PANDAS Won't Win

PANDAS

So you thought you won.

Think again.

So you thought you stole her childhood.

Well you didn’t.

You thought lurking in the shadows, hiding in the corners would make us scared.

You were wrong. We are stronger than you thought.

We cried, we screamed, we teetered on the edge of our sanity.

But we have triumphed and will not let you steal anymore precious time.

Our patience was tested, our family divided

but we overcame.

We are stronger because of you.

We are smarter because of you.

We are advocates because of you.

We are educators because of you.

Six years later

and everything you thought would happen

didn’t.

We are warriors

and my daughter has more purpose now than ever before.

She will make a difference

so never think you will win again.

Jaime Heizler Tan