Gray Colored Glasses blog offers a lens into the everyday challenges of life with a medically-complex child.
These posts are for everyone, for people who relate to our story, and perhaps especially for those who don’t: for grandparents, teachers, doctors, and parents of neurotypical kids who make up our communities of support but rarely get a glimpse behind the curtain of our day to day life. We hope they serve not only to raise awareness but also to generate compassion and understanding for children and families impacted by PANS and other rare and little-known diagnoses.
Hopefully, sharing our story will encourage others living with PANS and other challenges to share their stories, as well. If you’d like to do so on my blog, please submit your story for consideration.
Latest Articles
World PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day 2025
Awareness Day is a time to celebrate how far Isaac has come but also to remember how much more work there is to do to…
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Behind the Scenes – the PANS/PANDAS book
I’m happy to welcome some new subscribers to Gray Colored Glasses, many of whom have learned about my work because of the PANS/PANDAS book project.…
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Upcoming MSU Lecture
On Wednesday, January 22, I will present “PANS: Our Family’s Story” to a classroom of college students to share my experience as Isaac’s mom, and…
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Book Project Update & Appeal
I first introduced the PANS/PANDAS book project to my readers in early September. At that time it was something I sincerely hoped would happen but…
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PANS Symptoms: Anxiety
It’s one thing to read PANS Diagnostic Criteria and something else to experience this disorder in real time. Part of raising awareness around PANS/PANDAS is…
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Raising Awareness at the Texas Capitol
On October 9, I took a day trip to the Texas State Capitol in Austin where I served on a panel of parents and practitioners…
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The Big Sick
This post marks the beginning of Isaac’s battle with PANS. It’s one thing to read a list of symptoms and something else to experience this…
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National Daughters Day
National Daughters Day offers a welcome prompt to write about my beloved daughter and also to remind us—all of us—that we never know what hardships…
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