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# N$ X4 a g$ b- x2 G& LEDMONTON - 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. ) T) d* |: w/ m4 S2 g: |
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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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) F' b2 I! i- _; A. H0 ?"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 5 Y. P- A4 O! ?: |. H
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3 @3 j6 M& j- \) Q4 tAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 1 _7 Y# x" z) z& U8 G
# O; s5 i! h2 B2 y! F"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." 8 @" M# K/ ?1 ^3 u
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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. : o( o5 P7 d N' x4 E! H1 Q% p
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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5 s1 Q/ s# u& T5 }2 VDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干) U) @. v o" k8 o4 A
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