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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. : m; q6 N, j7 X, ^. x+ Q. w$ p) ?
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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. , s) l7 U6 W9 ]/ Q1 l
/ c9 G' F: T7 G* p% ~7 w"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. 5 e/ u: u: F5 v, `7 P6 a( R4 X
! o3 Y0 w! j# b/ U! I. i"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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- S. z! N& s" j. Y, o"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. 0 j9 G5 G2 Q2 r3 w
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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