11-Year-Old Dies From ‘Mild’ Food Allergy: What Family Wants You To Know | TODAY 

My daughter has several severe food allergies, this is my worst fear....condolences to your family. Can't imagine your sadness.

My 13 year old is allergic to peaches. I have to carry an epi pen every where we go. The problem we are currently facing is that many schools don't take his peach allergy seriously ( his current school is doing better with checking lunches and such) because it's not a peanut allergy... I'm sharing this because anything can be an allergy and all should be taken seriously even if you haven't heard of it before.

This is absolutely terrible. No child (or any person) should die from an allergic reaction.

Oakley went to my school, Rosarian Academy it was a hard time for my friends who knew Oakley.

We will always remember you Oakley! You were a great friend and I hope your're at peace!

Hours later! I had an allergist tell me that allergic reactions always happen immediately. Please take this part into consideration yall. This boy does two hours or more after ingesting the allergen. How sad. I’m so glad I didn’t lose my baby who had a sudden onset allergic reaction to a food we always at. We have Benedryl and it worked that day. But the allergy has gotten worse every year with testing and we carry liquid medication and epi pens now. My heart goes out to them.

Wow. What a beautiful kid. I’m so sorry for your loss.

Thanks for the video. Our son is a 25 for a walnut allergy and high on other numbers. He’s only 4, much to learn. Oakley looked like a fun loving person. Much love to you and your family.

I'm so happy I found this video, my son is about to turn 3 and we haven't had any allergic reactions to any foods, but I had a terrible dream a moment ago that has set me on a journey to investigate what to do in a scenario such as this, and it's a little ironic but I'm due to have my second baby now and her name is Olivia. Pray no one we know or our selves experience what this poor family has gone through, so greatful they shared their story 😭💔

If your child (for those watching) has any sort of reaction to food, get them epipen immediately. There's a condition called Mast Cell Activation syndrome that runs in families. It is not rare, but underdiagnosed. People who have a lot of allergies to a lot of things should get tested for MCAS and then take appropriate precautions to prevent deadly events like this one.

That is so sad. I have a severe nut allergy, and asthma. And I once had a close to death experience at school from bullies. I’m really sorry for your loss. Please remember that people come into our lives for a reason. I understand it can be hard to lose someone you love. I promise to start wearing red sneakers for Oakley. I’m very sorry, and it breaks my heart to see this.

Many thanks, the Debbs family. I learnt that allergy medicine is required and after that immediately visit the emergency department.

R.I.P. Oakley. Gone but never forgotten. Taken too soon💖😭

This is so sad im very sorry and i will and shall bless for him , its so sad that he was only young

This is so emotional kuudos to the parents who keep it strong

This is so heartbreaking 🥺💔 Rest in peace, Oakley 🙏🕊

I’m just back from my son’s prep class parents night. I was amazed there is about 7 children in his class with serve food allergies. Why is this happening all of a sudden. I didn’t know one pupil at my school with a food allergy when I was little. Pretty scary stuff really. Thought I would do some research and found this video. Sorry for your loss and my your son Rest In Peace

My daughter has the same exact allergies. Glad they did this movement for Oakley. Even some daycare teachers don’t know the difference.

Oakley is still helping others many years later. Thanks. RIP

So sad really I think everyone will remember you Oakley

So sorry for your loss, i hope Oakley is in peace.

Nobody, and I mean *NOBODY* should ever die of an allergic reaction, or anaphylactic shock. In early 2020 prior to the horrible COVID pandemic, I had a sinus infection and was put on amoxicillin (an antibiotic), which I had no problems with in the past. One morning I had taken the amoxicillin with my other medications in the morning and my hands began to itch. Then I broke out with hives from head to toe all over my body, so when my mom saw the hives, she rushed me to the emergency room. When I was taken into the room (which looked like a typical doctor's office room), the nurse told me to let any staff know if I had any signs of anaphylaxis...which, thankfully, I didn't have. As it turned out, I suffered an allergic reaction to the amoxicillin I was taking, so the doctors took me off the amoxicillin. Now I'm afraid I might have an allergic reaction to penicillin!

So sorry for your loss...this is just so sad.........

This is so sad. I can’t believe how his family must feel.

