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Canadian Press , X/ W* C8 H9 [8 g* N3 i/ I
Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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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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$ p9 G2 b K9 \9 N" d- @! MHis 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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1 f% D9 g" ~! `9 |& N"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. ) P# N! u$ x, U
r& E ^1 T1 @% U"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. & h2 _" _2 {- x3 d2 f2 n0 W C# b
3 Q4 F V6 W/ d/ S3 U"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." - T6 a% |% a3 U4 L7 f4 k) y/ z
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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. ) j7 X- M# q$ w
5 \ k. c( [/ DThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. " A; n8 b1 c. E" _3 ^3 B) m* Y, R
& t9 p- [4 S$ T8 R) yDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干2 E4 Z: b7 @% q3 T
' h! k3 r, K" ?% B[ 本帖最后由 加美葡萄酒 于 2006-4-30 12:23 编辑 ] |
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