isabella rodriguez just saved her mother's life. last wednesday mother and daughter were in their bedroom. isabel doing homework when her mother suddenly collapsed. she fell down and made me cry. >> reporter: despite the panic, they knew exactly what to do. >> mommy, wake up. >> reporter: with the mother suffering the epileptic seizure she gathered all the courage to call for help. >> and mom was shaking. she was on the floor. she was moving her eyes. >> reporter: despite the tears and the fears, young isabella stayed on the phone until the ambulance arrived. >> and my mom had a seizure anyhow. >> reporter: isabella was able to give her address in corona rushed to the hospital. once she regained consciousness, that the first thing they told her was about her daughters. >> and i'm blessed by having this little girl here in my >> and do you think that you're a hero? you do. >> i think that i'm a hero. >> a hero who would turn 6 this weekend with a lot to celebrate in this family. in queens, lucy yang channel 7 eyewitness news. >> hero