{"id":2383747,"date":"2024-12-26T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-8-year-old-hailed-as-a-hero-for-saving-his-friends-life-during-lunch\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T12:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:17:12","slug":"watch-8-year-old-hailed-as-a-hero-for-saving-his-friends-life-during-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-8-year-old-hailed-as-a-hero-for-saving-his-friends-life-during-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: 8-Year-Old Hailed as a Hero for Saving His Friend&#8217;s Life During Lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-8-year-old-hailed-as-a-hero-for-saving-his-friends-life-during-lunch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An \u200b8-year-old boy \u2063named Thomas Conley from Mesa, Arizona, received recognition for his heroic actions in\u200b saving his classmate, Isaiah Rodriguez, \u2062who was choking on a grape\u200b during lunch \u2063at Porter Elementary School. The \u200cincident\u2063 occurred on November 14 \u2063when Conley noticed his friend in\u2062 distress. Rodriguez alerted those around him by signaling he was choking, but before any adults could intervene, Conley \u200badministered the Heimlich maneuver, effectively dislodging the grape. <\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the situation,Conley expressed that he acted \u2064out of concern \u200cfor his friend&#8217;s \u200blife and\u2063 emphasized the importance of helping others\u2063 in need.Coincidentally, Conley&#8217;s family had discussed choking hazards involving grapes the previous\u2064 evening, which made the \u2062incident even more poignant for his\u2064 mother. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-football-coach-sues-school-officials-for-retaliation-over-political-differences\/\" title=\"Fired Football Coach Sues School Officials for Retaliation Over Political Differences\">school principal<\/a>, Kathy Ray, highlighted the emotional\u200b weight of the event, recalling a tragic incident from seven <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">years prior involving<\/a> a choking hazard at the\u2062 school.<\/p>\n<p>In appreciation \u2062of his fast thinking, the Mesa \u200cfire and medical Department honored Thomas during a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boys-at-australian-school-forced-to-apologize-to-girls-on-behalf-of-their-gender\/\" title=\"Boys At Australian School Forced To Apologize To Girls On Behalf Of Their Gender\">school assembly<\/a>, presenting him \u200bwith a certificate \u200band praising his bravery. The incident not only showcased Thomas&#8217;s heroism but also brought together the families\u2063 of both boys \u2062in gratitude for Isaiah&#8217;s\u2062 safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A second-grader from Mesa, Arizona, was honored last week for jumping into action to save a school classmate who was choking.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Conley, 8, was eating lunch at Porter Elementary School on Nov. 14 when he noticed his friend, Isaiah Rodriguez, was in distress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/community\/mesa-third-grader-saved-a-friend-when-he-was-choking\/75-352fa484-f914-430d-8ce1-63772dc5bfcb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPNX<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>A grape had lodged in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-has-vp-harris-ever-visited-the-border\/\" title=\"Fact check: Has VP Harris ever visited the border?\">boy&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-republican-governor-steps-save-choking-man-eating-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">throat<\/a>, according to the report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yOVCg2G9Jjs?si=MmAjST6kHUX1yYtQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Both boys did exactly the right thing: Rodriguez drew attention to his plight by standing up and putting his hands to his neck &mdash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/presentations\/100222_1.htm#:~:text=The%20universal%20distress%20signal%20for,the%20object%20on%20its%20own.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">universal sign<\/a> to indicate choking.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Before any of the adults in the lunch room could act, Conley jumped up and quickly performed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/9-year-old-girl-saves-choking-friend-one-day-learning-heimlich-maneuver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heimlich maneuver<\/a> on his friend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For a second I didn&rsquo;t know what what he was doing,&rdquo; Conley told the TV news station. &ldquo;But finally I realized that he was choking, so I just decided to do the Heimlich.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s because that I don&rsquo;t want Isaiah to die,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;You shouldn&rsquo;t be scared to help somebody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When school principal Kathy Ray talked to Conley&rsquo;s mother about the incident, she was surprised to learn that the family had just been discussing the Heimlich maneuver the night before.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just last night at the dinner table we were talking about how easy it is to choke on grapes,&rdquo; the boy&rsquo;s mother told her, Ray said. &ldquo;And that&rsquo;s just like &mdash; every hair on my body stood up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ray said she knows from experience how horrible the outcome could have been.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was very emotional because seven years to the same month &mdash; almost to the day &mdash; we did have a student, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/special-needs-teacher-fired-sickening-act-student-leaving-parents-dark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special needs<\/a> student, choke in our cafeteria that did not make it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The young hero&rsquo;s mother, Candice Conley, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/boy-saves-choking-friend-heimlich-maneuver-see-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a> that the family often discusses food safety and kitchen safety because she works for the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thomas is very quick-thinking and active &mdash; and he&rsquo;s just a really good friend,&rdquo; she said of her son. &ldquo;[He] just knew that he had to get air to go up to dislodge the grape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She said Rodriguez&rsquo;s parents were &ldquo;so thankful&rdquo; to her son.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The first time I saw his mom, I just hugged her,&rdquo; she told Fox. &ldquo;We are just so thankful, most of all, that Isaiah is OK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mesa Fire and Medical Department honored Conley at a school assembly, praising his quick thinking and presenting him with a certificate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thomas turned a regular lunchtime into an extraordinary act of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-already-solving-foreign-conflicts-even-steps-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bravery<\/a>,&rdquo; the department said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?ref=search&amp;v=936480264663373&amp;external_log_id=b13a2122-96af-40f6-a3c0-1d5264a76eff&amp;q=mesa%20fire%20and%20medical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Thomas Conley noticed his friend Isaiah Rodriguez struggling during lunch at Porter Elementary School on November 14. A grape had become stuck in Isaiah&#8217;s throat. Both boys acted correctly; Isaiah signaled for help by standing and clutching his neck, the universal sign for choking. Before any adults could intervene, Thomas sprang into action and performed the Heimlich maneuver on him. &#8220;For a moment, I wasn&#8217;t sure what to do,&#8221; Thomas recounted to a news station. &#8220;But then I realized he was choking, so I decided to help.&#8221; He expressed that he didn&#8217;t want Isaiah to die and emphasized that people shouldn&#8217;t hesitate to assist others in need.<\/p>\n<p>When school principal Kathy Ray spoke with Thomas&#8217;s mother about the incident, she learned they had just discussed the Heimlich maneuver at dinner the previous night due to concerns about choking on grapes. This revelation deeply affected her as she recalled a tragic incident from seven years prior when another student choked in their cafeteria.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019s mother, Candice Conley, shared that they often talk about food safety because of her work with public health. She praised her son as quick-thinking and caring: \u201cHe knew he needed to get air up there to dislodge the grape.\u201d Rodriguez\u2019s parents were extremely grateful for Thomas&#8217;s actions; Candice mentioned hugging them upon meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The Mesa Fire and Medical Department honored Thomas during a school assembly for his bravery and presented him with a certificate of recognition. 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