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Canadian Press 6 |( j( q2 @! O) y( J% N+ x c
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. 0 d) @7 z# o/ r0 q( [& A' C
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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. " V; P- L4 F `
& |3 z! j V, G W2 Q$ o0 R0 u"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 $ G% _1 ?, d; w5 `
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. % _) L* c" ?4 q2 [. }
) s& t# M* ~# C4 }. Y3 @"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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% c3 S# f2 z) F' B. e( @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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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干$ E# x' Y7 j8 H; F
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