tough as nails

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My mother, brother and I went 4-wheeling last weekend. It was the first time this year. Things have just been crazy these days. We usually go about every 2-3 weeks. We have a helmet law in our state. We saw Law Enforcement for the first time in 3-years of 4-wheeling. He politely told her it was the law to wear a helmet and to please put one on. She told him she didn't know that. We had been telling her for years. Well she agreed to get one and would start wearing it. We proceeding on with our ride. Heading back to the truck to load up and head home, I came around the corner and her feet were in the air and the 4-wheeler was on top of her. Talk about panick. However, I jumped off my while it was still rolling threw my helmet and glasses on the ground and ran to her. My brother's response wasn't a quick as mine. In fact, he told my mother he had no idea I could move so quickly. I tried to get the bike off of her and couldn't do it alone. Thank goodness my brother was with us. We got the bike off of her together and her lips were blue and she was unconscious. I got her aroused and continued talking to her. Stay with us mama, stay with us. She finally responded and the color came back to her lips. She wanted to get up. We could hardly believe it. We asked her if she could move her leg, because she never put it down this whole time. So we thought maybe her hip was broke or something. She was able to move it. She wanted to know what happen. Asked the same questions several times. Needless to say we wanted to take her to the hospital. Not my mother, she got back on the 4-wheeler finished the ride back to the truck, loaded her bike and she drove home. Unbelievable. Injuries sustained: head injury(nothing major), bumps, bruises and ribs cracked. She was one lucky woman. Tougher then nails. She did admit 4 days later she should've went to the hospital because she was knocked unconscious. I was glad she finally admitted it and that everything turn out okay. I could've been a lot worse. Ah, she will always wear a helmet now. How ironic that this happen on the same day that Law Enforcement told her she needs to have a helmet on.