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. d4 o: Q, U3 h. Z( tEDMONTON - 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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3 S4 f$ |; T: Y7 }! t4 PHis 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. 1 j. F" ]5 ^' e6 C8 i
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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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) b7 q7 E9 H0 }0 bAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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"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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After Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. " ^( {, f( L; m$ ]1 J
8 c# r3 p! |: f: L4 y/ zThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 7 t, m* N: v# _+ B- x) J% r
0 B. k- B9 m# z* h8 H2 r3 @Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干8 I2 r( l0 Q8 H
5 w' h3 ], B* z% T4 _* J" \ S[ 本帖最后由 加美葡萄酒 于 2006-4-30 12:23 编辑 ] |
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