Girl, 3, Wakes Up From Coma Singing 'Mamma Mia'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 3-year-old girl who fell into a coma after getting meningitis stunned her mother when she woke up singing the Abba hit “Mamma Mia.”
Layla Towsey was so sick after getting the brain infection that she suffered a heart attack and had to be put on a life support machine. Her mother even kissed her goodbye.
But five days later, Layla slowly started to regain consciousness.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We had been preparing for bad news as the life support machine was keeping her alive," said Layla's mother, Katy. “But on Sunday I could hear her singing 'Mamma Mia' quietly. I couldn't believe it. I knew then she would be OK."
Layla, from Gidea Park, East London, had learned the song after seeing the “Mamma Mia!” movie. She is now on her way to a full recovery.
"It's one of her favorite songs - she loves it,” Katy added. “She got as close to death as you can get. She's a miracle."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Layla was diagnosed with meningitis B after a rash was spotted on her leg.
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