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% g+ f$ |5 g+ p* ~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. ; N) J }8 ^, o2 _7 [! d
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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. 7 O8 ^( h( a5 A5 x$ V5 W
1 \/ k. {4 o& g8 m"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 3 \0 R' F7 t7 Q1 Z* O; t0 y* V
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. + `/ L3 J0 j8 K/ W
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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. 5 h, y* E* E& C
* W! y1 \7 q6 b"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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( R& n" b( d* N. e m6 t x, @After Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. * k4 d- q! N5 v9 l" y
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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
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