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Canadian Press 6 \3 F- Q3 S: p9 M
Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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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. / O$ j8 b0 _9 a6 R: a) J* j
: l7 X7 |0 b( G1 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.
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- \& t- H R+ y6 t"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 P9 Q9 F' G( R8 S7 P7 X; {0 H
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 1 F% r: \! G8 f8 x6 ~+ ~) r' t
+ z, K) n5 l; f" K4 B: J, y"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. + o O `+ _+ L8 d: r
! H0 @" {' g$ k0 v, O; R"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 6 t% D, o) ~4 M
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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. % {) T0 D6 }, I, O) b" d/ i
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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* `' v+ ^; y4 W4 I. i
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