At 33 weeks pregnant, Sylwia McGinty was rushed into hospital for an emergency cesarean section.
She was diagnosed with a condition called pre-eclampsia, a complication which can cause dangerously high blood pressure in pregnant women.
Sylwia, 36, and her husband Dean McGinty, 38, welcomed their third child into the family without any major problems to their baby son.
But a few days later, Sylwia's heart started to fail and she had to be transferred to the critical care unit at Wythenshawe Hospital.
Scans later revealed that she had suffered a stroke whilst unconscious, leaving the left side of her body completely imobile.
Within a few weeks Sylwia was discharged home with the help of a physiotherapist, and a year later, the mum-of-three was able to walk again.
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March, her physiotherapist has not been allowed to come to the family's home in Little Hulton - halting Sylwia's recovery.
Dean has since had to quit his job as a truck driver and become a full-time dad to the couple's three children, aged one, three and five.
The couple have also been forced to move into a council property, after the flat they were privately renting was sold.
Dean says the interruption to his wife's recovery means he has had to delay his return to work, and apply for several benefits to help support his family.
"After leaving hospital we had the help of a physiotherapist and my wife was able to learn how to walk again," Dean said, speaking to the M.E.N.
"She still sometimes gets brain fog but generally she had been doing really well with her recovery.
"The physiotherapist was coming round to our house regularly but she hasn't been able to visit since March because of Covid-19."
Dean says he called the firm providing the treatment last week, but was told a therapist could only come out for a home visit if it was an emergency.
"My wife still isn't able to grip with her left hand," Dean said.
"The physiotherapist had been working on her left side and it was starting to get better but now it's all been set back.
"I believe if her treatment hadn't been sent back for this many months she would have had full mobility again by now.
"I had to give up my job as a truck driver as I didn't think it would take her that long to get back on her feet.
"Now I have had to go through the benefit system to get what we can - it's just a horrible mess."
At the same time, the family were also told they needed to leave their privately rented flat with a months notice, after the owner's decided to sell.
They have since accepted a house from the council, which Dean says requires a lot of time and money to bring to an acceptable living standard.
"We were offered this house and were told if we didn't accept it we would be put on the housing list black list for 12 months so we had no choice," Dean said.
"I've had to find money that I didn't have to make it liveable for my wife and children.
"I have maxed out a credit card, I have loans to pay off and I am paying for a car on finance which I need to take Sylwia to hospital."
Dean has since set up a gofundme page in the hope to raise enough money to pay off his debts and take care of his family.
You can support him here.
