{"id":43439,"date":"2026-06-02T13:26:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=43439"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:22:19","slug":"ellie-raes-story-raising-awareness-for-rare-pans-pandas-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/06\/02\/ellie-raes-story-raising-awareness-for-rare-pans-pandas-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellie-Rae\u2019s story: raising awareness for rare PANS\/PANDAS diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One moment, Ellie was thriving \u2013 excelling academically, competing in gymnastics nationals and collecting gold medals \u2013 and the next, everything changed almost overnight. Panic attacks, debilitating headaches, obsessive behaviours, tics and crippling anxiety slowly began taking over the bubbly little girl her family knew so well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou go from a child who literally walks on her hands to being bedbound,\u201d says Bianca. \u201cPeople thought it was hormones or stress at first, but I knew in my gut something was very wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What followed was months of specialist appointments, scans, blood tests and dead ends. Doctors explored everything from migraines to seizures and psychiatric conditions before Bianca eventually drove Ellie to a specialist in Bloemfontein, desperate for answers.<\/p>\n<p>Within minutes, the diagnosis came: PANS\/PANDAS \u2013 a rare and often misunderstood autoimmune condition where the immune system attacks the brain, triggering sudden neurological and psychiatric symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Bianca believes many children may be misdiagnosed because awareness around the condition is still so limited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many kids out there who may actually have this,\u201d she says. \u201cIt can look like ADHD, OCD, anxiety, eating disorders or psychosis. Unless someone puts all the pieces together, it gets missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Ellie, daily life has changed dramatically. Once fiercely independent, she now struggles with overstimulation, severe headaches and anxiety that makes school and social situations overwhelming. Some days she needs to lie next to her mom for comfort, while other days glimpses of her old personality shine through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s still this funny, fiery little girl,\u201d says Bianca. \u201cThat\u2019s what makes the hard days so heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite everything, Ellie has remained remarkably brave. In fact, it was Ellie herself who wanted to share her story online to create awareness for other families navigating the same confusing journey.<\/p>\n<p>The family is now facing ongoing medical expenses as Ellie undergoes aggressive treatment aimed at pushing the condition into remission. Alongside the emotional toll, Bianca says the financial pressure has been immense, with specialist visits, hospital stays and treatment costs rapidly adding up.<\/p>\n<p>Still, through the uncertainty, Bianca has found comfort in unexpected places \u2013 particularly through connecting with other parents online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strangers have honestly been the people who\u2019ve helped the most,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd if sharing Ellie\u2019s story helps another family feel less alone, then it\u2019s worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, the family hopes that greater awareness around PANS\/PANDAS will lead to earlier diagnoses, better support and more understanding for children like Ellie-Rae \u2013 children fighting invisible battles every single day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is PANS\/PANDAS?<\/strong><br \/>\nPANS (Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections) are rare autoimmune conditions that can cause sudden and dramatic changes in a child\u2019s behaviour, mood and neurological function.<\/p>\n<p>The conditions occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the brain, often after an infection such as strep throat, pneumonia or another illness.<br \/>\nSymptoms can appear almost overnight and may include severe anxiety, OCD behaviours, tics, panic attacks, headaches, mood changes, sensory issues, regression, difficulty concentrating and a sudden decline in school performance.<\/p>\n<p>Because symptoms often overlap with conditions like ADHD, anxiety, OCD or neurological disorders, PANS\/PANDAS can be difficult to diagnose and is still not widely understood. Early diagnosis and treatment are considered important in helping manage symptoms and reduce long-term effects.<br \/>\n<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/QRcode.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-43443\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/QRcode.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"311\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/QRcode.jpg 311w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/QRcode-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Details:<\/strong> To contribute to Ellie-Rae\u2019s medical treatment, go to<\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backabuddy.co.za\/campaign\/ellie-rae-panspandas\">www.backabuddy.co.za\/campaign\/ellie-rae-panspandas<\/a> or scan the QR code.<br \/>\nFollow her journey on <\/em><em><strong>IG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ellie_rae_on_the_rise\/\">@ellie_rae_on_the_rise<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Text:<\/strong> Jennifer Campbell<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One moment, Ellie was thriving \u2013 excelling academically, competing in gymnastics nationals and collecting gold medals \u2013 and the next, everything changed almost overnight. Panic attacks, debilitating headaches, obsessive behaviours, tics and crippling anxiety slowly began taking over the bubbly little girl her family knew so well. \u201cYou go from a child who literally walks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":43440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10184,479,20],"tags":[1333,9442,13974,13981,9886,13982,11245,13978,13976,13977,13980,13975,13984,13983,13979],"class_list":{"0":"post-43439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kids","8":"category-people","9":"category-personalities","10":"tag-anxiety","11":"tag-autoimmune","12":"tag-ellie-rae","13":"tag-headaches","14":"tag-immune-system","15":"tag-mood-changes","16":"tag-neurological","17":"tag-ocd-behaviours","18":"tag-paediatric-acute-onset-neuropsychiatric-syndrome","19":"tag-paediatric-autoimmune-neuropsychiatric-disorders-associated-with-streptococcal-infections","20":"tag-panic-attacks","21":"tag-pans-pandas","22":"tag-regression","23":"tag-sensory-issues","24":"tag-tics"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ellie-Rae\u2019s story: raising awareness for rare PANS\/PANDAS diagnosis - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/06\/02\/ellie-raes-story-raising-awareness-for-rare-pans-pandas-diagnosis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ellie-Rae\u2019s story: raising awareness for rare PANS\/PANDAS diagnosis - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One moment, Ellie was thriving \u2013 excelling academically, competing in gymnastics nationals and collecting gold medals \u2013 and the next, everything changed almost overnight. 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