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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM9 U6 }: t# V, E* h% T
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: J2 m9 w$ |! h, H* l" d OEDMONTON - 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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& x. \8 l5 c3 DHis 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 ( ^$ I+ N% _+ F3 P
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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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. / F, i2 j. t3 K9 j2 K. z! z
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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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