The dog incident

Our family got a dog last Friday. He is an adorable little beagle named Nickel.
So, Jerrod and the boys went to get the dog while I was at work. When I got home, the boys were out on a walk with him. About 15 minutes after I arrived home, our oldest son came home sobbing that they had lost Nickel, he had gotten loose. All the boys were freaking out so we went out on a search for him. Seeing as how he is a beagle, we did not panic so much because he has a good sniffer. Well, after about a half hour of searching, I start panicking that he was going to get hurt so I went and got in my car and went around the subdivision hunting that way instead of on foot. We live in a large subdivision so I knew it would not be easy to find him. I finally came to a county road that separates our subdivision and another subdivision. I heard him barking and spotted him in a yard next to the road I was on. I got out of my car and called him. He walked over to me slowly, I was about ready to grab him when he ran off down the middle of the road. I got back in my car to get him when I saw another car coming down the road. I was freaking out thinking he was going to get hit so I proceeded to put my car in park and get out to save him when I realized I did not put my car in park but but it in reverse. As I got out of my car, the door hit me and knocked me to the ground and the car ran over my leg. The whole time I was crying and screaming and did not realize the other car was Jerrod's. He had grabbed Nickel and was not paying too much attention to why I was screaming. He later told me he thought I was screaming to get the dog. So, the car is going around in circles and I realize it was headed towards me. I do not know how, but I got up and ran to stop my car and then was in so much pain I fell on the ground and was screaming help very loudly. Jerrod hears me and comes over to my car, the lady who's yard Nickel was in comes out and another car coming our way stops. She calls 911, Jerrod is freaking out and trying to hold the dog. The ambulance comes, I am in extreme pain. They put me in the ambulance, start me on pain medication and have to cut my pants off of me so they do not put me in any more pain. I get to the hospital, Jerrod is there waiting for me and they take ex rays and all that. After waiting, the doctor comes back, surprised that I didn't break anything and releases me. I have no broken bones, just severe bruising and crushed nerves in my foot. I returned home, the boys and the dog were happy to see me. The boys wanted the full story and I am now the household hero for saving Nickel. Nickel was and still is very protective of me. We think he witnessed the whole thing. As much as I was in pain then and still am, it is interesting to look back to see what happened. I was just worried about the dog and how the boys would feel had something happened to him. As a mother, you always put others needs first in your family. I am so happy the dog is safe and I am not in as bad of shape as I could have been. I am sure we will be telling this story to our grandchildren. The story about their grandmother, the dog hero :) :) :)