Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Dead And Still Saving Lives...!

Who would have ever thought that reading a book could help save a life. That's what happened thanks to Agatha Christie, and one of her novels. Here is the story from DidYouKnowFacts.
Despite being dead for over a year, famous author Agatha Christie saved a baby’s life in 1977.

Her novel The Pale Horse described thallium poisoning so well that a nurse who’d been reading it was able to diagnose a sick infant, who had doctors stumped.

The baby was immediately tested, they found traces of thallium, doctors changed treatments, and her life had suddenly been saved by a 16-year-old murder mystery novel.

You can read more about this right here. Good read, if you ask me.

Coffee out on the patio today!
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8 comments:

  1. MamahenJune 12, 2019 at 2:41 AM

    How fortunate that nurse liked a good mystery:))

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  2. linda mJune 12, 2019 at 6:12 AM

    Holy Cow!! What a stroke of luck. Great story!!

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  3. HermitJimJune 12, 2019 at 8:01 AM

    Hey Mamahen...
    Makes reading a good book seem like a really good thing.
    Thanks for stopping by this morning!

    Hey Linda...
    I would certainly think that fate had a lot to do with it.
    Thanks for coming by this morning!

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  4. RobJune 12, 2019 at 8:32 AM

    Knowledge is where you find it!

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  5. JOJune 12, 2019 at 8:38 AM

    Going to look into some of her books again next time I have to reload my Kindle.

    Nice morning for coffee on the patio

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  6. HermitJimJune 12, 2019 at 8:51 AM

    Hey Rob...
    Man, you got that right.
    Thanks for the visit today!

    Hey Jo...
    She was a prolific writer of great mysteries, that's for sure.
    Thanks for dropping in today, sweetie!

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  7. Dizzy-DickJune 12, 2019 at 10:39 AM

    That brings up another question. Where did the baby get thallium?

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  8. HermitJimJune 12, 2019 at 10:48 AM

    Hey Dizzy...
    Once again, a mystery within a mystery! Ain't it grand?
    Thanks for the visit today!

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