Meningitis Recovery and Abba Music

The Sun newspaper reported a story about a 3 year old British girl, by the name of Layla Towsey who had miraculously recovered from meningitis B. The little girl had initially been diagnosed with a heat rash on her leg, but shortly after her mother insisted on seeing a pediatrician, the Layla suffered a heart attack.

Laya was rushed to a hospital and put on life support. Her mother stayed at her besides in a 5 day long vigil and had prepared herself for losing her daughter, even to the point of kissing her good-bye.

But Layla surprised her mother and her doctors by slowly regaining consciousness and came out of her coma singing the Abba hit song, “Mama Mia!”

Her stunned mother reportedly said, “We had been preparing for bad news as the life support machine was keeping her alive. But on the Sunday I could hear her singing Mamma Mia quietly. I couldn't believe it. I knew then she would be OK...It's one of her favourite songs - she loves it. She got as close to death as you can get. She's a miracle."

There have been no reports of statements from doctors regarding the salutary effects of Abba's music.