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) p) U8 k- C& \# N$ r$ FEDMONTON - 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. / q6 X, u! Y& E; v1 H A. @9 h
& e9 B3 c8 W0 ]0 o B5 `$ m$ THis 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.
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: s1 W" M1 n; J! s. q, Y0 g8 ^"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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) p, ]* S5 b6 ~; G w1 u# R, Y"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." , r- I8 U2 P, D% T9 c% @! u4 U+ X
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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. ; S; V" r$ Y0 E
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干' Q% o6 a% j2 @4 P- z+ d1 b
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