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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM9 u! g, D' k1 c. y( D- V+ S
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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. 7 a+ N/ u) q: V- Q- a
) j$ G/ i# D% @$ v. IHis 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. ; N( {) p6 p! B: ~/ H5 k
W% D: G1 w4 O$ V; `7 Q"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 O4 e# x: V4 s% l9 V2 c1 x- W qAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. ( X0 o+ f8 X& N$ e: Q r, p
. z9 v+ q8 H$ m" C. r6 w& d"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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"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 X: U$ p. A$ Y4 A* r/ }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.
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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9 I6 k1 G: Y6 \ v. E[ 本帖最后由 加美葡萄酒 于 2006-4-30 12:23 编辑 ] |
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