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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.
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, V$ E P9 T) zHis 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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"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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2 ?; R* L8 h8 FAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 2 a, L9 }9 A$ r. @+ V0 p
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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. 7 B' O7 R# x# S
' ? B. I5 C, W# L"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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- n3 K9 b" v+ H9 i& ?# b3 K/ jAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said.
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: }& F, ?' d- t2 v& O& ^Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. & D/ K$ R- O+ f6 P+ O* F9 _( w9 q
8 s9 A" a1 J+ Y% SDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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