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3 R- |0 e# J: k/ |# tApr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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7 N: A+ V7 f& QEDMONTON - 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.
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$ G' u. g: P; _; F* l& W, C6 {His 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. : @6 A! O% j3 ~3 b# |
0 V) C+ S3 Y0 n$ @0 z9 a' O# z4 p"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 ; Z! }% e( Q7 g& M+ j& d) _' V
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0 _$ b# t) E8 ^8 j7 B- N+ ZAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 8 g* p1 l5 Q3 d$ n
2 c9 m4 F& T9 a; h, S"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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W) e6 k% X, H" J. U2 k"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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* A7 m2 U; ^! d" q( L: U8 u( Q$ nDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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