dede mealor phillips:"my first thought was not today. i wasn't dying today."oments before wrestling the wildcat last thursday - - dede mealor (me-lore) phillips put a sticker on the back of her new truck - - women who behave rarely make history. natsshe walked inside to grab her iphone to take a picture of the sticker - - and with the camera app open walked outside to find this.a bobcat starring at her. natsseconds after snapping this picture it attacked. dede mealor phillips: "as soon as it took the first step i was in trouble and i knew it. // when it got to that pole it leaped on me. // i grabbed it by the shoulders and pushed it back away from me. // and i took it down right here."it bite and broke fingers on both of her hands and cut and bruised her all over her body. dede mealor phillips:"and from that point on it was just me trying to fight for my life."with her granddaughter sleeping inside - - dede never screamed - - dede mealor phillips:"i started praying don't let her come to the door..."she managed to get her hands around the animals throat and nev

dede mealor phillips:"my first thought was not today. i wasn't dying today."wrestling the wildcat last thursday - - dede mealor (me-lore) phillips put a sticker on the back of her new truck - - women who behave rarely make history. natsshe walked inside to grab her iphone to take a picture of the sticker - - and with the camera app open walked outside to find this.a bobcat starring at her. natsseconds after snapping this picture it attacked. dede mealor phillips: "as soon as it took the first step i was in trouble and i knew it. // when it got to that pole it leaped on me. // i grabbed it by the shoulders and pushed it back away from me. // and i took it down right here."it bite and broke fingers on both of her hands and cut and bruised her all over her body. dede mealor phillips:"and from that point on it was just me trying to fight for my life."with her granddaughter sleeping inside - - dede never screamed - - dede mealor phillips:"i started praying don't let her come to the door..."she managed to get her hands around the animals throat and never let go. ded