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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM$ M, q Y& J- F9 |1 L5 T4 U
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' O' X" _/ K2 U2 B- 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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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. 6 s+ h$ ?/ h6 {- P# s6 D. t x
- R1 W4 v: a9 R7 T. {"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 $ O: E1 Z& d: ^
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. " U& Y" o( P" j2 a
# B0 ]& X$ U2 l+ M) g' b8 j9 T& B/ H"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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[+ L2 \/ M. C"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." ) ~! I% @1 I+ T% K! F
, g& L+ X& {" Z+ `+ ?2 y) F8 BAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. 3 ]' Z5 J9 e- L! f
# i. p8 q4 ^4 o4 I; \Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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3 D6 D9 v! J" h5 x! B/ HDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干5 {" l! u K' P, y5 n* `1 m( r
( e$ f8 L l0 I% {3 Z7 w! S% l9 x( C[ 本帖最后由 加美葡萄酒 于 2006-4-30 12:23 编辑 ] |
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