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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. $ B2 T! P1 b9 q4 g5 F4 v4 ^
) a$ v/ O* K( I( rHis 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. 9 h W& W5 p3 B% Z5 j
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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 & V' `8 a) y5 z! L' A
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. ! L: q7 g* B: |0 I: v/ t- C
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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. / E6 s8 O: W1 h0 y, g3 ~
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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 7 U. M& h- A4 d" D5 \: x/ H: n4 D: f. |; N
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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.
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干' d; C% P% |, \& c, w& q* F- T
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