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$ B& t* U, @3 k) G( E+ H6 N" 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.
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1 e. z" I8 x2 A( l, C+ A3 w4 }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.
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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 # A! f9 s) @+ i# C3 P- y
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. ) f; L" }6 }8 J/ W/ V
! @$ j+ V, l! G1 W8 @"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. & Y$ g. D. `- l2 X7 d2 v: _
8 O3 \& u# A5 C2 r8 K8 J: V2 S3 K"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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! t! a! w; x$ b+ R/ ZAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. + }! e: \0 K, I$ N" W
6 C! e# k7 P' y* @ Q2 bThen 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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