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2 r4 S4 ]7 o" I$ O1 q) V3 IEDMONTON - 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. , E7 p* n0 a0 I8 F p0 W$ u
% [3 Q \5 f* c# T+ t5 dHis 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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/ `- g K! s% m1 ^( V7 e0 O$ l2 l"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 7 a2 I D/ @% \0 Y* r0 z
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 7 }& G4 L: [, n: x2 B9 M
( \7 g, b+ S+ Z. C& _! W"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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) J* n* h; j# u3 v; S"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 h, N) {# Z) W- F2 r+ f2 L' GAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. 4 A0 O; a( W# E! F- L4 l0 Z/ H0 f
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 7 O K) ~, W4 X3 i9 Q7 n# [
3 g0 t6 p0 R7 uDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干; ?- E+ R, p: F' l+ n
& {1 J) ~: P8 J2 K7 w7 e5 h3 \[ 本帖最后由 加美葡萄酒 于 2006-4-30 12:23 编辑 ] |
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