Wichita, Kansas. When 3-year-old Abiel Abgel Zapata had to undergo a very normal dental procedure, his mom Nancy never expected she would be leaving the dentist’s office without her precious little boy.
Nancy had to bring Abiel in to the dentist to get treatment for some cavities and to also have some of his teeth pulled.
Both of these things are pretty run-of-the-mill when it comes to dental procedures, but something went terribly wrong in the process.
Facebook; pictured above is Abiel
“There’s just so many messages I can’t and probably won’t get to. I just want you guys all to know that I am thankful for your words,” Nancy wrote in a Facebook post, confirming that Abiel passed away on July 6th.
“He was needing a dental procedure done that required sedation with IV local anesthesia. From there a couple of minutes after his heart started beating irregularly, and they had to do CPR a lot of times.”
“Doctors did what they could medically wise and his heart just wouldn’t stay beating on its own. We are extremely heartbroken. Just wanted to let you all know.”
Facebook; pictured above is a post from Nancy
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Authorities have mentioned that they suspect Abiel had some kind of allergic reaction to the anesthesia, but Nancy is left with so many questions about what exactly happened in the dentist’s office.
Abiel was a very healthy little boy, and he didn’t have any underlying conditions or issues.
Abiel was Nancy’s middle child, and she’s now struggling with staying strong for her other children at home.
“I know nothing will ever bring him back but he was the one to always stand out always looking for attention,” she wrote in another Facebook post.
“I can’t ever hold him in my arms or sleep with him when he needed me. My boy didn’t deserve to die no matter how many ppl say it was probably an allergic reaction.”
“I will tell you right now if that was the case he would of had an allergic reaction on the first dose. He was given a second dose of anesthesia and Idk why.”
“Within minutes there was no pulse. He went into cardiac arrest guys. I watched Doctors and nurses give CPR forever and my boy didn’t return to me.”
“So yes I want Justice, find out what happened because he was a healthy boy.”
“And there is someone to blame for it because if a dental office is not prepared for that kind of procedure/ emergency situation my son needed then they must not even be doing it there.”
Facebook; pictured above is another post from Nancy