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EDMONTON - 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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6 F! Q \6 k! N0 y( GHis 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. , G* F' ]; G' n6 r4 C2 g
$ w3 G3 v" I% r"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 $ w2 C9 K0 o5 e, ~; G- L
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8 J1 ^, n; R4 XAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. ; N+ g" ]1 r3 Q: @
$ \( X' k/ G" \5 [$ ]"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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$ R# x9 [/ X! g6 O"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. % o! L& N9 R: O5 ^' e, g+ O4 }1 Q
% o! @7 h6 N+ V3 l* G" ?Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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