{"id":20856,"date":"2025-01-03T12:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T12:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=20856"},"modified":"2025-01-03T12:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T12:59:24","slug":"20856","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=20856","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tragic course of events that followed led his family and friends to launch a campaign to help spread awareness and stop similar situations from happening to other people.<\/p>\n<p>On November 24, Oakley made the decision to indulge in a piece of the pound cake that was left out on their Maine vacation home\u2019s kitchen table. Oakley\u2019s mother, Merrill Debbs said that he had to always read labels before he ate anything and that he never saw any indications of nuts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7371466251926116\" data-ad-slot=\"4722219588\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\" data-ay-tracked=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-7371466251926116&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;slotname=4722219588&amp;adk=3787997449&amp;adf=3200644497&amp;pi=t.ma~as.4722219588&amp;w=336&amp;abgtt=6&amp;fwrn=7&amp;lmt=1735908967&amp;format=336x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailypositiveinfo.com%2Fan-outstanding-athlete-boy-eats-thanksgiving-cake-hours-later-he-is-dead-in-his-dads-arms%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0zgv8rFwfxkM3dKF5fqzZwXA5pTDVAmGLIcRS8c9GVkcqc8Djd2et1_5o_aem_RUgCyvYLB1ed0KrKfu_Brg&amp;host=ca-host-pub-2644536267352236&amp;wgl=1&amp;dt=1735908968558&amp;bpp=3&amp;bdt=629&amp;idt=1011&amp;shv=r20241212&amp;mjsv=m202412090101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie_enabled=1&amp;eoidce=1&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280&amp;nras=1&amp;correlator=2382447009532&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=60&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=812&amp;u_w=375&amp;u_ah=812&amp;u_aw=375&amp;u_cd=32&amp;u_sd=3&amp;adx=20&amp;ady=1759&amp;biw=375&amp;bih=626&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=31089329%2C31089337%2C31089340%2C31088250%2C95345966&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=495836346765169&amp;tmod=1506478096&amp;uas=3&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1920&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C375%2C0%2C375%2C626%2C375%2C626&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7CoeEbr%7C&amp;abl=CS&amp;pfx=0&amp;fu=0&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=1&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=1469\" name=\"aswift_2\" width=\"336\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CPHmpOzM2YoDFfFjkQUdx8Mczw\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cHe thought it was just a piece of cake,\u201d<\/strong>said his father, Robert Debbs. <strong>\u201cBut when he ate it, he come over and said it might have contained nuts.\u201d <\/strong>After his mother tried some, she agreed it had a nut flavor, which was later determined to be walnut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMerrill did what we usually do, she gave him Benadryl [pills],\u201d<\/strong> said Robert. <strong>\u201cAnd he came back and said he felt fine.\u201d <\/strong>At that point, his only symptom was a single hive on his lip.<\/p>\n<p>However, Oakley began throwing up soon after he complained of chest symptoms. After his parents dialed 911, he was blue when the ambulance arrived ten minutes later. Oakley\u2019s heart had stopped beating and his airways had closed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25143\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/portrait-little-boy-football-soccer-player-posing-with-football-ball-isolated-dark-studio-background-concept-sport-game-hobby-childhood_155003-46672-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/portrait-little-boy-football-soccer-player-posing-with-football-ball-isolated-dark-studio-background-concept-sport-game-hobby-childhood_155003-46672-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/portrait-little-boy-football-soccer-player-posing-with-football-ball-isolated-dark-studio-background-concept-sport-game-hobby-childhood_155003-46672-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/portrait-little-boy-football-soccer-player-posing-with-football-ball-isolated-dark-studio-background-concept-sport-game-hobby-childhood_155003-46672-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/portrait-little-boy-football-soccer-player-posing-with-football-ball-isolated-dark-studio-background-concept-sport-game-hobby-childhood_155003-46672-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/portrait-little-boy-football-soccer-player-posing-with-football-ball-isolated-dark-studio-background-concept-sport-game-hobby-childhood_155003-46672.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-photo\/portrait-little-boy-football-soccer-player-posing-with-football-ball-isolated-dark-studio-background-concept-sport-game-hobby-childhood_28591196.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=40&amp;uuid=24d4057c-86e1-411a-a5c3-5297f1098b52\">Freepik<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On behalf of Olivia, Oakley\u2019s twin sister, and Robert J. Debbs Merrill Debbs, I am writing. I say this with sorrowful heart.<\/p>\n<p>The family then had to accept such a devastating loss and comprehend Oakley\u2019s unsalvageability.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7371466251926116\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ay-observed=\"true\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\" data-ay-tracked=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_5\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" 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