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7 T, Z5 \8 E4 ~) G. y5 CApr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM/ z# y H$ p5 g; L
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/ K+ J7 s+ E& p6 K: }5 ^/ 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.
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0 T8 r; Z4 x# F. wHis 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. + k m6 t- V0 }$ ?
1 z1 _5 j: m' K6 a+ 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 $ Z/ b& r% Q7 o3 \1 F
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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' z& ~- V) b8 {0 ^7 {! N"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. * I7 s; K( W( a) F8 c. d' @
" m H9 F0 g0 r"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." : j t7 Q: V- O- s
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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. % z% i$ F) v4 r
6 f/ d l, [! q+ @+ H pThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 1 v2 X6 P$ [, i4 n) H* y8 Q
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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