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7 U% [+ k! C- R/ S0 b- ZEDMONTON - 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. 3 g% w$ D x1 Y
1 q0 ^/ N3 r7 F6 s! eHis 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.
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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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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. , H1 q; t# S8 t$ V# \# ^! B
3 ~# m+ t6 ^9 {/ b0 n. V"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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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." % d% r7 i9 O7 b/ z1 W, L
* |& ?" ^2 S: p. cAfter 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. * m- p! p6 U" w5 s2 d# I, ~
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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