Overview

• Beth, 16, started hyperbaric oxygen therapy this month after her family raised more than £3,000 through GoFundMe.
• She now relies on weekly chiropractic treatments and counselling to manage severe neuropsychiatric and mobility symptoms.
• Earlier private assessments and treatments, including antibiotics and steroids, cost the family nearly £8,000 and triggered steroid-induced mania.
• Paediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome sufferers in England face a treatment vacuum due to the absence of NHS diagnosis and care protocols.
• Her mother, Toni Shepherd, quit her job to provide full-time care and is fundraising for home adaptations and a therapy dog to aid Beth’s daily needs.