Two Gloucester County youth who suffer with PANS/PANDAS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes and Pediatric Auto-immune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) helped turn the lights green on County Government offices on Oct. 16 to help bring awareness to the disorder.
Jack Gibson and Hailly Craig, both 16, arrived on the steps of County Office Building #2 to change the color of the outside lighting from white to green, the color of hope, a release stated.
The son of Beth and Ken Gibson of Gloucester, Jack was diagnosed with PANS, also known as autoimmune encephalitis, in April. Hailly Craig, the daughter of Angie and Seth Craig, received her diagnosis last October.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently signed a proclamation to increase awareness, support quicker and more accurate diagnoses and encourage greater support for all affected by PANS and PANDAS. The disorders are serious inflammatory brain conditions caused by a misdirected immune response.

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