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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM2 G1 ]3 e8 [, b0 q- Z- J5 S
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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. N% |8 U0 N/ X4 L" n6 z
/ @% w; d/ I" c3 s$ p9 AHis 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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4 F1 Z3 Q6 r' _ l"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 6 r" k! a" D' N& S! Z3 v
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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& D6 E4 {" X' w* d7 n* Z"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.
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7 E. p+ S, w! ?1 V/ g4 G"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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+ ?- J" f. O$ UAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said.
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* A4 s- A0 ^ DThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 5 D1 a1 o$ _! C; H' R: H. n: Z
# `* N7 J8 b0 SDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干9 Y7 w: \# s. T7 {4 q# U& X! g
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