JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Noah Patrick is in fair condition, recovering from two broken legs and other injuries sustained when his 12-year-old cousin backed a car over him Sunday while moving a car from the driveway.

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Family Says Noah Acted Instinctively

But the story doesn't end there.

Not only is the 7-year-old in remarkably good spirits, his family is proud of him -- calling him a brave little boy.

When the older cousin was moving the car at the request of Noah's father, she didn't see that Noah was in the way. He was hit and dragged across the street.

As more information about what happened in those seconds before he was hit came out, his family learned that Noah may have saved his 4-year-old cousin's life.

His mother, Renee Green, has been by her son's side since he was rushed to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center. She and other family members told Channel 4's Joyce Morgan Monday that Noah reacted instinctively to save his 4-year-old cousin Cyrus.

"The story was told by another cousin out there that Cyrus was the one geared to get hit," Noah's mother, Renee Green, said. "But Noah pushed him out of the way."

"There was no thinking when it came to protect Cyrus. He just did it," Noah's grandmother, Gloria Freeman, said. "He didn't know the danger that lied ahead for him."

Green said Noah is in good spirits, considering everything that's happened to him. But she said the road to recovery is long and tough.

"Throughout it all, he's still thinking about everybody else but himself," Noah's mother said. "He does not realize the pain and the process he has to go through."

That process means a minimum of least 6 to 8 weeks in a cast from the waist down, and many doctor visits.

His mother wanted to thank the community for their prayers, and told Morgan that's made the difference in Noah's recovery so far.