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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. . C2 E1 X( K& O7 {& a6 n' l
( K' a3 n' M8 @" ]5 W& U ^ c. gHis 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. - q$ S1 w! o! \/ R H3 P h; H
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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 1 U" J% ?* A3 p+ a0 N9 U$ R
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. B( i0 w, I4 R r# l
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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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1 D: e5 J& {+ v% B5 G* H"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.
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4 m3 x8 Z) ~0 M# o# TDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干- _. J2 j1 y- t! {7 P- k' M
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