Mom: “he suffered from asthma and a mild nut allergy” Me: “WHAT WA- I HAVE ASTHMA- and a DaIrY allergy-“

R.I.P. Oakley We love you

Beautiful boy, sending love and comfort to your parents❤

Wow I'm sorry for your loss. I have severe food allergies and I had 3 of this and the feeling is scary

My mom my brother and me have a really really bad allergy to wheat grass my mom boyfriend asked her to try something and I saw a wheat grass one the bottle and I just yelled NOOOO

My heart is so heavy for this family ❤

Poor kid, I lived a street down from him Rip Oakley #RedSneakersForOakley

This makes me so sad, because I have a peanut and shellfish allergy plus I have asthma. Much love for that family

I cannot imagine losing my child, and losing her so suddenly. It has to completely annihilate you mentally.

I am so sorry for your loss❤️❤️❤️🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽

I ate 2 peanut cookies 4 hours away from my house and my allgergy is sooo severe im glad im still alive i was 11

I’m extremely allergic to nuts and I’m also allergic to chocolate and bees and it’s absolutely sucks…prayers out to your beautiful family ❤️

I send my Condolences to the family.

This is why i am not a fan of the whole desensitization program people have ben telling me about. Even in minute amounts it can become fatal for those with allergies. Im sorry this happened to your family. This jist goes to show that even in small amounts its not okay.

Im so sorry that happened to him.

This is why I always carry an epipen everywhere I go, this is so tragic and heartbreaking.

What a horrible story, such a young boy! My condolences to the family

I am so sorry that this happenef to him and anyone else this happened to.🥺🥺💯💯💕💕💙💙🙏🏾🙏🏾💯💯💕💕💙💙‼️‼️

When you’re the child who lived and you’re hearing your parents say your dead brother is the best kid a parent could ask for.

Rest In Peace, little guy. :(

I end up on this video because two out of 3 of my kids have allergic reactions. One child has mild reaction to almost everything and one severe reaction to shellfish while the other child is allergic bananas and molds, they both have epipens. Now as you can imagine my concerns as a mother of two kids with these life threatening issues. I have experienced several trip to the hospital for my first child who seems to be reacting to everything/unknown.... its stressing me out not knowing 😫 when to use the epipen. Then there are issues with doctors instructions when I should or should not use the epipen. The last episode of reaction he experienced his lips, face and inside his cheeks were swollen and he complained of grainy feeling in his throat which i later found out grainy means "swelling" plus he had hives all over his body and this was not the first time however the reaction before this I was told I did the right thing by not administering the epipen. The only difference with this time and the reaction"S" before was the grainy feeling/swelling in his throat and the swelling inside his cheek. After taking him to the hospital this time i was told I could of given him the epipen. My second child doesn't have hives but he throws up (vomit alot) and complain of pain in the stomach like the child in this video. I'm so worried and confused about when is the right time to give epipen!!!

I think many times what we call an allergie is actually a buildup of things that on a micro scale is needed or at least tolerated in the body but in larger amounts are toxic or deadly . I started having a reaction to eggs and onions after eating egg sandwiches every single day for years , and I became so sensitive that I almost died from not being able to breathe from a very small amount . But I did an elimination diet to figure it out and by not eating that for several years have become much less sensitive ! I think the culprit was a buildup of sulfur . I just wanted to let people know that there sensitivity , maybe reversable , by eliminating the rite foods !

This is terrifying. I’m 13 and have a life threating peanut and tree nut allergy as well as asthma, eczema, and intolerances to dogs, cats, milk, eggs, wheat, soy, and shellfish and I can’t tell you how scared I am seeing things like this. My heart goes out to their family - may Oakley fly high with Jesus 🩵

A parents worse nightmare! For a twin too. Just today I found out I have a severe reaction o chilis. I wasnt expecting it at all. I have emphysema too. Immediately, while removing the seeds from poblano and serrano peppers, I started having a severe reaction. I didnt think they would bother me because these arent really a 'hot' pepper. Ive never had any food allergies. I instantly had a severe cough, respiratory distress and mucous coming up excessively. I knew I was having a reaction, but I put a mask on, it didnt help at all. I started searching for what to do, online. No answers. Even now, my face and hands are burning too. Im also a little swollen. What scared me most was a very severe distress with breathing. No more chilis for me, and thats so disappointing because I love Mexican food the most. Im glad I saw this video and feel so bad for the whole family.

