Personal Narrative: Seriously Attacked By A Dog

Have you ever experienced a situation that involved a serious injury, but never felt the pain, because your body was overpowered with numbness? That is what I experienced when I was viciously attacked by a dog. I was seven years old and accompanied by my sister, Sarah, and friend, Renee. The event took place in Rockland, Maine, where we formed many adventures in the neighbor’s backyards. The day I became distracted and attacked by the Siberian husky, who was tied up on a runner in his backyard, was the last day I explored the neighbor’s backyards.
Sarah, Renee, and I began the day at a stream in the backyard that separated our yard with the neighbors across the way. My parents were working so Lisa, a family friend, came over to keep an eye on us on that warm sunny day. On the opposite side of the stream, and two backyards later, we stopped to play around a giant drainage pipe. We had been playing a game of who-could-jump-the-longest-across-the-stream when we noticed a beautiful, fluffy, black and white Siberian husky on his runner. He curiously approached us in a calm manner.
I took an interest in the husky when I realized Sarah and Renee had stopped playing and were petting him. Renee and Sarah were on each side of the dog, facing me, while petting him on the head. As I headed towards …show more content…
I felt excited at the hospital because of all the attention. After ingesting a liquid anesthesia drug the doctors gave me, I seemed to have a lot of energy, but waking up from the anesthesia was quite the opposite; I had trouble waking up. I ended up with many stitches and a swollen face. My lips were swollen for a week, so I could only open my mouth wide enough for a straw. My meals were either liquid or foods, soft enough to go through a straw, like applesauce, jello, and yogurt. The recovery took a few weeks, but it took me a lot longer to adjust to the fresh scars on my