Flying Through Fog: A Podcast for PANS/PANDAS Caregivers

What is it like to have PANDAS in college? Abby is a freshman in Minnesota, twelve hours from home, playing Division II volleyball and working toward vet school. She's also managing a PANS/PANDAS diagnosis she didn't receive until her junior year of high school, which meant most of her life was spent coping without a name for what was happening to her.

Your Flying Through Fog hosts Krystal Vivian, Lindsey ...

When you're in the darkest moments of your PANS/PANDAS journey—when your child is a shell of themselves, when every day feels like surviving an impossible storm—it's hard to imagine that things will ever get better. But they can. And they do.

For the final episode of Season 1, hosts Krystal Vivian and Lindsey Forsyth are joined by Angela Henry to share powerful stories of hope from real PANS/PANDAS families. From the mo...

Your child is screaming in the car, refusing to go to school. Or they're hiding under their bed, terrified of another doctor's appointment. You know something is deeply wrong, but from the outside, it just looks like defiance. Welcome to one of the most misunderstood aspects of PANS/PANDAS: refusal behaviors.

In this episode, licensed clinical social worker Angela Henry joins hosts Krystal Vivian and Lindsey Forsyth to unpack why s...

One of the hardest parts of a PANS/PANDAS diagnosis isn't just getting the diagnosis—it's figuring out how to talk about it. How do you explain to your child that their brain is under attack by their own immune system? What do you tell siblings who've been walking on eggshells for months? And how much should teachers, friends, and extended family really know?

In this episode, licensed clinical social worker Angela Henry joins...

What do you do when you've tried everything—antibiotics, therapy, multiple specialists—and your children are still struggling? For Tricia, the answer came from an unexpected place: her own home.

In this episode, we sit down with Tricia, a teacher and mom of two kids with PANDAS, whose five-year diagnostic journey took her from Tourette's and ADHD diagnoses to discovering PANS/PANDAS—and ultimately uncovering mold ...

For years, parents have been told their observations about their child's PANS/PANDAS symptoms don't match the "typical" pattern—leaving them confused, doubting themselves, and struggling to get proper treatment. But what if there isn't just one typical pattern? What if your child's unique journey is actually completely normal?

In this episode, we break down a groundbreaking Stanford University study that finally gives scienti...

Getting a PANS/PANDAS diagnosis is only half the battle—the other half is fighting insurance companies for treatment coverage.

In this episode, Krystal and Lindsey sit down with Dr. Warris Bokhari, co-founder of Claimable, an AI-powered platform that's helping families overturn insurance denials for IVIG therapy with an 80% success rate.

Dr. Bokhari shares his journey from emergency medicine in London to taking on the US heal...

What happens when a simple strep infection transforms your child into someone you don't recognize?

Flying Through Fog dives deep into the hidden world of PANS/PANDAS — a condition where common infections trigger autoimmune responses that attack the brain, causing sudden personality changes, severe anxiety, and behavioral issues that leave families desperate for answers.

In our first episode, meet our hosts Krystal Vivian and ...