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Alex Manfull, born and raised in Portsmouth, died completely unexpected at 26 from PANDAS. Join us Thursday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. as the Memorial Bridge will be illuminated green to commemorate International PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day. The bridge, like some 100 landmarks across North America and Europe, will be lit green to raise awareness of this little-known group of medical disorders with unusual acronyms that belie their horrific qualities. Greater public awareness and physician education would have prevented Alex's death. The Alex Manfull Fund (TAMF), a Portsmouth based nonprofit was created by her parents, Susan and Towny Manfull in honor of Alex's legacy, with the guiding vision that no other young people's lives be lost or derailed by PANDAS or PANS.
Join us on Thursday, October 9 at 5:30, at Thaxter Hall in St. John's Church (101 Chapel Street, Portsmouth) to learn more about PANDAS/PANS and The Alex Manfull Fund. At 6:30 p.m., the group will walk together across the bridge.