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. p0 S0 V. M0 u5 l+ B( h' m5 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. $ s/ W) Y& N& d: j$ W
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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.
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1 Y, ?( w4 ~& 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 " q' L) c) O: w/ M+ H
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. # | U7 }" } i1 G0 e3 y# k/ H
1 N$ W9 X8 r- A9 o2 a; i. O"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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"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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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. - O9 u, k! n% F3 g! _
) I/ Z# C+ d) K- WDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干9 B( A: [, n: D: P$ ^
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