Unboxing Heather O'Rourke ARTIFACT and her Tragic Death 

Thank you.

I was just going to say this. She definitely was on steroids by looking at her face. Poor thing.

I remember reading that she was on steroids and wasn't happy about the way she was looking.

I agree totally. I’m an active RN. Sepsis is very quick unfortunately. If not caught early is very deadly

Mother was hiding something, or else why didn't she take her to the hospital right away.

Excellent explanation.

I have to ask you....I have done alot of research myself, your opinion ok ..... do you think and be honest ok...could doctors have done more to save her????

Yes. She had a congenital disorder, an intestinal blockage, that went undiagnosed and misdiagnosed for years. She went to Kaiser in San Diego and they failed to properly diagnose her. By the time she was sick (in the AM that led to her death) her body was on its last end. The vomiting, the blue lips, the pains. She died of sepsis due to the burst of her intestines. She could have been diagnosed and saved. @@gerondajenkins6947

If I was heathers father then I would’ve sued him unless he corrected that on the record. Not cool, Fonzy

​@@ryano913Quite Right!!!

​@@janetcw9808so much went on.back in the day, we've all heard the ugly stories, prayed it wasn't true. But look at the amount of suicides, drug and alcohol abuse among the stars. We will never know what's true and what's just gossip and rumors. Having daughters I just pray none of the ugly things we heard was true. Henry was probably dealing with a lot stress, it's easy to get confused. Sometimes stars give little clues, then say confusing things. He probably got the two girls mixed up. ✌️🕯️🙂👋👣. Vee.

Maybe he is remembering correctly, could it be possible that Heather had a similar life story as Judith ? 😢

​​@@veedejames721maybe Henry Winker😉 was messed up on drugs during that interview and didn't know what he was saying..

Wow! I'm glad that she is still here. Here's to many many more years❤

Have you watched baby burlesque with Shirley temple? These damn hollyweirdos how could people not see it

Agreed. It’s such a peculiar video and there was definitely something weird going on there.

It might of been because they both died the same year. If you can find it I did watch an episode of a current affair about her death here on RU-vid that made wonder about a few things.

It did seem rather strange that Henry would come out so blatantly and accuse her father of abusing her and being responsible for her death. The whole thing was extremely bizarre and I would love to watch the entire interview and get a hit on whether or not Henry was acting oddly. I mean my goodness he has a few dollars and the father could have slammed him with a slander and libel suit and most certainly won. This is what makes me question if there was some truth to it. As someone mentioned the odds of his not knowing or confusing a little girl when he worked with her and was the pallbearer for her funeral is also unlikely. It's so sad how quickly smoke screens we're used when it came to child actors. I certainly hope things like this are no longer continuing.

That was odd of Henry Winkler. Just. Odd.

My Husband and I both went to middle school with Heather. We were all in Big Bear. She truly was a sweetheart. ❤

She sounds like she would have been a good friend.

I have her original yearbook.

Brave girl😔🤒

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Wow!!! Amazes me what some people have to go through in life,I’ve been so lucky

Hope you are doing well now ❤

It's horrid I had 19 bowel observation last year I wanted to die that's how and the pain is

@@trailer_trash_Barbie , some of the worst pain I've experienced. I pray you are doing better. 🙏❤️😊

Winkler as well

@@michellerobinson1318 exactly 💯

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Exactly 💯

The way Winkler said that was odd, it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up...

She actually passed while they were still filming. The director had said they really wanted to just scrap the movie but "the powers that be" wasn't having it. So they casted a double and had a mannequin for the scenes they still needed to do w Carol Ann.

That’s eerie! 😮

@@ericjohn8466 I remember hearing that

@QouteTheRavenNevermore that poor little girl went into cardiac arrest twice. The second time was fatal, post surgery. She had Congenital Stenosis (narrowing) of the intestine. Which made all her poop blocked up in her intestine which then caused the ruptured intestine and released all that poison into her body. The doctor that figured it out had said if she had been diagnosed correctly after her contracting giardiasis after drinking well water, she would be still here. That's what led to her original diagnosis of Crohns. RIP Heather

​@@ericjohn8466that's right there's a certain scene where carol Ann is being carried and you only see her back and hair , that's a stand in scene

I have to agree

Yeah,unfortunately that happened during the night while she was asleep.Same happened to my husband after he had complications from heart surgery. He was unconscious for over a month and a half and then woke up within hours of when we were finally allowed to see him. Because of Covid they wouldn’t let us see him. Because of the amount of time he was bedridden and unconscious he developed sepsis.A week later after he woke up his condition rapidly deteriorated. And then he died.

@@thaismatsumoto I'm so sorry for your loss. God bless you.🙏

I heard some terrible rumors about her demise and it had to do with abuse, etc. I pray that the child never had to deal with such horror; R.I.P. to Heather.

​@@eagleman1542Same here.

@@scratchy1704 The usual suspects, Scratchy.

It wasn't compromised, she had been growing and eating normally.

Not true.

Yes, that is what has been revealed.

That’s what I think too! How can you mix up dying from a fire with the “flu”

I agree,, aren't pallbearers usually someone who's close to the family (?)

