( CNN ) -- Score another win for the power of music -- and Bruno Mars gets the assist . Medical personnel at a hospital in Cleveland , Ohio , are crediting the `` Just the Way You Are '' singer with helping the recovery of 11-year-old Zumyah Thorpe . According to reports from CNN affiliate WKYC , Thorpe was severely injured in a March 2013 car accident that killed her pregnant mother and two sisters . Thorpe suffered horrific brain swelling that required the removal of part of her skull . While she recovered , nurses played songs by Mars every day . `` I asked her who her favorite singer was and she said 'Bruno Mars ' as quick as anyone would say any singer , '' Nancy Bass , a pediatric neurologist at UH Rainbow Babies & Children 's Hospital , told the station . `` And she just started singing every single word . It definitely brought a tear to my eye . '' `` I am absolutely convinced that singing those Bruno Mars songs and being able to say 'Bruno Mars ' is in itself a miracle , and knowing all the words to the songs has helped her recover , '' Bass said . Mars himself was touched by the girl 's recovery and his role . When he played Cleveland 's Quicken Loans Arena Saturday night , he invited Thorpe to visit him and gave her a number of gifts , including his hat , a guitar and a tour jacket . Mars also called attention to Thorpe 's story on his social media accounts . `` Zumyah tonight you gave my band and I something we 've never felt before . you 're an inspiration to the world ! # WeLoveYouZumyah , '' he posted . Thorpe repaid the compliment . `` He means a lot to me , he put a lot of hope into my heart , '' she said . `` If I want to be a dancer when I get older , I can . I can do whatever I want to accomplish , I can . ''
Medical personnel credit Bruno Mars ' fans for helping injured people . Zumyah Thorpe , 19 , was injured in an accident that took the lives of mother , sisters . She 's a big Mars fan ; she welcomed her to a concert .