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% C; K; g3 j( E; J( n7 e( uApr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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1 }5 s0 }- ^% A( bEDMONTON - 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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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. & K9 x- ~% l# o/ t7 M% b
! s9 I& |7 Y& E s* j1 h"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 , `5 R: A) D/ D; u) f
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/ {+ O0 I5 o: J l) {2 D# tAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. ! I! a5 ~9 Q! W# `: Y. c
3 K$ g" Q) O9 O- 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. 9 h, u* j- D; P1 E% w
5 V: K$ K4 f& r, t/ |"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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! s& I, x3 S3 H6 qAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said.
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" W4 ]- U. C9 q& b. E; X+ YThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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* s+ K3 e6 T& e- E/ ZDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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0 @2 b) G$ q) H4 x- C- `( W8 u1 }[ 本帖最后由 加美葡萄酒 于 2006-4-30 12:23 编辑 ] |
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