Oxfordshire Cub Scout to light London Eye green for rare conditions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 06:19 · Archive

A 10-year-old Cub Scout will help turn the London Eye green on 9 October to raise awareness of PANS and PANDAS, rare childhood neuropsychiatric conditions.

Albie, from Oxfordshire, began campaigning at age eight after seeing the effects of PANS and PANDAS on a family member. As part of the global #LightUp4PANS campaign, he will help turn the London Eye green on 9 October to mark World PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day. PANS and PANDAS are rare childhood conditions that can cause sudden onset of OCD, tics, anxiety, eating difficulties and behavioural changes, often following infection. Albie has written more than 150 letters to hospitals, politicians and public figures, receiving replies from King Charles III and Sir David Attenborough. Twenty-three of the 26 main children's hospitals in the UK have replied to his letters, and his MP Freddie van Mierlo has raised his work in Parliament.

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• Oxfordshire Cub Scout to light up London Eye for rare conditionsAlbie, from Oxfordshire, began campaigning at the age of eight after seeing the effects of PANS and PANDAS on a family member.Oxford Mail · 11 Oct, 05:00
• Oxfordshire Cub Scout to light up London Eye for rare conditionsAlbie, from Oxfordshire, began campaigning at the age of eight after seeing the effects of PANS and PANDAS on a family member.Oxfordshire Guardian · 11 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Albie · London Eye · Oxfordshire · King Charles III · Sir David Attenborough · Freddie van Mierlo

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