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) b0 m2 s/ Q) C, \, K3 ]; Y& nEDMONTON - 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. 4 w6 m4 p& k! G- X
% F' V# q% d2 c3 uHis 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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8 A8 ~5 Z+ A5 q) Y3 AAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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"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. " u% i/ F4 c& s f
2 g3 Z1 t7 E* z: |. {/ W: @! }"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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! @9 m$ Z* o% f1 }2 ]/ l5 k! PAfter 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. 7 m' ^. v: A* z- @4 S$ y3 L
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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