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Canadian Press 1 N$ M& ~5 |1 Z* p- r7 G, C
Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM+ E, e( g0 I6 J
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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. 9 W: ]5 h+ u* A# |
! Z- B* d# K+ s8 x6 CHis 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. ' i. Y; E4 K6 I; R* M
c" f/ u* X2 T3 F"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
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& B9 T8 V+ _6 _0 M0 L6 XAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. - r; T2 F- g* H" E2 e
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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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0 K7 L+ ]' v# K0 R* B# S"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 1 u1 a- L3 |6 A; W
/ m# K9 i* X& d) ^' g l0 i9 ]3 K7 cAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. 0 x% ~( [; s2 p$ n/ \8 @1 S
* m ?4 | K4 ?' |Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 0 A1 G# E# R& G! l2 M5 M$ s( t
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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3 u! F% Q3 k3 l8 g# S[ 本帖最后由 加美葡萄酒 于 2006-4-30 12:23 编辑 ] |
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