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# |/ K; p& y; O" P/ w' J! Q/ e7 `+ |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. ; X. S+ M" C9 }. i# ~$ y( Q
4 R' G" _2 D9 u- IHis 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. ! ]0 m$ l! ]! Q+ y" b; c
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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 $ w& ?" K3 B% n! L
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. - N1 j# ]' Q; G# n4 j* a
1 V" O2 R- ]6 p. M+ 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. 0 w& O2 X+ @" `
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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.
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 8 j7 q( ?2 z& ^$ o
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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