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3 L/ \; p- ]( `) d- ^6 a" EEDMONTON - 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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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.
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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 @; ^1 G0 M$ ]
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Alex'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.
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* h4 C4 K. T. q- G1 W"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." ! ?/ `+ G. ~- a& x: S- g3 l
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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. p7 g) q; }: S: {! n r! l- v: q H
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干9 L1 g2 `3 ^8 D; C+ B8 {0 ^6 h( U+ B, P
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