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/ \& J* B( i# U4 h, aEDMONTON - If not for his cat Mel-O, 9-year-old Alex Rose figures he'd be laid up in a hospital bed trying to recover from a diabetic seizure - or worse. ( a7 j* D! m2 i6 W
0 R: }' R3 c& E: a9 aHis year-old feline - who usually stays away from people - crawled up four steps onto Alex's loft bed and walked across his belly, clawed and batted him to wake the boy, who has Type 1 diabetes, just as his blood sugar dropped to dangerously low levels. 9 B5 M. P: i+ D1 s2 X" W3 Z2 R) O _
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"It was amazing," said Alex, as he scooped ice cream into his mouth to celebrate his ninth birthday Tuesday at the Edmonton Humane Society, where Mel-O received a certificate and special tag for her part in keeping him alive. advertisement
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8 ?1 { D* J7 Y) dAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 0 Y+ \1 ?' R2 [& _
) I( T2 L" |4 T) r. `, C"Did she save his life? In my mind, yes," said Danielle, referring to the March 28 incident at the family home in Morinville, north of Edmonton.
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5 a8 o6 z% ^, l) Q7 G" A! }"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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After Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said.
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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9 ~9 F$ E, I3 TDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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