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Eggs-Vs-Bacon ago

Her health issues lasted much longer than a week before she died. She was bloated from steroids used to treat her condition during the filming of Poltergeist 3, which finished filming 7 months before her death. March of '87 she was diagnosed with Crohn's so she was obvs suffering symptoms before then, in fact her own mother says the symptoms began in Jan '87.

So the only logical conclusion, if we believe the abuse story, is that she had suffered repeated abuse through the years which caused the intestinal obstructions to be a chronic condition and that the final Rocky Road/Jeopardy soundstage incident was the nail in the coffin.

Can we tie in any events from just before or during Jan of '87?

carmencita ago

What great insight about Giardiasis. Thanks for bringing that up.

Eggs-Vs-Bacon ago

It's a common(ish) intestinal parasite, but in the context of Heather's story it's important to mention because her symptoms did not clear up after the parasite was successfully treated, they only got worse. She was then diagnosed with Crohn's when her symptoms persisted and she showed signs of inflammation.

carmencita ago

The Chrones diagnosis, as you mention, was not correct. The only onesI know with it are due to their diets. More hiding or a really bad doctor.

Eggs-Vs-Bacon ago

Right, her mother even sued the doctors/hospital over what she believed was a misdiagnosis.

"The suit charges that the operation performed on Heather on the day she died at Children’s Hospital and Health Center in San Diego established conclusively that she did not have Crohn’s disease but an acute bowel obstruction due to a congenital stenosis."

Here is the article from way back in 1988 just after Heather died: https://people.com/archive/heather-orourkes-grieving-mother-tells-why-shes-suing-her-childs-doctors-for-wrongful-death-vol-29-no-23/

carmencita ago

Wow. Thanks.