — gripped by sudden fears, rages, tics, OCD rituals, and anxiety that no one could explain.

Doctors didn’t believe me at first. Friends didn’t understand. I cried in the shower. I Googled until 3 a.m. I second-guessed myself constantly. If you're here reading this, chances are... you know exactly what that feels like.

This space was born out of my need for connection — to share the real, raw moments of parenting a child with a neuroimmune condition. Not the filtered Instagram version, but the kind where you celebrate surviving the day, where progress isn’t linear, and where small wins are everything. I am also tell you there is hope of recovering your child with the right professionals.

I don’t have all the answers. I’m still learning. But I’ve walked through the fire of misdiagnosis, school meetings, sleepless nights, and the endless quest to get my child back. And I want you to know: you are not alone.

This site is for the parents doing the hard things. The ones advocating when they’re barely holding it together. The ones making impossible choices every single day. The ones grieving, hoping, and fighting all at once.

Grab a cup of something (reheated three times, probably). You’re safe here.

We can do hard things — especially when we do them together.

With love,
Melissa