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6 j G1 o( V3 FEDMONTON - 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. - ^& n& w& [. f2 d8 m3 V
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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.
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/ M. ^* F) \5 z. H2 k( L B* ]"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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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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' V/ T' L: o: D. Q" v"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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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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9 `1 p8 A* V9 K# u0 }After Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. / o6 G A, M5 C& {
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 1 \! T5 I# Q' D |0 h
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干7 o& e* z% |3 e& p: ]( Z' U
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