I’m crying 😭

My old babysitter daughter had an allergic reaction at school and when I dropped the attendants at the office there was an ambulance and lucia was going to the hospital she has so many allergies its hard to find food for her to eat that doesn't cause her reaction

I have anaphylaxis food allergies to anything that contains....Diary, nuts, seafood ( well I can have salmon but that’s the only seafood I can eat) and I also have anaphylaxis allergies to beef as well.....im sorry for what happen and send my condolences to you guys

Rest in piece Oakley fly high 🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏✝️💕❤️😇💗

It’s very sad to lose a child😢

I'm always afraid of loosing my son someday to a food allergy. As a parent with a child who suffers from several food, it's a daily stressful thing.

That’s odd that they did not have epi pen. Or did he rebound? My son is 2 and has went into anaphylactic shock multiple times. He is a rebound anaphylactic. Last February we spent a few days in the icu.

❤️❤️❤️ so sad... but they should of taken him to the ER FIRST right after he felt the allergic reaction.

Gosh, first time I ever heard a twin sister's twin brother died, I actually first thought the boy had a twin bro when saying twin and then turns out it was a twin sister, now I wonder if she has no food allergies right?

This is sad 😢😥😭

I am also 11. Yesterday I was waiting at the emergency room for 6 hours, at one point I thought I was going into anaphylactic shock.

This so sad 🥺

I have a peanut allergy more of a intolerant my skin reacts.too it but not my blood

This is so sad. People with food allergies must read the entire ingredient list before consumption (that still doesn't always help). Don't assume anything! If you don't know, don't eat. Prayers sent to this family.

it’s a little weird that despite knowing he had an allergy they did not have an epi pen nor did they take him to the hospital after he ate the nuts. i couldn’t imagine leaving my child to let an allergic reaction “pass”.

So sad to see this

And that's my prayers in spirit and that's why Amen.

I'm a big Sister... I can't imagine. Just, love y'all ❣️ As much, and as many as you can.

Man i dont even know this kid and im starting to tear up

Uh couple things. A mild allergy should have an epi pen no excuses at all wtf did they not have one? Why were they literally like so calm about the death! Of their child? Even the sister was like yah I’m sad, like wth? Idk I’m seeing something things here that concern me. Not that they didn’t love their son or try to get an epi pen but They should have known better.

Heartbreaking😕

This is just too sad, it hurts, I'm angry .

I am an allergic to my partner .I've been using steroids medicine for 5 months and nothing is helpful but steroids , it feels like a trap that has not a way out . She doesn't use any cosmetic perfume and etc , so the reaction is defenetly not on something like that .I trying to find a doctor hwo having a deal with allergy like mine one but unfortunately i still have not result in my search till this day . If some of you may know something , please shears contact or may be some video wich is relating to this case . I do not know why i cannot find anything on RU-vid and in whole internet in general about my case . I would be greatfull for any information . Thank you , take care of yourself .

o have insane allergies. i have almost died many times. allergies are no joke. i got to this video because the past 3 days ive been on oxygen, nebs, inhalers and for 3 days i couldn't even sleep cause i couldn't breath. im allergic to so many things that anything can set it off and when it does i cant even stand up. so its no joke. i would not be alive without all the medicine i have around me in case of emergency.

I have a food allergy to peanuts (very mild) but whenever I eat it, I feel like I am dying and medicine doesn’t feel helpful. Then, after medicine, I commonly get nausea and vomiting even after medicine but not always.

I’m allergic to pistachios and some nuts. One day I ate a cookie that had some type of nuts. When I got home my throat started itching so was my body. Had stomach aches, they were hurting so much to the point I couldn’t sleep and had to go to the hospital. Luckily I woke up better

No epi?

These food allergies seem to only in the United States. I have been in Costa Rica for almost 20 years and we seldom have any food allergy cases. We almost never hear of people being allergic to peanuts, nuts, etc.

That’s so sad

I have had 5 anaphylactic reactions and I’m only 6.