I'm trying to figure out why Lisa Marie had bariatric surgery to begin with!

@@Ann-kg1zd Yeah,, I wouldn't think Lisa would've been a candidate for something like that

Right ? SERIOUSLY !! Henry is an ahole for saying what he did. Parents should have Sued !! PATHETIC

Good point !!🇬🇧

Mmm auction. Ant that some bs making money of their dead child

Her body isn't there anymore. Her family moved her to an unmarked grave in 2001. I read that it was due to repeated vandalism , her body being illegally exhumed ..and returned 3 days later, and then her body was illegally exhumed a 2nd time..and someone cut some hair off of her head and just dropped her back down In the hole. That was the last straw for the family I believe.

Oh! How terrifying! I hope she’s doing fine now

@@oooh19 Unfortunatley she isn't, the Lupus has her bed bound 90% of the time when she had Coved it damaged her lungs, she now needs oxygen full time, we have to take extra small E bottles anytime we go out, she is trying to get a portable oxygen generator, it will be a lot lighter. we have a large generator already in the house

Nope. I would have been upset if I were Heather's dad.

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She was the 1st celebrity that i remember passing too... I seen the article in the newspaper and it really affected me.. I was only around 7 or 8.

Not really. She was misdiagnosed with Crohns. The doctors had told them to give her Gatorade to soothe her stomach.

​@@thaismatsumotoit was her blue feet and hands that concerned me and it should have concerned her mother enough to call an ambulance.

@@kimgilbert3605 wouldn’t have really made a difference. Her mother called the doctor immediately. He told her to bring her in.She hung up the phone and twenty seconds later Heather collapsed. Her mother immediately called the ambulance. So at most five minutes,probably less between when she noticed the blue fingers.On the ride to the hospital she went into cardiac arrest. The bigger issue is why they didn’t find this congenital condition when they did the tests on her. They had her drink barium fluid and did what her mother called X-rays, but was probably ultrasounds ,to try to find out.They should have been able to tell from those images. That’s why her mother sued them.As someone who also had a lawsuit for a different reason but with similar tests in 1985 ,I know that they should have found the problem. In my case it was an ectopic pregnancy. They told me I was fine in spite of the pain.They sent me home and hours later my Fallopian tube ruptured. The hospital lost.

​@@thaismatsumotoit absolutely would have made a difference if they had taken her the night before. Are you a medical professional?

@@rachelsill79 …we aren’t talking about the night before though. She didn’t have any blue fingers then.She was only complaining about having a stomach ache. Something which is common if you have Crohn’s disease. And that is something I am familiar with since not only do I have it,so does my sister in law. So her mother did what the doctors advised her to do and gave her Gatorade to calm her stomach. If you have Crohn’s disease you don’t call the ambulance for only a stomachache And as we now know she didn’t have Crohn’s disease but a congenital condition. But obviously her family didn’t know that since she was misdiagnosed.. It wasn’t until the next morning that her extremities were blue,not the night before.. Which her mother noticed the next morning and called the doctor.,who told her to bring her in. About twenty seconds later she fell on the floor. That is when her mother called the ambulance .she was also conscious and talking then.. O the ride to the hospital she suffered cardiac arrest and lost consciousness So we aren’t talking about the night before but the day she died.

Heather was 12 when she died. How would she be in high school ?

No, she was a guest at my school. I don't know the story behind that but she obviously was not a student

Try searching the local library

Judith Barsi died just months apart from Heather. Judith was known to pull her eye lashes out or the cat whiskers out due to her abuse before she was murdered after Jaws 4. I'm not saying Heather wasn't abused because I don't know but I think Henry definitely got the 2 mixed up because he pretty much directly quoted Judith's exact actions. I've never heard of Heather doing things to herself like that. She was clearly sick and on steroids during Poltergeist 3. Henry has met hundreds of child stars so i can see why he got them mixed up.

@@pinebarrenpatriot8289 I just know what Heather's Grandfather said.

@@johnholmes6868 His nickname was Buck. Yes. They were longtime friends. Sadly both have passed away.

Judith Barsi had brown hair but equally as beautiful as Heather

Judith had brown hair.

Precious babies💔💖

When my dad was told that his father had gone septic, my cousin told him "You have about 48 hours to make funeral arrangements." He ended up dying in that time-frame.

​@@katemaloney4296why did you have to make a funeral arrangements before he died?

So sorry for your loss 😢

My late husband died of step pumomuia Took 14 days in the CCU.

