PR Newswire - February 2nd 2017
Family Creates Non Profit to Raise Food Allergy Awareness: Red Sneakers for Oakley
"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- West Palm Beach native Oakley Debbs was only 11-years old when he suffered a fatal anaphylactic reaction from nut allergies, and passed away over Thanksgiving weekend in 2016 during a family visit to Maine.
The son of Robert and Merrill Debbs, twin brother of Olivia Merrill Debbs, Oakley had unknowingly eaten a pastry that contained nuts, and a delayed reaction of more than two hours resulted in an anaphylactic seizure. Although Oakley was quickly resuscitated by the local EMT, he was declared brain dead four days later."
