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0 c4 |. F; w: JApr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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" r; X# {5 Z. f9 L3 VEDMONTON - 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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# u/ D% H% l3 Y8 f s9 @( |& bHis 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. 7 D6 b% D# T" ~2 R0 Z) [3 l- a
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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 + E; m1 J, z% J7 n( v: f- F9 _
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9 T$ n% U% ]5 o2 s4 W1 ]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.
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$ e) [$ b2 ^* ]; |! E1 x"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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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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& U; j0 l _8 {% T& g! i! ~6 dThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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) O) U6 K% M5 M; s$ e+ x+ ZDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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