Victoria Potts is convinced her granddaughter would not be alive today if the country had not been in lockdown.
Little Jessica Leigh, aged three, was rushed from her home in Eccles, to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, after suffering a catastrophic bleed on the brain.
Her mum, Amanda Leigh, 31, had phoned for an ambulance after Jessica slipped and banged her head in the kitchen, on Saturday April 25.
Jessica had become unresponsive and began vomiting uncontrollably, leaving Amanda terrified for her daughter's wellbeing.
Within forty minutes of arriving at the hospital, Jessica was undergoing surgery, after medical professionals identified she had suffered a very large bleed on her brain.
The toddler was in intensive care for three days, and had to be place into an induced coma for 48 hours following the operation.
Four months on, Jessica is back to normal and is looking forward to starting school in September.
Grandmother Victoria, 49, credits Jessica's incredible recovery to the national lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
She says the fact that the roads were unusually quiet, A+E waiting rooms were quiet, and hospital theatres were empty, saved Jessica's life.
"It was just after lockdown began when my granddaughter slipped in the kitchen," Victoria recalls.
"My daughter rang me to say she didn't look right. I live round the corner and went straight round, and we both didn't like the way she looked.
"She lost consciousness a couple of times and we phoned an ambulance, which arrived very quickly.
"Within 40 minutes of Jessica arriving at Manchester Children's Hospital she was already in theatre. They were amazing."
Hospital staff ordered a CT scan for Jessica, which identified she had suffered a bleed on the brain, and needed urgent surgery to save her life.
"The sister came out and said I know it's breaking the rules but I think your daughter needs to see you," Victoria said.
"At that point I thought Jessica has passed away. I walked in and my daughter was a heap on the floor.
"We were told they needed to operate on her straight away and that a surgeon had been called into the hospital from home."
Within a week of her surgery, Jessica was healthy and back at home with her family.
"From the paramedics coming to the house, to the staff in hospital - I couldn't fault it," Victoria said.
"I know a lot has happened because of Covid-19 but I honestly believe it saved my granddaughter's life.
"If it wasn't for coronavirus the theatres would have been in use, A+E would have been rammed and the roads would have been busy because of Saturday football.
"I think if things were not so quiet it would have been a completely different story.
"I feel that had it not been for lockdown it could have been a totally different outcome for Jessica."
Victoria and Amanda are now desperate to give something back to the Neurosurgery department at Manchester Children's Hospital, which saved Jessica's life.
They have launched a JustGiving page and aim to raise £5,000 for the hospital by cycling and running 5,000 miles.
"Both me and my mum work within the NHS and you don't realise just how amazing the service is until you're on the patient side," Amanda said.
"From the 999 call to discharge, the staff were amazing.
"I would love to personally thank every person involved in my daughters care but unfortunately, Saturday afternoon was a blur and I have no idea of their names apart from the surgeons: Mr John Kitchen and Mr Tom Grundy.
"Their names will be etched in my heart forever."
The challenge began on July 1 and will end on August 31. You can donate here.
