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Her Rare Brain Tumor Treated by Expert Surgical Team at Miami Neuroscience Institute

Leilani Pearl was otherwise healthy when the pandemic started last year, but it wasn’t COVID-19 that would causer her life to take a very startling turn — and into the hands of a team at Miami Neuroscience Institute led by a prominent neurosurgeon. Ms. Pearl, who is chief communications officer at the Parkinson’s Foundation, is very succinct when describing the onset of symptoms that would be diagnosed as a hemangioblastoma — a vascular tumor of the central nervous system which represents about 2 percent of all primary brain tumors and about 3 percent of all spinal tumors. “The pandemic hit in March of 2020 and that’s when I started working from home, and I noticed a severe neck pain at first, then it turned into really debilitating vertigo and nausea,” recalls Ms. Pearl. “So that’s what led me eventually to the emergency room to get a brain scan and that’s where they found it.” [Transcript] Leilani Pearl: The pandemic hit in March of 2020, and that's when I started working from home. And I noticed a severe neck pain at first. Then it turned into really debilitating vertigo and nausea. So that's what led me, eventually, to the emergency room to get a brain scan. And that's where they found it. Michael McDermott: The patient had a small contrast enhancing tumor with a big cyst in the cerebellum. That's typical of something called hemangioblastoma. There wasn't any other option than surgery, in this case, so we had to go through the risk profile associated with the surgery and the potential benefit. Leilani Pearl: When we found out they wanted to operate immediately, Dr. McDermott came in and immediately kind of talked us through the whole process, explained what he was going to do, and really treated me and my husband like we were human beings and we weren't just patients. Jason Pearl: What we learned is that it's a process, and it's a long process, and that you have to be ready for that, being able to endure pain and uncertainty and being able to just ride out difficult situations and get to the other side. Leilani Pearl: I would recommend the Miami Neuroscience Institute for someone suffering from a brain tumor or another neurological problem. Everyone at the Neuroscience Institute took great care of me, but more importantly, they answered all of my questions, which were many. I've met so many people who do not let a disease or an illness define them. It changes them, but it doesn't define who they are. And, I find that incredibly inspiring and motivating myself.