@rachelsill79 It’s not only giving a ballpark figure for how long they think the person has to live, but in effect, it also communicates doctors dont believe they’re going to pull through this, or it’s impossible to… and it’s better to know that, bc it’s not so much abt the need to go pick out a casket & songs for the funeral, but that the sick person has very limited time left… this, the phrase is moreso abt understanding the situation is terminal & if there’s loved ones that need to know or far-flung family that need to travel, or who may want to see the person before they die/lose consciousness or to be by their side, then they need to hurry or anticipate a funeral. There may also be religious rites that one has to organize before/around the time of death, depending on one’s beliefs. There also the fact ppl usually have to consider life’s other responsibilities for the relevant future- things like travel/lodging, child care, job responsibilities, animals, & all sorts of family matters that usually surface… Of course, as soon as possible, the persons family/loved one does need to start navigating how to carry out their end of life/funerary wishes, & contact a funeral home or similar service provider in order to inform them that their services will be needed in near future- it all depends on how old a person is, what their health history is, whether cause of illness is known or autopsy is needed/req’d, etc… bc funeral directors & ppl in that field need to be hired for transport at minimum… whether it’s a traditional funeral/burial, cremation, no funeral service, or something more unique, like home funeral… bc only licensed service providers can handle/transport a dead body, and it preferable to call as soon as possible to bring their attn to the situation & tell hospital who’s handling those things. So it’s a euphemism, but has a loaded meaning as well as literal one… just another reason having arrangements already set up & planned out makes it easier for the family bc one wants to be with their loved one & trying to fake care of themselves as well… the last thing u want to be doing is dealing w/ other ppl in family & navigating all the other responsibilities. But saying “ you’ve got 24 hrs to make arrangements” is a figure of speech as well, bc it’s used to communicate that the person is not going to improve- they’re dying- and what the general or expected length of time is before all their bodily systems will prob shut down- one by one… &/or for all the side effects & symptoms of something like sepsis- a blood infection- to result in the collapse/shut down of a system or organ critical for life. Since someone will go downhill as the organs/systems start shutting down, then they’ll likely lose consciousness well before that point of time; plus, the doctors will also likely be loading them up with more & more morphine (for pain & comfort care), which will also have an affect on the person’s lucidity, awareness, & ability to communicate, etc… and as nurses track changes in vital signs, then the med. staff can generally estimate the amnt of time & which system will fail next or what is going on w/ the person inside based on the monitoring they’re doing. It’s better to know the person isn’t going to pull through than not be able to support & love them the way you want & tell ppl that would want to be by their side as well. Anyways. Just FYI.

Confused as to what you mean by 'I hope she tried to keep it to herself'. Keep what to herself? The fact that she had Crohns disease? Like she should be ashamed of it? Not sure what you mean or why you hope she kept it to herself as though it was something to be secretive about.

@@60toodles I understand your confusion. I didn’t word it right. What I meant was I hope she wasn’t telling her parents and them ignoring her concerns and pain. I meant I hope they didn’t ignore her symptoms. From my personal experience, it’s more likely, out of fear and embarrassment , she kept a lot of what was happening to her body, she didn’t disclose. Does that make sense? Most of my close friends and family don’t know the extent of my suffering. I’ve tried to discuss it, but when I talk about bloody diarrhea and wearing diapers they are obviously not comfortable talking about it. I hope that makes more sense.

She didn't have Crohn's Disease. She was misdiagnosed and that ignored the blockage.

@@coreym162blockage was caused by Crohn’s. I have Crohn’s and almost died from my obstruction because they couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me and thought I was faking it at 15yrs old.

⁠​⁠@@LittleStaceyCakesshe didn’t have Crohn’s disease. Can you comprehend?

I was misdiagnosed with IBS before they discovered I had Crohn's Disease in 2003. Being misdiagnosed with Crohn's Disease (Like Heather was) was more than possible in the late 80's. They just didn't understand it like they do now.

@@coreym162 ... I've had IBS or so I've been told by doctor's in the past. So would I know myself if it's IBS or Crohn's Disease? What are the symptoms of Crohn's compared to IBS? And yes, they didn't know much about IBS back in the day like they do now,. My parents always thought I was wanting to get out of school because I used my stomach as an excuse to do so often never mind it really gave me a fit most days especially when I drank milk and cheese and other foods that wreaked havoc on my intestines (horrendous cramps and spasms). Now it's under control with certain foods I eat, drinking plenty of water, taking Probiotics and fiber tablets daily. Always wondered if I really have just IBS or could it be Crohn's?

Negligence on the hospital's part for sure😠🤦‍🤦‍

Yeah i listened again and it sounds like he's conflating the 2 child actresses. It's not disputed how Judith Barsi died

Henry was clearly mixing up the two girls. The year before Judith died, she starred in a movie of the week that Henry produced. So, he personally knew both girls and endured the tragedy of those 2 deaths that same year (Judith died 6 months after Heather died)----not to mention that he also had an 10-year-old daughter at the time. So, it makes sense that when asked about Heather nearly 2 decades later, he would mix up the details surrounding their deaths.

​​@@johnholmes6868Yes John! We know the truth! How's life treating you, these days? I remember chatting to you about this in 2012!😊

Those were very very popular!

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I would say Henry is telling the truth. Hollywood is evil.

Scott said that he got the costume from someone who bought it from her mother.

I think it was stephen spillberg

I say hollywood and all the producers and directors dam sure had paid to lay her too rest pretty sure her parents didnt

@@SamH73973 yep you probably right

@@SamH73973 What a dog.

Another lie. She was a normal size girl at 12🤦‍♀️

That was a cover story to support the ill health narrative. She was completely healthy.