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/ V8 g! A0 r- T$ [) X( O* [: ?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.
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$ ^2 d( J9 x8 _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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# D" C5 _- Z/ ~8 J/ J"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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: j9 f) H* ]0 G; F& N+ z- [Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 2 c7 D$ g% K' D4 q& M5 }+ J
- c1 I( p" K' H& e1 b"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. 7 Y& v7 u; b7 O/ w/ M
! x. k3 M/ r- _; s" u8 g"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." ) t0 k/ R8 L/ t, T
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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. 6 D; k3 i8 u( X* z
" V* t! _$ C3 p3 H/ a. t. XThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 3 T: M; l4 W- w0 R- T
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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