article_snippet: Refusing to accept her son’s initial diagnosis, Bobby Leithauser, from Marco Island, Florida's mom, Keri Leithauser, began researching Bobby Leithauser, from Marco Island, Florida symptoms online, and came across the work of Dr. Harold Rekate, a neurosurgeon at the Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, who soon discovered her son’s had a Chiari malformation, a treatable, yet rare condition that affects the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance.
article_snippet: Miraculous discovery: Bobby Leithauser, 13, suffered from a painful mystery illness for years before being diagnosed with a Chiari malformation, a rare condition that affects the part of the brain that controls balance .
article_snippet: Last December, Dr Rekate operated on Bobby Leithauser, from Marco Island, Florida, performing a surgery that Dr Rekate had invented, to fix the condition which cause Dr Rekate spine to press into Dr Rekate brain.
article_snippet: Mrs Leithauser's determination to cure Mrs Leithauser's son eventually brought Mrs Leithauser's family to Dr. Rekate.
article_snippet: The scan revealed that Bobby's skull and spine were not held together properly because the ligaments were too loose. 
article_snippet: Bobby is now walking again, and Bobby chronic pain and headaches are gone as expected.
article_snippet: Magical surgeon: Dr. Rekate explained that Bobby's skull and spine weren't hooked together properly, which caused Dr. Rekate spine to push into his brain .
article_snippet: Fast recovery: Three months ago, Bobby had surgery to properly align Bobby skull and Bobby spine, which improved all of Bobby ailments and allowed Bobby to start walking again .
highlights_snippet: Bobby Leithauser, from Marco Island, Florida mom Keri’s research led the family to Dr. Harold Rekate, a neurosurgeon in New York who diagnosed the teen with a rare brain condition .
  
highlights_snippet: Three months after surgery, Bobby Leithauser, from Marco Island, Florida is making a full recovery .