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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. ; R, X) c. Z. q) p9 }
3 s$ G/ h, {6 {1 V6 Q; W1 G `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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& J. [# v3 u+ H X"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 & l8 e0 x9 L1 E0 c% e: n
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 0 G, R( f. H t( z
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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. 3 g5 U: v( e8 V5 g) w- y7 w3 i! M
. \" ]7 M" N: ~& p. @6 z& e"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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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. 9 W! M9 `8 L1 K" H
6 R1 S6 D0 d9 YThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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