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9 q% w- x& J1 ?* T( m8 [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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3 S; n; Z$ i' j4 t) uHis 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 + L) z' v0 o; X! f) i5 W A, r
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( Q6 a- }- z0 v6 uAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 1 O5 {% g! J( p7 l' L- f
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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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8 j$ F( l& Z/ r"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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3 D$ a5 h4 H' T, |+ J4 WAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. m( N; X' J/ U. e3 B) ?& b4 Z
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 3 o8 h; B# m, z$ N% g. k7 ?
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