14 DAY TRIAL // After all that negative press, it was virtually impossible for Bieber to amass more hatred from the public. Worry not, this time he has actually managed to do something positive for a change and score some sympathy points with his target audience.
The New York Magazine reports that Justin's music has managed to save a little boy's life. The case is curious to say the least, but it does have a happy ending. A small boy named Theo was suffering from a mysterious illness that caused him seizures making him sluggish and unable to keep any solid food down.
The 14-month-old boy was described as a “drained battery” by his father every time he woke up and the fact that he had constant vomiting spells made him unable to gain any energy. The father of the boy, Kera Bolonik, claims that he and his wife were worried about the health of their son as they had to force him to eat just to keep his strength up.
The twist in the tale comes in when Theo's nanny discovered that she could make the boy eat a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs and cheese, yogurt and cereal simply by playing him Justin Bieber's “Baby” hit.
The boy seemed to be overjoyed by this song, and chanted happily “bee-bee, bay-bee” for minutes each time the song played in the background. Theo kept asking for the song to be played over and over until he finished eating, and the parents confessed that “The song came to be Theo's life raft, as well as our measuring stick for how long it would take to feed him.”
In the end, the song was used even by the doctors treating the young boy. They used to sing Justin's song to calm him down when trying to perform a test on him or give him an IV drip. As soon as he would hear it, he would stop crying and pay attention to whatever was going on around him.
Finally, the proud parents have been told that Theo has been diagnosed with hyperinsulinism, which is the opposite of diabetes and was given a simple yet life-saving treatment. Since he's overcome his illness, Theo is said to have moved on from “Baby” to Pharrell's “Happy.”
Theo's story is inspirational and it proves yet again that music, even today's commercial music, has far more power than we all suspect. Now, if only Justin used just one fragment of these powers for doing some good for a change, the world would be a better place.