Former Syracuse basketball player Dwayne “Pearl” Washington’s condition is improving, Father Linus DeSantis said at a vigil held for Washington at Hendricks Chapel Thursday.
“We were just informed, actually this morning … he’s progressing,” DeSantis said. “He’s getting better. That’s a fact. That’s not heresy.”
Washington was reportedly diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and surgery was unsuccessful in fully removing the mass. This is not his first brain tumor — Washington was also reportedly diagnosed with a brain tumor 20 years ago, but it was benign.
The vigil Thursday was held at the request of a student, Maggie Byrne, a Syracuse campus minister announced at the vigil, and a bigger vigil is planned for later this year.