God bless the healings Of a Light on 🇺🇸 Us ALL throughout the world Today Amen

I went into anaphylactic shock all the friggin thyme. But iI didn't know it then🙏🏿😶‍🌫️😴

This is so sad

I really think more research is needed to discover this allergy problem that is happening. In past years nuts was important to sustaining a diet.....as was berries..other nature products.......every kid grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches. ..after covid..my mild allergies have become severe and at this point a reaction can happen to anything. I do keep epipens and liquid Benadryl, prednisone with me at all times. It hits my digestive aystem first and ends with loss of sight and bottomed out BP. Its horrible.

So sad to hear that I wish they had a cure for allergies for the whole world because allergies is not what we want no we want to get rid of it to keep us healthy I have bad allergies also I take medication but if there was a cure please we need it allergies need to be gone for good!

My cousin died from a peanut allergy 3 years ago in 2019

Greetings to you all, I want to thank Doctor Alued for everything I am glad I went through the internet for this Allergy treatment .and other skin dieses And thank you so much for answering all my questions on time. thought I am in US. i am now free from my skin dieses

How terrible...even with precautions, he wasn't safe 😪

why

Mild allergies can escalate to this there is NO mild allergies always assume it could be deadly

There is NO SUCH THING as a "mild" food allergy. Whoever gave his parents that word should have been drawn and quartered.

People who have known allergies of any type should always have an EpiPen and ask their doctor for a prescription of a corticosteroid called "Betamethasone" (the active ingredient). Specifically ask for the tablets that dissolve in water. It might save your life in acute situations. Talk to your doctor. Best wishes!

I sorry to hear that i have a very bad gluten allergy.

I heard food allergies are connected to how vaccines are made.

After eating banana My chest pain start, what should i do? And also when i eat row pee nut my throat become swelling? Please tell me what should i do.

So sad

You’re supposed to give them Benadryl then rush them to ER even if it’s a mild reaction. The docs monitor them for a minimum of 3 hours before releasing them. They give them a new dose of Benadryl every hour and a steroid. They monitor all vital signs. Parents Benadryl is not enough. They have to be rushed to the hospital right away too. Prayers to the family.

my 7 year old with no nut allergy suddenly got an allergic reaction to a cookie we bought from McDonald's 2 weeks ago, she started itchy skin arround her neck right away and then her hands and back strated hives, i didnt know it was serious, i didnt give her bynedryle, in second day i give her liquid bynedryle, it didnt work that good ,,the hives didnt go away for three days . i put baking soda in her bathtub and bathe her, give r bynedryle again, the whole hives thing lasted for almost 4 days... i am really not sure what was in that McDonald's freshly cooked chocolate chip cookie that caused my kid allergic reaction.. should i make an appointment with an allergist for her ???

I don’t understand it... thought the epipen followed by a trip to the ER could have save his life??

:=( cries

My youngest brother Robert on my father's side , has peanut allergies

So sorry to hear this this is my biggest fear. All 3 of my children have food allergies n I'm terrified, but my son is the worse. He had so many near calls I truly believe he has a guardian angel. If it's not the foods, then it's the Asthma or sometimes just taking a shower causes him to get horrible hives. Idk if it's the water...his last near experience a few yrs back from eating a beef pattie. He complained of a headache n idk I just got this vad feeling over me. A few hrs later my bell rang n it was him. He was in night School n the Shool Nurse allowed him to come home after he told her he suspected he was having a reaction. When I answered the door he was covered in hives like hundreds of bees stung him all over. His tongue was hanging out if his mouth drooling, incoherent, and staggering. His eyes rolled in the back of his head n he passed out n that was after my daughter administered the Epi. I lost it I believed I blacked out cuz the next thing I remember coming to in the ambulance him n I. If it wasn't for those firefighters reviving him n my daughters acting fast. I forgot how to dial 911 n everything I just lost it. He looked like that guy from the movie The Goonies. I was so upset with the School. I live in a rough neighborhood n the thought of an officer stopping him thinking he might have been high or something. He was staggering tearing at his throat, n taking off his clothes. Not a sole saw him tried to help. He said all he thought about was getting home to get his epi he forgot. A school Nurse should know better. I'm just glad he's here with me, but it's a daily struggle. The doctors were like he's allergic to almost everything.