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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paige Oldfield

'I collapsed at home with a deadly condition. What my nine-year-old did saved my life'

When a deadly condition caused Rebecca Potts to collapse at home in Wigan, it was her quick-thinking daughter who saved her life.

Amelia Potts was just nine-years-old when she realised her mum had fallen seriously unwell, wasting no time running to the phone and dialling 999.

Rebecca, from Leigh, was just about to go into Amelia’s bedroom to wake her up when she became light-headed. As she collapsed to the floor, she hit her head on the doorframe and fell unconcious.

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