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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. - f: F4 b2 t+ d+ k: j0 Z1 R- {4 X
1 v$ [! d g& v0 }) ]- THis 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. ; ?/ c3 }' u4 X, |' g+ b1 Y
8 z! y- `2 d6 |"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 ! n4 e# l* o8 D8 S+ b% G+ n
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/ F6 h7 _' B+ l& H" ^Alex'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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% p& C+ E/ p' I8 s2 U' C"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 6 v4 O4 Q6 |+ ^, C
. f" e) J0 L6 n5 p" a( Q! wAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. 7 t/ k/ L" Y% p, t+ z' x" L
" G+ f! G0 b! m/ o8 EThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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, R' ?) k0 d' R+ e8 hDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干9 E% ]# o$ k0 @9 M$ m
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