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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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6 C( F. y0 E+ X( _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.
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9 ^: k3 o; p+ o' v9 d3 d, SHis 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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# J/ e! L1 q8 s6 i3 t$ u"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 0 b6 Y5 z1 `, Z$ J$ o" y2 [
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 0 c9 z, W# q+ o
9 j# n' _+ v) g# Y( X" k" }0 G9 d"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. 0 D; o' V4 A- e& J' k! |4 k
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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." ( l" @& P7 [' ?4 V, N
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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. : b5 U0 y* v! P& p( q, `
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 2 o" g& d: w' {: d1 e
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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