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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM- G' o1 [2 m' v
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% `( R7 J2 J, E r7 I! p3 L, A1 BEDMONTON - 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. - C+ J1 Q* X3 I2 R1 l; [* y: [
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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.
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2 N& H0 a. ^/ e0 V/ K7 u"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 + y K2 u+ j$ T) \2 l2 q1 G* ~( @
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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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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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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% L5 \% k+ c3 T8 ]. ?; 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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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. + [2 W' S) R7 G0 X- v
4 K- M( k- X. J* M0 mDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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