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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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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. & R3 h, U( S4 U! T" c1 Q( ]
" H& f/ m5 M" B7 Q* J$ UHis 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. 6 L; I& i0 {+ A) l
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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
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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7 E2 j, q, O3 R$ l% P3 u"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. 7 U0 J; B7 ]* N. e7 a. V, y, k0 {
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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. - |& A1 |" {; `- e& Q- Y
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. * u# W8 a$ [5 ^3 _" V
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干: a, o0 X! I: X3 V+ s7 k5 K
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