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! |; Q/ T& B4 x( xEDMONTON - 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. 5 ~- {; y( m( u
$ h' t1 Q' k. U; `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. - O i" O; ] R4 i0 h M% D+ o
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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
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. " ~/ \, L0 f, M+ }/ N0 P" ?/ r% B
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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. 9 j! y& Q' O: M0 N$ b! i) A
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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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0 ^$ B8 `2 u# m! o; oAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. $ F5 U# P6 g1 c/ P, k' J
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. / u: F/ ] p8 C% L: {( k% n
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