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; b! X5 d6 E% T! u5 f4 h" k* x9 yEDMONTON - 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. + M q+ K( s" e3 {
* Y7 F2 c5 H* v' k" n; P8 \5 p& sHis 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. , e8 D& d; s/ O, x& X6 U! ]% s }* q
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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 * y; O; M% w0 c/ }
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 4 W6 ~' Q" I& D) Y8 n+ K5 s: `
' i- M) ?; A* v* K5 W( R; C3 M1 m"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." % K6 B% d4 v+ R% b! n( e4 U
1 y/ ]; I: _/ K/ ]* \8 e) @2 QAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. 4 _. P3 V0 I. F5 {( I! J3 k
* G+ |1 i! ~5 n$ R+ V6 |Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 9 M" b/ v) w) d* w
3 n: m) i, ]/ n* PDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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