Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing As Natalie Baker chats to nurses from her hospital bed, she beams with happiness as she talks about being reunited with her young daughters.
The 40-year-old mum-of-two was admitted to Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) with coronavirus two weeks ago, after her symptoms became so serious she was unable to manage at home.
Her bubbly tone shifts dramatically as she recalls how gravely unwell she was just a few days ago. READ MORE FROM OUR 'ON THE COVID FRONTLINE SERIES' As she lay next to a woman taking her final breaths on the hospital's coronavirus intensive care unit, Natalie was reminded of just how precarious her own life was at that moment.