A FAMILY has praised hospital staff who saved a grandmother’s life twice, meaning she was able to meet her grandson.

After struggling to breathe during the night, Linda Bozward, 59, from Worcester, was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital by ambulance and admitted with a suspected chest infection.

Over the course of the morning, Mrs Bozward's condition deteriorated until she suffered a cardiac arrest. Her heart stopped for a full seven minutes before doctors were successfully able to revive her again, but she was still in a very serious condition.

As her condition continued to be serious, a tube was inserted into her windpipe to allow Mrs Bozward to breathe and hospital staff told the family to prepare for the worst and say their goodbyes.

Linda’s daughter, Ginnette Bawden said: “We arrived and were told she was very, very poorly, she had gone into cardiac arrest and had been dead for seven minutes. I was seven months pregnant with my little boy at the time - as her only daughter it was heart-breaking to think my mum might not meet her grandson.”

Doctors struggled to determine the root cause of her condition until another scan revealed pockets of fluid trapped in the lungs.

As soon as doctors drained the fluid in her chest Mrs Bozward's condition began to improve.

After 28 days in the intensive care unit at Worcestershire Royal and further time on the cardiac ward, she was finally discharged – just in time to accompany Ginnette to the birth of her grandson, Harry.

But a few weeks later Linda suffered a second cardiac arrest and needed surgery. She was to unwell to go to her daughter's wedding. But nurses on the ward helped her to watch a live video call as Ginnette walked down the aisle.As soon as the ceremony was over, Ginnette went to the hospital in her wedding dress and spent time with her mum.