Young Survivor Thanks Britney Spears For "Toxic," Helping Her Through Traumatic Brain Injury
The healing power of Britney Jean Spears is unmatched and out of this world, according to Alabama teen Maegan Johnson, who claimed in a Facebook post recently that the vocal stylings of the pop legend helped her recover from a ruptured brain aneurysm years ago.
Johnson suffered a stroke as a result of the aneurysm and wound up spending some time in the hospital, not being able to speak for six weeks. She says the only song she was motivated to dance to, Britney's 2003 hit "Toxic," became such an inspiration for her recovery that it was incorporated into all her therapy sessions.
Johnson, now 13, said she's been trying to reach the Queen for the last six years to let her know just how much she and "Toxic" helped her pull through:
When I was 7 I had a ruptured brain aneurysm and was airlifted to Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The first week the doctors told my parents not to expect a good outcome. During a procedure to see how bad the bleed was, I had a stroke and it affected my left side. I had a 10 hour brain surgery, afterwards I couldnt speak for 6 weeks. I had to communicate on a dry erase board and became very depressed. I didnt want to smile or communicate.
Special visitors came to the hospital like cheerleaders, clowns and dogs for therapy to cheer us up, but nothing worked. Until.... one day someone played one of my cds. The first song did nothing, but the next song was Toxic by Britney Spears-I smiled, tried moving my hips and lifting my arm waving it back and forth in the air trying to dance. That song was incorporated in ALL Therapy Sessions.
It has been our hope to get my story to Britney. My parents said as an entertainer and mother, she would appreciate knowing the impact and role she played on my recovery.
Johnson coupled her post with a video showing her badass therapy dance routine:
On Friday, Johnson's healing Queen reached out to her via Facebook.
Said Spears: "Thank you for sharing your incredible story, Maegan! I’m so inspired by you and I’m touched my music helped you get through such a difficult time. #JustKeepDancing, sweetie!! You are AMAZING!"
Heal yourself with an amazing recent live performance of "Toxic":
